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Is Religion the Source of Violence and Irrationality?

The phrase “Is religion” in the title above reminds me of a debate held within the famous auspices of the Oxford Union. In that...

Concept of Shirk in Islam

"Shirk” basically is “Polytheism”, i.e., the worship of others along with Allah. It also implies attributing divine attributes to any other besides Allah. It...

Remembering Hussain & Ahlul Bayt

The Hijri Calendar starts with one of the saddest events in Islamic history – the martyrdom of Imam Hussain in Karbala. It was the...

Treading cautiously in the Israeli-Palestinian minefield

While India has welcomed the normalisation of relations between the UAE and Israel, it must not lose sight of the Palestinian problem The establishment of...

Self Publishing in Kashmir Akin to Self-Destruction

Let me first appreciate all those Kashmiri writers and storytellers who try to prove their mettle in the field of writing. Their writings up...

An Earnest Wish for My Kashmir

The egoistic stand taken by both India and Pakistan on Kashmir for about seven-eight decades now has caused much loss of life, economic damage,...

Education Policy of 2020 Has Nothing New for Our School

The new education policy 2020 lays emphasis on the development of the creative potential of each individual. “It is based on the principle that...

A Garden Overrun by Desolation

There was once a verdant garden, salubrious and vigorous, a ‘garden of life’ that turned even non-living creatures to living ones. It was this...

Theory of Relativity in the Qu’ran!

According to the Theory of General Relativity, "Time has no independent existence apart from the order of events by which we measure it". As...

Internet: A Lifeline to the World, A Curse to Kashmir

On January 1, 1983, many researchers began to assemble the “network of networks” that became the modern Internet. The online world then took on...

Hands off Lebanon: Macron’s Self-serving ‘New Pact’ Must Be Shunned

French President Emmanuel Macron is in no position to pontificate to Lebanon about the need for political and economic reforms. Just as thousands of...

The Supreme Court on Freedom of Speech and Expression

Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights provides for the right to freedom of opinion and expression. It states that, “Everyone has...

Photojournalism in Kashmir — the way I see it

Photojournalism is a serious form of storytelling that has an immediate as well as lasting impact on the ground situation. A frame can shake...

A Uniform Civil Code?

In India there is a criminal code that is equally applicable to all, irrespective of religion, caste, domicile, etc. However, a similar code for...

Annie Besant, SP College, and why Dogras, elite Muslims & Pandits discouraged education of Kashmiri Muslims

Dr Ashraf Shah Kashmiri The Sri Pratap (SP) College in Srinagar was established in 1905 by Annie Besant. Professor Prof Muree, an Irish educationist, was...

Tosa Maidan: once a dense thicket, now denuded

Sahil Bashir Tosa Maidan is a high-altitude landscape of undulating meadows and is made of three prominent meadows: Pathra, Guttemarg and Badshamarg. It is nestled...

EVALUATING SCIENTISM: Is science the only way to truth?

MUGEES UL KAISAR The splendour of science and scientific achievements has cast its spell on modern civilisation, penetrating its way deep into the mind. The...

Post harvest management vital for farmers’ income

Dr. Tasneem Mubarak Agriculture technologies are production and quality centric. We have a number of technologies for production to meet present and future demand. However,...

Subject: Online exams for B.Ed distance education

Mudasir Ali To the Directorate of Distance Education, We the students of B.Ed distance education batch of 2018 have been pursuing this course for the last...

Israel’s Endgame in Lebanon and Syria

On August 4, hours before a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital, Beirut, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued an ominous warning to Lebanon. “We...

Your Culture is Your Identity

Umaer Manzoor We all can see and foresee the vanishing of our Kashmiri language and culture. We all have been brought up in an imported...

Think Different

Umar Afzal Dar Live by design, not by default. Do not make your mind a dumping ground for someone else’s trash. Life goes on! Be it up...

Indian Muslims at a Crossroads

Muslims in India are facing an existential crisis after 73 years of independence, but the issue to ponder is whether the community should blame...

Food Security in India: An Analysis

Bisma Ahad India achieved self-sufficiency in food grains in the 1970s. It has consistently been able to provide enough food for its entire population since...

The blessings of mother nature

Azhar Yousuf and Aruba Qayoom The human race is destroying precious natural resources in the name of development and technology. Forest land is being grabbed...

Kashmiri Mystic Poetry: Some Recurring Themes

MUGEES UL KAISAR This is an attempt to present a brief introduction to some of the most important recurring themes in Kashmiri mystic poetry. Before...

A Virtuoso in Life: Dr Rahat Indori

Wamick Hussain Dr Rahatullah Qureshi, famously known as Rahat Indori (Rahat being the pen name) was a lyricist, a fearless Urdu poet, a professor, and...

From Turmoil to Suicide: The Conflict Within

Ulfat Riyaz As per the Human Rights Commission of India, suicides have claimed the second-highest number of lives in Jammu & Kashmir after militancy. It...

The Joining of Hindu and Muslim in Kashmiri Sufism

Javed Beigh Sufism in Kashmir valley is something that is integrated with the soul of its people and has guided the people of Kashmir through...

Depression – A Silent Killer

“Depression is not what happens to us. It’s our response to what happens. And the response is something we can choose” Qamr u Nisa Everyone feels...

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