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The senseless death of the most sensible among us: Abrar Reyaz

Wachkoo Hamid Iqbal & Muhsin Nabi Bhat As for his family and relatives, Abrar’s sudden demise was absolutely shocking for us. The sheer negligence of...

Nothing is more needed than 4G internet

Rayees Ahmad Kumar Internet is indispensable for education, business, health care services and communication, among many other things. The UN, to which India is a...

Will the ICC Investigation Bring Justice for Palestine

Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo In the past there have been many attempts at holding accused Israeli war criminals accountable. Particularly memorable is the case...

Divining Dreams

Rather Nasir Dreams have fascinated mankind from times immemorial. From pious prophets to scientists and philosophers, all have cherished dreams and divined messages in them....

Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations

Mariya Younis The initial days of the Covid-19 pandemic were horrific and frightening. With the passing of time, however, it has become a new normal....

Kashmir: The Lost Shangrila

Bilal Ahmad Dar Kashmir has always been more than a mere place. It has the quality of an experience, or a state of mind, or...

Deeds as important as faith in Islam

ASHRAF AMIN & ASIFA GUL The Prophet (SAW) is reported to have said that the believer is the one whose words are confirmed by his...

I was never a good salesman: Pavan Malhotra

Pavan Malhotra is a versatile actor who has been a celebrated contributor to the film industry for the past 25 years. From theatre to...

Some statistics on what alcohol does to individuals and society

Rayees Ahmad ‘O you who believe! Intoxicants, gambling, and Al-Ansab and Al-Azlam (arrows for seeking luck or making decision) are an abomination of Shaitan’s handiwork,...

To see a psychiatrist!

Uzra Wani I was driving home alone. Suddenly, I felt a tightness in my chest and throat. It was getting difficult to breathe. I felt giddy. My face was...

(Mis)Representation of Muslim Female Characters in Byron’s ‘Turkish Tales’

Asmat Jan Lord Byron’s ‘Turkish Tales’ comprise The Giaour (1813), The Bride of Abydos (1813), The Corsair (1814), and The Siege of Corinth (1816). These...

We want justice for our dear Abrar Reyaz

Mubashir Iqbal Kitaba & Amir Reyaz Sheikh Abrar Reyaz, a young and dynamic friend of ours was seriously injured a few days ago while travelling...

Our psychological state in face of Covid-19

Saiqa Jan The world has seen nothing like the Covid-19 pandemic before. It has so affected our psychological state that we are now obsessed with...

A Tale of a Red Zone Village

NK Wani Life in a village is both a blessing and a curse. Blessing, in terms of the age-old communal bond that people share on...

The Need of Being Heard

Zahid Mushtaq One of our deepest longings – deeper than we recognise – is that other people should acknowledge our feelings. We want, at key...

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Shahzad Hussain C.N Adichie published this book-length essay in 2014. Adichie is a Nigerain novelist and short-story writer. Her parents held academic positions at the...

Kashmiri Pandits taken for a ride on Shikara

Sahil Bhat The exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in the early ’90s from Kashmir has been a subject of conflicting narratives. Some blame Jagmohan, the then...

The unemployed and unwanted fisheries graduates of J&K

The Bachelor of Fisheries Science (B.F.Sc) degree programme, a 4-year ICAR recognised professional degree programme, offered by state and central agriculture universities, is the...

Hopes from a post-Covid world

FAISAL BANDAY “Humanity has but three great enemies: fever, famine, and war; of these by far the greatest, by far the most terrible, is fever.”...

Abbas at the centre of the confusion in Palestine

The painful truth is that the Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas has already ceased to exist as a political body that holds much...

Covid-19 a reminder of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam

Mustafa Majid Sheikh The majority of humans are staying home to save themselves from being infected with novel coronavirus. As a consequence, the air is...

Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri’s Vision of a Modern Islamic State

Dr Ajaz Ahmad Khan Introduction This essay is an analysis of the modern Islamic political thought of Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri on the concept of Islamic...

The questions in Makarand Deshpande’s head

Makarand Deshpande is a theatre director, playwright, and actor with a contemplative, philosophical approach to his craft. He has written several influential plays that...

Is India a Secular State?

Bilal Ahmad Dar ‘In practice, India has been neither secular nor socialist. It has always functioned as an upper-caste Hindu state.’ Arundhati Roy The Constitution of India...

Is Russia Aiming At Exit From The Syrian Conflict

Mohammad Zubair Ud Din A report emerged in the Middle East Monitor on 4 May, 2020, which has evinced keen interest among international observers. This...

Perils of ‘Late Marriage’ in Kashmir

Azhar ud Din "Of my tradition is to marry. So, then whoever turns away from my tradition (Sunnah) is not from me (my nation)." (Prophet...

Kashmir, abode of Sufis and Saints

Rather Nasir The valley of Kashmir is known as “pir waer", the abode of saints. The first Sufi Muslim saint from Central Asia who visited...

The illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship

Sahil Showkat Of course, technology impacts culture—destructively. For example, how could people living in the same house or workplace be looking at different screens and...

China-India Standoff: Lessons from History

Umar Khalid Dar Nations will always go to war, especially if negotiations yield no results, over issues that are strategically and economically important to them....

From whence have you the light by which you enlighten others ?

Mir Abas Has there ever been an age in which immorality and egotism have been greater or more dominant than in this one? The tree...

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