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Science and religion make not for a contradiction

BHAT ZAIEEM God helps those who help themselves with thoughtful prudence. The practice of Islam has been hit harder than any other religion by the...

Covid-19: Call it Kashmir

ARIFA GANI My Saturday started with an interesting piece of news from Italy. I learnt from a popular international news channel that an ambulance comes...

Pandemic, Panic, Paranoia How To Beat It All

SHEIKH UMAR AHMAD Almost 3 months into it, we are yet to experience the worst as the cornavirus cases increase day after another. The main...

Kashmir’s students need help

FAHEEM UL ISLAM In India almost every educational institution has been closed and the government has announced online education, urging students and teachers to remain...

Conflict and education should not be mutually exclusive

SYED ZAHID History, like a mirror, shows us the scars of the wounds that we have suffered in confining education within the shackles of caste,...

The Trouble With The Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Category In Kashmir

SHAHZAD HUSSAIN To bring historically marginalised communities at par with other communities, the Constitution of India provides for affirmative action in the form of reservation...

China emerges from coronavirus as the world leader

SYED SUHAIL YAQOOB Can Covid-19 change the world order in China’s favour? The answer cannot be but yes. Three things are needed by a country...

Kashmir must not panic, for now

ABRAR A MATTOO The novel coronavirus is not a laughing matter, and if you come across someone who thinks that it is, pinch him awake,...

Psychological Impact and Role of Mental Health during Epidemics

DR AJAZ AHMAD SUHAFF We are continuously being tested by the unpredictable powers of nature. New threats to human health emerge often without warning in...

The Invisible Influence On Us

MOHAMMAD IMRAN What a life we would have if only we were left to do as we pleased! But as we grow up, all of...

Hanging of Nirbhaya’s rapists is justice true and fair

NOOR UL SHAHBAZ A crime violates the laws of society and heinous crimes like rape and murder violate not only laws but the moral foundations...

Plantation forests help us preserve natural forests

MANZOOR WANI On December 30, 2019, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar, released the biennial “India State of Forest Report (ISFR)”...

Islam and Environment Conservation

MUHEEB AHAD Islam embraces every single issue human beings face on earth. Environment protection is an important facet of Islam. Being custodians of the earth,...

Corona paranoia: Some practical advice on how to be calm and carry on

DANISH HAMEED If you are not already in a region where the novel coronavirus has appeared, be rest assured it will; and no amount of...

Political Opportunism in Kashmir

DR TAWSEEF AHMAD KHAN Politics in Kashmir has a unique attribute of being highly unpredictable and volatile, sometimes for the common man and sometimes for...

Racism against northeast in the name of coronavirus in India

AAMIR ALTAF India with a population of 1,210,193,422, as accounted by the March 2011 population census, is a unique assimilation of ethnic groups of varied...

The Contradictions in Western Idea of Freedom of Speech and The Islamic Perspective

ZAHID MAJEED Islam is a religion that gives the message of love and peace and is a complete way of life. It wants its followers...

Use Internet to Combat Coronavirus

DR REYAZ AHMAD GANAIE I would like to make a few suggestions on how to use internet technology in the fight against coronavirus. The first...

‘A Policeman, A Pastor and A Palestinian’: The ‘Chilestinians’ as a Model for Palestinian Unity

I was only introduced to the term ‘Chilestinians’ last February at a conference in Istanbul, during a presentation by the Director of the Palestinian...

Kashmir: The Flaws Within

TAWFEEQ IRSHAD MIR Kashmir lost its claim to heaven on earth a long time ago but the debate today is not about ‘why’ but ‘who’...

Congregational worship in times of coronavirus: what does Islam say?

MEHRAJ DIN I am putting forth this small guide, after analysing a few foundational Islamic texts, in the wake of several institutions and mosques asking...

Changing Political Discourse in Kashmir

SHABIR AHMAD For the last thirteen years, the valley of Kashmir has been witness to a series of political crises that are significantly different from...

The legend and the lumpenism of Holi

AAMIR ALTAF Holi, celebrated once in a year, when the winter season is coming to an end and the summer season is about to commence,...

Economic and Political Crises Come Together in India

TAHIR NAZIR Everyone is troubled when the clash between economics and politics leads the country into policy blunders. India was the fastest-growing economy among developing...

The frustrations of 2G internet

MUSAIB NISAR We the people here in Kashmir are suffering huge economic losses due to frequent and prolonged internet shutdowns. The occasional restoration to 2G...

Kashmir’s Caged Minds and Choked Voices

ABID HUSSAIN RATHER People in developed regions of the world have risen to high levels of education and lifestyle and there is much attention paid...

Our Ill-Fated Students

AZAD HUSSAIN Suspension of class work in all education institutions of Jammu and Kashmir till March 31 is the latest administrative order in wake of...

Show some respect to teachers!

MUSHTAQ HURRA Periodic trainings are important for government servants, as for any workforce, because they enhance capacity and skills. Trainings hone professional abilities and, in...

Abuse, Oppression and Murder: The PA Does Israel’s Dirty Work in the West Bank

Merely two weeks after Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, declared that the PA will suspend all ‘security coordination’ with Israel, Palestinian security forces in...

Jan Aushudhi medicines have had a real impact on medical expenses

SOHAIL KHAN High drug prices in the market act as a great barrier in seeking effective healthcare, as most people are unable to afford costly...

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