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A Lesson on Inclusion from the Prophet (SAW)

Dr S Shafiq Ahmed An important aspect of the life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was his creative leadership. For example, in the year 605 when...

Innocent Russian poplars being slaughtered on false charges in Kashmir

Asyia Qadir Shedding fluffy cotton-like seeds in the spring season, the Female Russian poplar, with botanical name Populus deltoids, is a tree that dots the...

This is time to rediscover life

Dr Shahid Amin Trali The Covid-19 crisis has in some ways proven to be a blessing in disguise. It has shown the many advantages of...

Book Review: Prisoners of Paradise

Arbeena Prisoners of Paradise' is a beautiful novella written by young Kashmiri author Asif Khan. This 120-page love story was published in 2018 by Notion...

Conspiracy Theories on Covid-19

Shabir Ahmad Lone Various conspiracy theories have emerged regarding the origin of Covid-19. On both social media and news channels, such theories are being discussed....

The night that amends

Dr Sheikh Arshid Shab-e-Baraat, the 14th night of the month of Sha'aban of the eighth month of the Islamic calendar, is observed as the night...

In Defence of Poplars

The pollen (in reality, unfertilised seed) of Russian poplar trees is not a health hazard and causes far less allergies than even house dust...

People of all ages must take precautions

Dr Shamweel Ahmad Naqash In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as...

What our educational system failed to achieve in decades, Covid-19 did in just a few days 

Mohammad Ishfaq Mir From the layman's perspective when we think about a civilised society, certain values like egalitarian, personal freedom, justice, integrity, and compassion definitely...

Engage the community in the fight against Covid-19

Sohail Khan From the time the PM announced a nation-wide lockdown due to threat of Covid-19, the people of J&K are religiously following the health...

Covid-19: A Journey from Atheism to Theism

SARTAJ AHMAD SOFI The times we live in are called “post-modern”. It is undoubtedly the age of science and ultra-rationality, the end result of which...

CANDLES OR PPE: WHICH WAS MORE IMPORTANT

AQIB MUSHTAQ We all know Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged people to switch off lights at their homes and in the darkness light...

Do Muslims Have a ‘Fixed Mindset’ Set Against Scientific Thinking

Dr S Shafiq Ahme Divergence in strategies and thoughts about any public issue is natural and welcome. However, the harmful strategies and thoughts need necessary...

Beat the stress of staying at home

Aqib Mushtaq It’s a frightening time in a dangerous world. Some of us are in areas that have already been affected by coronavirus. Others are...

Answers to Common Questions about Covid-19

Dr Shahnawaz Mushtaq The number of Covid-19 cases in Kashmir has risen with each passing day. Though the health department is on alert, yet there...

Without caring for their life, police perform their thankless duty

Mohammad Shoaib Police have to play a multifarious role in society. Police is the first institution that people approach in case of any crime or...

Do Muslims Need to be Critical of Themselves

Arif Aslam I wake up for the early morning prayer, step out towards the place of congregation, and back in my mind is the motive...

Lessons from the History of Nursing Profession

Banday Abid The nurse has the privilege to open the eyes of a newborn, and to gently close the eyes of the dying –witness to...

A Sudden Domicile

Azad Hussain In the middle of widespread panic over the coronavirus, the central government has come up with a new domicile law for Jammu and...

New Domicile Law and its Implications

Hamid Rather At a time when the country is struggling with the Covid-19 pandemic, the Union Home Ministry has issued a new domicile law, repealing...

Govt of India must take back the new domicile law

Muzamil Rashid Without taking the democratic voice of Jammu and Kashmir on board, laws are abrogated, made and enforced forcefully by some way or the...

More assault on wounded economy of Kashmir

Safura Amin No one ever thought that in 2020 something like this could happen, but it did and I see Kashmiri people giving tips to...

History of Quarantine & Sanitisation Measures in Kashmir

Owais Ismaeil The centuries-old strategy of quarantine is today the fundamental means of responding to outbreak of infectious diseases. The modern state of J&K came...

Peace won’t come to Afghanistan just by a peace deal

Javeed Bin Nabi The US invasion of Afghanistan started soon after the deadly attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon. It was the...

Nature is cleansing itself with coronavirus lockdown

Asiya Qadir Human life in the whole globe has come to a standstill. Industrial activities have ground to a halt, traffic is off the roads,...

Are We Uneducated Literates or Literate Hypocrites?

Suraya Haidar In the time of Covid-19, there is a dire need of differentiating between education and literacy. A well-established misconception in our society is...

Kashmiris are not immune to coronavirus

Bilal Ahmad Dar We the people of Kashmir do not care a fig (just as we do not care in most matters) about this coronavirus....

Don’t be a Covidiot

Dr Mudasir Ahmad Gori There is news and then there is nuisance. While the whole world is engaged in tackling this deadly coronavirus, not only...

Ill-prepared lockdown has created more problems than it has solved

Tazeem Akhter When Covid-19 cases began to get reported and the numbers began to shoot up around the world, the supposedly best bet was to...

This is no time to be frivolous and rebellious

Farheena Muzaffar & Samreena Yaqoob Unbeknownst to all, a virus has grown so big that the entire globe is in its grasp. It was in...

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