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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...

Junk Traditional Planting and Adopt High-Density Apple Plantation

BINISH QADRI The Jammu and Kashmir economy is primarily agrarian. Nature has gifted to Jammu and Kashmir suitable agroclimatic conditions for the cultivation of apples,...

Differences and similarities between Flu and Coronavirus

Dr Suhail Naik The human respiratory system is the favourite host of both the flu virus and the coronavirus. COVID-19 is caused by one particular...

Coronavirus in ‘Quarantined’ Gaza

What if the Coronavirus reaches the besieged Gaza Strip? While the question carries great urgency for all Palestinians living under Israel’s military occupation, the Gaza...

Digitally Deprived in Digital India: Tehsil Tulail, Bandipora District

Shiekh Bilal For about five-and-a-half months, internet was completely banned in Kashmir. For many of us, mobile phones have become constant companions and having no...

Reflections from Pristine, Beautiful Keran: Where Nature Meets Humanity

Javaid Hussain Lone In the month of March 2017, I was transferred to High School Kundian (in Keran region) for discharging my duties under the...

To preserve future, conserve wildlife

Ishfaq Shafi World Wildlife Day is celebrated in every year on March 3 and its theme this year (2020) is "Sustaining all life on Earth"....

Trump’s hollow bluster and confounding claims on Afghanistan

Syed Aamir Sharief Qadri Enormous loss of life and property later, the long 18 years’ war in Afghanistan is (hopefully) nearing end. A peace deal...

On the Text Neck Syndrome: Symptoms, Prevention and Cure

MAJID KIRMANI The text neck term is used to describe repeated stress injury and pain in the neck due to excessive use of mobiles, tablets...

May good sense douse the raging fires in Delhi

Mushtaq Hurra The capital of India is presenting a very dismal picture these days. The roads of northeast Delhi are red with blood. Somewhere a...

Travelling is Both Fun and an Opportunity to Learn and Reconnect

BY MEER ABASS Travelling is one of the most striking experiences ever. It is, indeed, travelling which unveils many hidden secrets and explores various untold...

A Hollow Life Is What We Lead While The World Around Us Weeps

FARHAT GOWHAR IQBAL For most people, everything in their lives is false. We grow up being surrounded by wellintentioned adults who tattoo our brains with...

The life and work of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

KHALID HUSSAIN MIR Dr Rafique Anjum (b. 1962) is a wellknown linguist, poet, a Doctor of Medicine and a Doctor of Philosophy. He is...

Impact of Islam on Kashmir in the Sultanate Period (1339-1586)

SUHAIL AHMAD WANI The foundation of the sultanate in Kashmir was laid by Sultan Shams-ud-din Shahmir in 1339 A.D. The rulers (Sultans) of the dynasty...

Applying Barthes to some popular ‘symbolic fixities’ in Kashmir

GHULAM MOHAMMAD KHAN Roland Barthes was a French literary theorist and semiotician who felt deeply ‘impatient at the sight of (this) naturalness’ of meanings. Below,...

Islam is the best guarantor of rights and liberties of women

MUTTAQI NAIK A historical study of the different positions of men and women in various societies leads to the conclusion that these differences arise from...

The Onerous Task of Defining Sociology

DR FAYAZ AHMAD BHAT The literal meaning of word ‘definition’ is, ‘a statement that explains the meaning of a word or phrase’. According to Wikipedia...

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