In 750 CE the Abbasids took over from the Umayyads (661-750 CE) as rulers of the Muslim territories. While the reign of Khulfa-i-Rashidin ended with the martyrdom of Hazrat Ali (RA) in 661 CE, both Umayyads and Abbasids justified their rule by calling themselves as Khalifa and not king. Under the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphate, […]
Every teacher deserves respect, and one comes across many teachers in the course of one’s learning, but some teachers are remembered for ages to come. One such teacher is Mr Majeed Mir, who has a multi-dimensional personality and is an expert on a number of subjects. Though Majeed sahib is a history teacher, he is […]
‘American exceptionalism’, a rare meeting point between Democrats and Republicans, is facing its greatest challenge since its coinage sometime in the mid-17th century History is being written in the United States today. Even the most pessimistic about the prospects of American democracy have rarely ventured out this far while offering a bleak analysis of America’s […]
The mortar (Kanz) was made of a hollowed-out wooden block and the pestle (Mohul) of light hard wood, especially of the hawthorn (Posh Hatb) tree Rice is a crop of prime importance in Kashmir agriculture. It is the staple food of a large population of this land-locked valley. The pounded paddy that yields rice is […]
Tabish Khursheed A human being is born with psychological and emotional impulses to respond to the things around him, and so is his impulse of love for the opposite sex strongly ingrained in his “fitrat” (nature). The inclination of one sex towards the other is so immense and paramount that every culture across the globe […]
On the face of it not much may seem to be happening on the political scene in Kashmir, but even the volatile turn that events in Delhi have taken in the wake of the farmers’ protest cannot hide the frantic political activity going on in both Jammu and Kashmir regions for securing chairmanships of different […]
A society is what it reads. Reading and understanding is a must for any society to sustain its very existence. Reading becomes especially important when there is an onslaught of lies from the corporate-backed media. The problem can only be tackled through independent reading. For Kashmir to get through the oscillations of its restive politics, […]
A vast majority of schools simply passed the buck. As a result, the burden of teaching shifted on to parents Ever since the Covid pandemic hit the world, no one has been spared from its direct or indirect effects. Schooling and pedagogy is one such area that saw a dynamic change as a result of […]
Israel’s true power – but also Achilles heel – is its ability to design, construct and shield its own version of history. Even meager and unassuming counter-narratives are threatening, for they poke holes in an already baseless intellectual construct On January 11, the Israeli Lod District Court ruled against a Palestinian film-maker, Mahmoud Bakri, ordering […]
Add this Chinese origin fruit to your diet for boosting immunity Kiwi fruit or Chinese gooseberry is also knownas mihoutauand has originated from china. A school teacher introduced the fruit to New-Zealand in 1904, the New Zealanders called it kiwi after their national bird. Presently, it is cultivated worldwide including the United states, Italy, France, […]