In Depth
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2.0KHow Kashmir celebrates Milad
The celebration of the Prophet’s birth in Kashmir stretches back to the 14th century. It grew through khanqahs, relics, and gatherings that...
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1.7KWhy saying ‘Bismillah’ matters: Mindfulness lessons from a 16th-century Kashmiri sufi
Muslims begin almost everything with Bismillāh – from prayers to the simplest daily acts. In 16th-century Kashmir, the Sufi Baba Dawud Khaki...
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1.5KThe unanswered questions at the core of Kashmir’s rotten-meat trade
Having worked for years in healthcare and hospital safety, I know that trust is the foundation on which medicine and food systems...
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1.7KThe lost stalls of Kashmir’s tribal women
The aroma of chai and roasted maize once carried empowerment. Now silence fills the stalls that gave tribal women independence. Shameema Bano...
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1.9KUnfolding 16th century essential: Structure and background of Qasīda-e-Zarūriyya
In the 16th century, Kashmir, an Islamic scholar enamoured by the companionship of his spiritual guide, heads into a mountain cave. After...
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824The long shadow of breast cancer in rural Kashmir
Many families are losing mothers in their 40s and 50s as stigma, scarce screening, and lifestyle changes fuel an alarming rise in...
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1.6KHPVT Kashmir: Setting the standard for transparent humanitarian work
A blueprint to follow NGO stands for Non-Governmental Organisation. These are typically non-profit, citizen-led groups operating independently of government, focused on social,...
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1.4KThe summer of missed shots in Kashmir
Kashmir’s vaccine campaigns are buckling under the pressure of high temperatures, misinformation, and poor outreach, leaving a generation at risk. At 7:30...
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1.7KIf Dante walked through Gaza: A modern descent into hell
When Dante Alighieri penned the Inferno in the early 14th century, he imagined himself journeying through the nine circles of Hell under...
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1.9KThe small acts of art that keep us human
In a world loud with distraction, it’s the quietest creations that help us feel, heal, and remember who we are. Sometimes I...
