Commentary
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637Hindu Rashtra, Kashmiri Pandits and the Muslim Sultanate
The Hindu Rashtra project of Brahman supremacy was established and successfully executed in Kashmir, long before the idea hit popular imagination in...
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Menstruation in Ramzan: A ‘shame’ that isn’t
Menstruation predates language, so do the taboos associated with it. The primitive civilisations saw menstruation as an anathema, but even the most...
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Making the Spiritual Journey: ‘The Exquisite Pearl’ by Shaykh Abdul Rahman Saadi
A toxic mixture of 21st century work practices, addictive social media apps, and “always on” Internet connected devices is depriving many of...
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‘Kashmir fights for reality, not just memory’: An ode to the coloniser
A coloniser’s goals can be summarised succinctly in three words. SLAUGHTER, PLUNDER, ENJOY!!! It affects millions of lives, from the direct victims...
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‘Bohemia from Batamaloo’ hustles on the streets and sings his heart out, with socks in mind
He regularly ventures out on the streets, visits offices and knocks at residential gates, exhorting and persuading people to buy his socks....
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The (un)contested legacy of Srinagar Mayorship
As the Municipal poll ballots are yet to be counted, the predictions about the next Srinagar Mayor are rife with rumours and...
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‘Imamat’—the lost legacy: Why Muslims need to revisit Iqbal’s thought of ‘Sadaqat, Adalat, Shuja’at’
The times we live in, Muslims find themselves sunk in the abyss of despair and mental excruciation. They find themselves led, not...
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‘Don’t blame doctors, blame the broken healthcare system’: Doctors need a safe working space
Public expectations about treatment cannot be satisfied without overhauling the system In what highlights the lawlessness, a condemnable incident involving physical assault...
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Why male child sexual abuse is hard to report, Kashmir’s peace psychologist explains
In the backdrop of shocking news from Uri, where a 9-year-old girl was brutally raped, killed and eyes gouged out, a debate...
