Commentary

‘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...

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On Teacher’s Day, a student recounts a ‘life-changing’ experience in the classroom

Traditionally, Teacher’s Day is a cherished date for the masses to remind themselves about the goodness of their teachers. But it’s equally...

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‘I’m a wife of a policeman, and I’m a liar!’

After insurgents responded with a rattling abduction spree in parts of southern Kashmir following police raids on their families, the deepened faultlines...

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An affidavit to the ‘Invisible People’

Someone would have said: You people don’t know how beautiful you are. The beauty of your souls goes unnoticed, and one thing...

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Let’s Speak: Why we need to abandon scholars who use religion to break the society

As part of Let’s Speak web series, Free Press Kashmir is starting a debate on different societal issues. In a first, here is...

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A dispatch from America: ‘I too am a witness’

Kashmiris living in America lately experienced the agonised situation at home through playwright Arshad Mushtaq’s play ‘Bea Chus Shahid’. As an audience...