Reflections
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989This Mother’s Day, remember women waiting to become mothers
This Mother’s Day, while the world celebrates mothers and the joy of motherhood, let us also remember the women whose hearts have...
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1.7KThe ‘kond’ in our Koshur baghban
Kond=Narcissist. For many Kashmiri parents of millennials, the 2003 Hindi film Baghban, directed by B. R. Chopra, became a moral weapon. Its...
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1.4KWhat happens when the screen becomes a child’s world
You can see it in any home these days. A child sitting with a phone. The room is quiet except for the...
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1.7KLiterature as witness: On Roy, and the writer’s refusal of silence
I placed an order for Roy’s latest book at a local online bookstore. As excited as I always am before receiving my...
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2.0KHurtful and hateful speech: Why not choose kindness or silence?
One of the greatest gifts Allah (SWT) has bestowed upon human beings is the power of speech. Through it, we can convey...
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1.6KThe 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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1.8KThe 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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1.9KBehind the Mask: Unveiling narcissistic abuse in Kashmiri homes
In the tranquil valleys of Kashmir, where community, family, and emotional ties often run deep, relationships are sacred. But what happens when...
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2.2KSilent exodus of Kashmir’s talent, and the struggle of staying
It starts with a single step. A train ticket, a flight, a bus ride. A young man with a suitcase, his mother...
