Islamist, Really?

Art of painting Muslim political movements in religious shades

POINT OF VIEW By RIYAZ AHMAD

Islamist has become such a handy term to describe any Muslim struggle in the world. It is one of the important pillars of the phraseological construct conveniently manufactured after 9/11 to make a sense of Muslim affairs. In fact, there are two such terms doing the hectic rounds: Islamic and Islamist More

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Plurality is the key

The Kashmiri Identity Politics and Political Divergence

VIEWPOINT By Rekha Chowdhary

At a time when the political response in Kashmir is represented in terms of second uprising and where the political discourse is being defined with reference to the slogans of Azadi, the issue of diversity and political divergence within the state also becomes pronounced. The intensity of the street More

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• Kashmir

• Jammu

• South Asia