Disempowered people

Is the space shrinking for poor Kashmiris?

WORDS WITHIN By Firdous Syed

The establishment of Trans World Muslim University would not have caused havens to fall. The sudden demise of the proposed university in Kashmir raises many prickly questions. Hardly a few weeks back, protesting opposition members were assured by the Speaker of the Assembly that the “Bill has not More

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Cannon-Fodder to Canine-Fodder

Kashmir’s Journey from Conflict to Dog-bites

‘HOPE’ By Junaid Azim Mattu

Kashmiris have been victims of fate’s cruelest jokes. We have lived through the trauma of a political turmoil that saw thousands of our young men lowered into adolescent graves; thousands of brides widowed, thousands of apple-cheeked children orphaned. From massacres to molestations, from arson to More

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Disintegrating coalition!

This blame game is not good for Kashmir and Kashmiris

POLITICS By Fida Iqbal

In distant Washington, away from the hawkish gaze of coalition creatures like Mamta and Karuna Nidhi Congress leader Pranab Mukharjee made public the real face of coalition politics in India, by saying “It cannot be denied that some reforms have slowed down in India due to pressure of coalition politics More

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The question of Heritage and Identity

Kashmir history does not start with Muslim period only

COUNTERPOINT By Ajmal Shah

This refers to the article by columnist Z. G. Muhammad, ‘Talking Identity’ (GK, April 23). The author has made a compelling case of Kashmir identity, which he strongly believes was born in fourteenth century. Though he has made an individual case by referring ‘who am I’, but the article in general More

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