If A’tikaf enhances our creative bent of mind, reduces negative emotions, helps us focus & makes us calmer, why not?
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Why is that WHY being discouraged?
Teacher is a facilitator, not a policeman
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Dear reader, this missive comes to you after an eight-month long lull. Away from public gaze, I am in the process of learning, relearning and…
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Your cell phone is a private possession. All it contains is data. Personal data is priceless. Our mobile phone is just a tool. And not…
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In the 52-seater JKSRTC bus, I boarded at the busy Baramulla market, the common complaint of Uri residents, that hit my eardrums, is to revamp…
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This senior secondary school is a unique palace of dreams. It is a powerful engine that helps students run on the highway of hope. I…
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On September 04, 2022, two students, walking toward their classroom, found a stuffed wallet on the premises of Government Degree College (Boys) Baramulla. They immediately…
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The searing Friday sun in the second week of July had disappeared into darkness when I reached Sadiqabad (old name of Hazratbal) market, where the…
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I am not a globe-trotter but I second Ibn Battuta; “Traveling leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” Traveling is fun and loads…
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Much to the woes of his parents, Nabeel would readily mix with his village boys. No reprimand was rigid enough to confine his frequent outdoor…
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