Turkey is misleading the Ummah by promising Caliphate
By: Muhammad Mujeeb Turkey’s President Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party’s political triumph in 2002 marked the beginning of the implementation of a programme of unhurried and balanced change to transform Turkey. The re-introduction of Islam in public life and the gradual resuscitation of Ottoman memory in the public discourse tickles one to dwell into the […]
How to get every child to school
Now is the time for national governments and the international community to come together to give children and young people the opportunities they deserve
By: Gordon Brown We write to call for urgent action to address the global education emergency triggered by Covid-19. With more than one billion children still out of school because of the lockdown, there is a real and present danger that the public-health crisis will create a Covid generation who loses out on schooling and […]
Tourism Along The River Vishew
BY: Syed Aamir Sharief Qadri Originates in Pir Panjal this mighty river is the most important tributary of Jhelum. While most of us believe the source of river Vishew is Kounsarnag but this information is inappropriate. Though we can’t ignore the contribution of Kounsarnag in the formation of river Vishew, other than Kounsarnag the credit […]
Preventing heart diseases naturally in the time of COVID-19 Pandemic
By: Dr. Bimal Chhajer Since the inception of COVID pandemic, the impact due to various heart ailments seems to be subsided. Though it is known that the rate of mortality and morbidity due to heart attacks are underestimated globally, yet many countries are still facing the wrath of its mortality. While the prime focus of […]
‘The desire for fair complexion existed much before fairness creams’: An interview with Shahnaz Husain
Excerpts from interview with Shahnaz Husain who is an international fame beauty expert. Hussain is also called herbal queen of India.
Question: If we talk of our Indian society then it is considered that lady with fair skin colour is beautiful. The fair complexion is the parameter of beauty in Indian society. We generally see matrimonial advertisements in which boy/girl of fair colour is preferred or fair colour of bride/groom is mentioned in the advertisement. Why? […]
Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health
By: Dr Ashish Bhat and Dr Swati Bakshi COVID-19 has affected around 213 countries around the world with total cases around 11,965,938 as on 8th July, 2020 (source: https://www.worldometers.info/). The uncertainty of the duration of the pandemic coupled with lockdown, stress and unemployment have posed a serious threat on the mental health of the population […]
The pandemic and the plight of working Women
There is a lot of negative impact on both-the work of women and working women!
By: Priyanka Saurabh The coronavirus pandemic has had a very negative impact on women’s work as well as the working women. The case is more profound in single women, widows, daily wage laborers, or women working in the unorganized sector who haven’t got any protection under social security laws. We live in a male dominated […]
We Need Digital Detox
Cell phones are so convenient that they’re an inconvenience- Haruki Murakami
By: Bilal Ahmad Dar Technology, as we know, has transformed our life. It has made things easy for us. It has lessened the humdrum of our day to day life through its entertaining tools and gadgets. Because of technological and communication revolution, modern man has become a kind of post-human (a person or entity that […]
New normal will need different ideas
Even in the best-case scenario, there can be no return to the status quo ante. The past has passed; only the future counts now.
By: Joschka Fischer The Covid-19 pandemic is entering its second phase as countries gradually reopen their economies and loosen or even revoke strict social-distancing measures. Yet, barring the arrival of an effective, universally available therapy or vaccine, the transition back to “normal” will be more aspirational than real. Worse, it risks triggering a second wave […]
TRAVELOGUE OF A DISTANT SKY-DWELLER
BY: Qubra The creatures on land take their self conceived divisions way too seriously. We in the open fluid skies would be overwhelmed by their zealous passion for these venerated frontiers and the fancy names they give them. There are the Green line, the 38th parallel, the LAC and the LOC, the nine dash line […]
