Women in Conflict….
By: Mir Abass Throughout history, women have often been targeted in wartime with violence, especially sexual violence that is usually used as a war tool in most of the conflicts around the world. They have also been excluded from conflict prevention and resolution efforts and despite increased awareness and mobilization at the local and international […]
Defeating the Manifesto of hate and crime!
By: Parvaiz Ahmad Mir The attack on Muslims in New Zealand has shaken the conscience of the whole world. The white supremacist attacker who barged in the Mosques in Christchurch and massacred several people had uploaded a manifesto on internet besides going live when he was executed the planned killing of innocent Muslims. The manifesto […]
In Gujarat- the Atal-Advani imagery might not be enough!
By: R.K.MISRA Is Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, seeking to recreate the Atal-Advani visual imagery in governance by pitch forking Amit Shah as a replacement to the 91 year old BJP veteran from Gandhinagar lok sabha constituency? Prime Minister Modi has been relying greatly on symbolism, acronyms and visual imagery as a means of communication as […]
Bullet for Bullet will always result in someone getting killed!
By: Tahir Mushtaq In 1987, rigged State elections gave rise to the insurgency which changed the state of Jammu and Kashmir forever and in the coming years and decades, people had to see and suffer as thousands of armed men died during violent fights between insurgents and the government forces while thousands of civilians also fell […]
Testing new ideology, new slogans
By: Tawfeeq Irshad Mir Dr. Shah Faesal’s party- a mainstream one- is officially announced now and it remains to be seen whether the founder really has a ‘new ideology’ and ‘new slogans’ to offer to the people of Jammu and Kashmir who have found themselves at the receiving end in the decades old conflict. In […]
The Massacre at CHRISTCHURCH
An Eye Opener for whole world
By: Shabir Ahmad In the deadliest terror attacks in New Zealand, 49 people were killed and more than 20 seriously injured in two mosques in Christchurch, when people were offering their Friday Salah. The attack soon attracted the global attraction. The Political and religious leaders from across the world have including Turkey, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, […]
The pros and cons of social media
By: JAVAID JAFRI Internet is one of the greatest and biggest inventions in the modern day technology. Without a shadow of doubt life would suffer a lot without it and this is the reason that in the present era, internet is considered to be the most vital technological advances that has squeezed the world into […]
The horrendous bloodshed must stop now!
By: GOWHAR HASSAN On 14th February around 3:30 pm, life seized to live at Lethpura, Pulwama. The Srinagar- Jammu highway that connects thousands of people suddenly became a site of detachment. The hustle and bustle of life froze into the lull of death. An explosive-laden car rammed into the fifth bus of a CRPF convoy […]
LIBERATING THE FREE WILL
By: Naseer Ahmad Bhat Liberation is the basic and fundamental desire of human beings, but it many a times remains incarcerated or is shadowed by other basic desires of human body. The moot point remains, how is free will related to liberation and what is its relation with human decision making? Free will has its […]
Kashmir after Balakot
Since the unfortunate carnage unraveled at Pulwama, things have been moving at a rapid pace- both in Kashmir valley and Indian subcontinent. The sheer swiftness of events has made it increasingly difficult to comprehend and make sense of the changing dynamics that essentially revolves around Kashmir valley. However, amidst all this confusion and chaos, one […]
