Pandemic and Schizophrenia

Through the optic of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Social Work- the situation appears challenging

By: Fayaz Ahmad Paul Starting in January 2020, coronavirus rapidly became global pandemic and the World Health Organization and many governments promulgated social distancing, isolation and a number of guidelines to slow the spread of the virus even after a vaccine were arrived at. These public health efforts are targeting the entire populations but these […]

Whoever Humbles Himself, Allah Exalts Him

By: Rafiq Ahmad Magray What is humility? Keeping an open heart, adopting humility, loving the servants of Allah, helping them and treating them kindly, etc. This word is full of many precious attributes. Allah gives exaltation to those who are humble. Humility is a virtue Islam wants its followers to practice as a distinguishing feature […]

We all can have an opinion!

 It is unfortunate that intolerance has reached its zenith and people are killing each other for a mere difference in opinions, faith or ideology!

By: Dr Adil Rasool Malik Over the past several years, innocent killings have increased in the valley with indiscriminate firings being a routine occurrence on a massive scale, killing and injuring large number of civilian and the hopes of several others attached to them. It has become a norm and what is more tragic is […]

The Taliban resurrection to be approached intelligently

By: Aditya Vashisht Afghanistan has become the focal point of attention once again as Taliban have finally taken Kabul. The Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has left for Tajikistan and the country at the moment is without proper mechanism for administration. Many are lamenting the situation in Afghanistan and uncertainty looms large over the future of […]

Caste Census: A Tool for development with justice

People’s voice for complete Caste-based Census is gaining momentum in various corners of the country. In absence of caste census, the country is relying upon a 90-year old data to formulate its developmental policies and schemes for backward and deprived  sections of the  society.  Caste and social justice are interlinked and Caste census can help  […]

Kashmir needs more professionals, institutional support to deal with increased incidence of mental health issues

With available resources already overstretched, burnout is a consequence staring in the face of experts!

Five years have passed since Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) and the Srinagar-based Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS), after conducting a comprehensive survey, found that nearly 1.8 million adults (45 percent of the adult population) in Kashmir were experiencing some form of mental distress. A report titled “Kashmir Mental Health Survey 2015,” […]

Independence Day: Remembering the Role of Muslims in Indian Freedom Movement

By: M Ahmad The freedom attained on 15th August 1947 was the result of a long struggle which involved contributions and sacrifices of men and women of all classes and communities of India. The history of Indian national movement would be incomplete without the mention of the role of Indian Muslims in it which is, […]

Justice to the marginalized!

10th of August was marked yesterday as a “Black Day” by Dalit Muslim and Dalit Christian communities of India to protest against a Presidential Order passed in 1950 by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of India vide powers given to him by the Article 341 of the constitution, whereby the definition of Scheduled Caste was […]

Saudia plagued by an unIslamic practice

An allegedly unIslamic practice has mushroomed in Saudi Arabia, with wider societal and moral implications, while the Saudi authorities remain indifferent to it. The Saudi society currently is facing a dilemma bordering on societal norms, morals and Sharia. This peculiar situation has developed mainly due to the increase in number of Zawaz Al-Misyar or Misyar […]

Choose the right special educational place for children with special needs

There are very strong opinions about the right placement for students with special needs. Some parents believe that every last special student regular education belongs to the mainstream; other people are annoyed at the ground where they feel they have changed their child. There are proponents and critics of these four types of special-education classrooms, […]