Srinagar, July 4 -- By the time you finish Muhammad Maroof Shah'sMuslim Women: A Manifesto for Change, you're left with more questions than answers. The book sets out to tackle a crucial subject-the ... Read More
Srinagar, July 4 -- Kashmir's summer meadows are thinning. The grass is fading, the ground is hardening, and the ancient pastures that once fed flocks and shaped the lives of Gujjars, Bakarwals, and C... Read More
Srinagar, July 4 -- In the long summer of Kashmir, the air stands still. The chinars barely stir. Somewhere, a pigeon beats its wings against the heat. The streets, worn and narrow, fill with the slow... Read More
Srinagar, July 3 -- In Kashmir's government schools, a troubling question often lingers in the staff rooms: Why try harder when your promotion depends only on how many years you've stayed in the job? ... Read More
Srinagar, July 3 -- In the small pockets of Shia neighbourhoods across Kashmir, the sound of marsiyas, poetic elegies mourning the tragedy of Karbala, once shaped not just rituals of remembrance, but ... Read More
Srinagar, July 3 -- Weddings in Kashmir have turned into something else. Once, they were warm gatherings, stitched together by love and shared plates. People sat cross-legged on carpets, scooping han... Read More
Srinagar, July 3 -- Dear Wasim Rashid Kakroo Sir, Given my OCD tendencies and properness, it is hard for me to call you Dr. Wasim because you are not a Ph.D. When you asked me if I could help you wi... Read More
Srinagar, July 3 -- The first time her husband struck her with a stick, Mumtaz was carrying his child. She was only three months into the pregnancy, still holding the soft hope of a new life. The bl... Read More
Srinagar, July 2 -- The question of regime change in Iran has recently resurfaced after the killing of Iran's top military commanders following the Israeli airstrikes. However, Israel's short-term goa... Read More
Srinagar, July 2 -- When the seventh day of Muharram arrives, Kashmir begins to carry itself differently. The streets soften. The voices lower. Even the rivers seem to move a little slower, as if lis... Read More