Raqib Hameed Naik Doda (Jammu and Kashmir): Inside the dilapidated single story mud house with wood and polyethene sheets covering the roof, Ghulam Mohammad Butt, 88 opens his steel trunk and brings out an old, torn newspaper. Flipping all the pages, he stops at the last and keeps gazing at the … Read more →
2016 Curfew Diary: Life changing 10 minutes
Abdul Azeem It was Tuesday of 13th September 2016 when I along with my maternal uncle went to buy a few pieces of luggage for my marriage which was going to be held in the last week of the same month. We reached Bohri Kadal, Srinagar at 6:30 am as … Read more →
Kashmiri Women Resist the Indian Occupation
Tamaam Majjin Benin che appeal yewan karneh ki tem nyeran sadki peth dharna dineh [We appeal all mothers and sisters to come into the street and stage a dharna] Ather Zia The selective outrage on part of some Kashmiri men about the girls protesting on the streets is contrary to … Read more →
Courage lies in the hearts of Kashmiri women who dream of freedom
Mahum Shabir We stop, first at Nowpora. A crowd of boys is gathered. They could be pelting stones at the police vehicles in the distance but it is hard to see things clearly. Miniature clouds from tear-smoke shelling hang mid-air like monuments of ether. We veer off the highway into a … Read more →
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