War by Parvez Ahmad Naqash, Kashmir The soldiers without any personal enmity haunted by some vicious spirit cutting, maiming and killing one another the gory sight bearing a testimony to man’s innate stupidity his cruelty to himself the bombardment above razing to dust buildings along with inmates men women children … Read more →
Reading My Kashmir: Don’t Lose the Forest for the Trees
Reviewer: Rafique Khan Book: MY KASHMIR Conflict and Prospects for Enduring Peace by Wajahat Habibullah USIP Books May 2008, 220 pp. MY KASHMIR: Conflict and the Prospects of Enduring Peace, published by the United States Institute of Peace, Washington DC 2008, has created a buzz on Kashmir related internet chat … Read more →
Q & A with Sanjay Kak
by Ather Zia Sanjay Kak is an independent documentary film-maker of Kashmiri origin, born in Pune in 1958. He is an award winning director and some of his notable works include, “In the forest hangs a bridge” (1999), “One Weapon” (1997) and “Harvest of Rain” (1995). His film based on the anti-dam movement in … Read more →
An Interview with Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat
by Irtif Lone & Hakeem Irfan Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat is staunchly pro-Pakistan, and supports Kashmir’s accession to Pakistan. He heads Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference. In the past he has also been the head of Hurriyat Conference. Professor Bhat taught Persian before he was dismissed on charges of constituting … Read more →
In Conversation with Syed Ali Shah Geelani
Irtif Lone & Hakeem Irfan Syed Ali Shah Geelani is a Kashmiri veteran pro freedom leader. He is the Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) an amalgam of various separatist political parties. He supports right to self-determination as the resolution of Kashmir issue. The ailing leader has spent more than 11 … Read more →
Q&A: An Interview With Yasin Malik
By Irtif Lone Yasin Malik leads the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), a secular separatist movement. Yasin Malik renounced violence and is treading the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi to achieve a united Kashmir independent from both Pakistan and India. Yasin strongly supports the return of Hindu Kashmiri Pandits. Malik launched … Read more →