Muhammad Nadeem
Muhammad Nadeem is a writer, critic, and translator with over a decade of editorial experience in the media and publishing industries. A postgraduate in Mass Media and Communication, he is currently serving as a Copy Editor at Kashmir Life.
What Can We Learn from Mirza Haidar Dughlat’s History of Central Asian Dynasties?
by Muhammad Nadeem
Weaving elegantly between the worlds of steppe and sown, the Tarikh-i-Rashidi recalls a lost age of great intellectual curiosity, when educated Central...
Kashmir in Tarikh-i-Rashidi
Kashmir was conquered by an early Mughal and ruled for over a decade. While harshly governing the Vale in the sixteenth century, he wrote...
Historian Mohibbul Hasan: An Introduction
by Muhammad Nadeem
Renowned historian Mohibbul Hasan, known for his contributions to Kashmir history and Muslim India, passed away at 91 on April 21, 1999....
Medieval Kashmir: Texts and Contexts
Medieval Kashmir witnessed massive shifts in the region’s faith, politics and economy. Credit goes to historian Prof Mohibbul Hasan for offering Kashmir a book...
Taking Rumi to the West
Not every line of Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi translated into non-Persian languages might carry the same wisdom as the thirteenth-century Persian Sufi put in his...
How Does Zionism Instigate the Red Heifer, Apocalypse Narrative?
by Muhammad Nadeem
The Red Heifer narrative highlights how religious beliefs can shape political landscapes and ignite conflicts. Central to this narrative is the pursuit...
1658: A Frenchman in Mughal Kashmir
When a French farmer’s physician son, François Bernier accompanied the Mughal Emperor to Srinagar in 1658 summer, he left a detailed account of Kashmir’s...
Why Fast In The Twenty-first Century?
by Muhammad Nadeem
In a time witnessing the erosion of liberal values and the rise of alternative perspectives, the significance of Muslims hinges on reclaiming...
Mansur Al Hallaj’s Kashmir Sojourn
Islam’s controversial Sufi, poet and teacher Mansoor Al-Ḥallāj (858–922), who was brutally executed by the Abbasid caliphate for political reasons rather than his ecstatic...
Are Kashmir’s Wetlands Losing their Ecological Wealth? A Curated List
by Muhammad Nadeem
Upholding national policies like the Wetlands Rules 2017, while tailoring strategies to the local context, can help reverse the tide of degradation....
Can Islam and Christianity Find Common Ground in the Figure of Jesus?
by Muhammad Nadeem
Despite theological differences, common ground is found in messages, the Gospel, Jesus' miraculous birth, wisdom, signs, ascension, and expected return. Interfaith dialogue,...
Al-Biruni’s Kashmir
Mehmood Gaznavi attempted to wrest Kashmir in the eleventh century twice and failed. The failed invasions, however, gave the Gaznavid court a lot of...
Kashmir’s Bakshi Era
In her book, A Fate Written On Matchboxes, Hafsa Kanjwal, a Kashmir-origin American scholar, revisits the structure and systems in the decade-old rule by...
What Is International Criminal Court and Does It Have Any Role In Gaza-Israel Confilct?
by Muhammad Nadeem
The ICC has a pivotal chance to challenge the climate enabling perpetual Israeli occupation offenses. But political headwinds, resource constraints and the...
Can the International Court of Justice Help End Israel’s Genocide in Palestine?
by Muhammad Nadeem
The ICJ’s capacity lies in declaring legal obligations and consequences for violations based on evidence, not enforcing judgments. Its precedent, expertise and...
