Syed Asma
Syed Asma completed her masters in journalism from the Islamic University, Awantipore, in 2010. After working with Greater Kashmir and Kashmir Times, she joined Kashmir Life in February 2011. She covered politics, society, gender issues and the environment. In 2016, she left journalism to pursue her M Phil from the University of Kashmir. She is presently pursuing PhD.
Pushed To The Wall
In various cities and towns across India, Kashmiris are prone to face harassment and societal exclusion. These dangers became visible recently when various groups...
An Evolving Trust
Away from public gaze, a chain of schools across J&K has built massive infrastructure with community participation to educate more than 100000 boys and...
A Hot Winter Market
Come winter and a wide range of heating appliances fill the markets in Kashmir. While innovation in heating technology has brought variety to the...
“We Will Have an Alliance with Congress in 2014 Assembly Elections. We Will Form...
National Conference’s recently elected Kashmir provincial president, Nasir Aslam Wani, talks to Syed Asma at Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah’s office in Nawa-e-Subah complex on...
The Lowest Conviction Story
While the issue of security for women hogged headlines in mainland India, Kashmir’s is a different story. Being a conservative society, very few cases...
In the Court of Law
The courts in Jammu and Kashmir settled many cases in 2012. While the verdicts evoked controversies in many instances, some cases got heightened media...
Playing With Nature
The unrestricted flow of yatris towards the holy Amarnath cave could impact the environment which will have serious ramifications on the major economic sectors...
Redefining Yatra
The Supreme Court has asked the J&K government to take a slew of measures to ensure that Amarnath Yatra becomes safe and hassle-free. Syed...
A Growing Menace
There has been a significant rise in the number of unmarried girls visiting the hospitals, health centres and private clinics across Kashmir to abort...
Untraced Killers
The Jammu and Kashmir police has made a bizarre disclosure in J&K High Court that its Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to investigate the...
Manufacturing Hatred
Slapped with what Amnesty International termed a ‘draconian’ law, two boys of Srinagar city talk to SYED ASMA about the pain and humiliation they...
“When I Wanted to Go to Aligarh, my Brothers said Girls can’t Study. They...
A recent judgement by high court in Kashmir has sparked a debate over whether judiciary can dictate terms of divorce to the institution of...
Stuck in Divorce
Reinterpretation of the institution of Muslim marriage in a high court judgement has infuriated the Kashmir clergy. As a former high court judge seeks...
Inducing Fear
The tourism department of J&K has set a wrong precedent by erecting billboards with messages which portray locals in a bad light. People involved...
A Fading Art
Kashmir produces one of the world’s most expensive handmade carpets but the artisans associated with the lucrative Qaleen industry are abandoning the trade of...
