Hindu Subjects, Muslim Rulers
As the internecine fighting between feudal lords and kings triggered an unending appetite for Turkish mercenaries, Muslims from the neighbourhood trickled in as traders,...
Kashmir’s Mlecch Era
Abortive takeover bids did not prevent the Muslim influences from impacting the Kashmir society. Long before Kashmir’s transition to Islam, the new faith existed...
Islam’s Kashmir Story
For nearly 300 years, Muslim conquerors from Baghdad and Turkey tried to overtake Kashmir, then a strong Hindu kingdom. Kashmir’s Hindu lords once defeated...
Covalent Bonds
Even after pricked and provoked by fringe elements time and again, Kashmir has upheld its tradition of communal harmony to the wonder of many,...
Finding Kundalwan
Throughout last century, Kashmiri researchers had been trying to pinpoint the spot where the fourth Buddhist conference took place almost two millennia ago. But...
Rethinking The Masjid and The Waqf
By Tariq Jameel
A place of worship is primarily meant for carrying out ritual acts of prayer. For any religious community, these are important places,...
Faithful Gathering
With people flocking from different corners of Kashmir to sell their livestock, Srinagar’s Eidgah is a busy place before Eid-ul-Azha. Muhammad Raafi spends a...
Faith Survives
Released five years after the 2011 headcount, the religious tables reiterate J&K’s Muslim majority status. But what makes the statistics interestingly intriguing is the...
How is Eid-al-Azha Celebrated?
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The festival marks the end of Hajj and involves animal sacrifice as a symbol of Prophet Ibrahim's (AS) sacrifice to Allah
Muslims around...
The Cow Divide
For nearly 200 years, beef was a whisper and not the talk. Then, hearths would go up in flames with homes and the human...
Sheltering Neighbours
When the state offered Santosh Rs 1500 for the reconstruction of her flood-damaged house, she was devastated. But thanks to unknown pious souls, Santosh...
Festive Longings
With the dawn of May 26 each year, Kashmiri Pandits massively date Kashmir by turning up for annual Kheerbhavani Mela. Of late as the...
The Guardians
From once bustling households to dreaded torture centers and military camps, pandit properties in Kashmir have withstood time and politics. Bilal Handoo travels across Kashmir to unmask...
Settling Controversy
As the government plans creating ‘composite’ townships for getting migrant Kashmiri Pandits back home, it has triggered lot of heat and dust with people...
Judging the Victims!
Gulzar Peer’s acquittal shocked everybody including police. With fake Peer back behind bars and case listed in the High Court, Saima Bhat takes a...
