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On genocide deniers, and Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky, who for better or worse is one of the most influential thinkers of the past five decades, has…
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Sheikh Abdullah vs Aga Syed Yosuf
It is a norm in Kashmir among Shia’s to visit their religious head known as Agas for legal disputes and…
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Noor Muhammad: the Gallant Horse-Rider
Before the day Sheikh Abdullah could utter the words “Tu Mun Shudi, Mun Tu Shudi” at the famous clock tower…
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The Life and Times of Robert Thorp
(We must not insulate ourselves and only care about those close to us. Everyone counts equally. – Jane Strand) On…
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Mahmood Ghaznavi: Man of Tawheed
Mahmood Ghaznavi’s character came into the limelight after the British defeat in Afghanistan. Suffering from Humiliation, Lord Ellen Borough issued…
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Kazakhstan’s University is named after the 16th-century governor of Cashmir
After serving as the advisor of the Mughal emperor Humayun in 1533, Mukhamad Khaidar Ibn Mukhamad Khusain Dulati (1499-1451) came…
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Sheikh Imamudin: The first resistance against Ghulab Singh
It was in 1846 that the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir which we know of came into existence. On…
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Oct 2, 1586: Day of Kashmiri resistance against foreign occupation
Too much has been written about the Kashmiri culture and war characteristics, but all this is propagated by the outsiders.…
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Atta Muhammad: The gravedigger who buried the unknown in Kashmir
Atta Mohammad Khan died in January 2016 at the age of 75. He was the gravedigger in his village Bimyar,…
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Exiled Dr. Ayub Thakur: Kashmir’s first Nuclear Physicist
On Feb 12, 2004, 55-year-old Dr. Ayub plunged in a deep coma from which he never returned. Ayub was one…
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