Let us not wait for the water to reach our doorsteps. Let us prepare now, before it is too late. Dr. Fiaz Maqbool FazilThe last few days have been alarming. Social media feeds overflow with disturbing images of flash floods and devastation from a melting glacier in Nepal. The scenes are horrific. Yet, amidst the…
Farooq Abdullah, Aga Syed Ruhullah and the Larger Question of Democratic Accountability Ahmad Ayaz Democracy rests on a simple but fundamental principle: the people are sovereign, and the mandate they confer through the ballot box belongs to them—not to a political party, its leadership or any individual politician. Political parties are indispensable to representative democracy….
A crisis that begins in the mountains does not end in the mountains; the water eventually comes down. Mirwaiz Hassan Firdousi The tragedy caused by devastating roaring flash floods in Nepal cannot simply be dismissed as another flood. Rather, it should be viewed as a serious warning for the entire Hindu Kush Himalayan region. What…
The question is whether, while preparing them for the future, we are giving them enough time to live their childhood in the present. Gowher BhatA child comes home from school carrying a heavy schoolbag, knowing that homework may be waiting at home, a test may need to be prepared for and another class may begin…
May Allah Almighty grant all of us the ability to live our lives according to the Qur’an and Sunnah. Mohammad Younis Bhat (Zahid) The month of Rabi‘ al-Awwal holds great significance because it is the month in which the blessed birth of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took place in Makkah al-Mukarramah, the famous city…
