What are we doing to make our neighbourhoods safer for children? Protecting a child is not somebody else’s duty. It is ours. Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili Child abuse is not merely a crime problem. It is a warning about the environment we are creating around them. A child in Budgam. Another, barely into adolescence, in…
Listen to your children’s silence as carefully as you listen to their words. Khursheed Ahmad Akhoon The mountains of Jammu and Kashmir know how to keep their silence. They have witnessed grief for generations, absorbing the pain of those who live among them without ever asking them to explain it. Perhaps that is why, in…
Whether viewed as a landmark step towards national integration or as the loss of a distinctive constitutional arrangement, the legacy of Article 370 continues to shape political discourse in Jammu and Kashmir. Ahmad Ayaz On August 5, 2019, the Government of India, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), rendered Article 370 inoperative through a…
Kashmir’s Silent Cardiac Emergency: Time to Investigate the Missing Links in Sudden Deaths in Young People Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili Just days ago, a young man who appeared to be the very picture of health suddenly became a reminder of how unpredictable cardiac emergencies can be. He was young, apparently healthy, not obese, a non-smoker,…
Educational, Moral, Social, and Leadership Lessons from Surah Yusuf Mohammad Younis Bhat (Zahid) All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, Who sent His Prophets as guides for humanity and preserved their stories in the Qur’an—not merely as historical narratives, but as timeless sources of faith, wisdom, moral refinement, and practical guidance. Among…
