13 July 1931 : And Butler Changed Destiny of Slave Nation
And A Butler Change Destiny of A Slave Nation Z. G .Muhammad Some moments are important than epochs in the histories of nations. So holds valid about July 13, 1931, in the history of Kashmir- the day when people of Kashmir scripted their history with scarlet blood. It was not the first day when people laid their lives for just cause- history of Kashmir after 1819 is replete with incidents when ruthless alien rulers brutally murdered … Read entire article »
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Edward Said’s Writings and Kashmir
Some years back in my column Punchline published in Greater Kashmir on Monday’s , when I wrote there is no Edward Said on our side to tell our tale with all its objectivity to the world it hurt ego of some “intellectual” friends. Sitting on higher pedestals, floating on the crests of authority they believed that I was belittling their standing as “intellectual Jupiter’s”. The intention was never to demolish the castles of make-believe but … Read entire article »
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India and Pakistan- Again on brink?
India is no more a bête noire in Pakistan. Elite in Islamabad and Karachi no more count it as an ‘enemy country’ instead they look upon it not only as a role model for democracy and development but also as neighbor to be ‘trusted’. Now ‘India votary club’ in the neighboring country is not just confined to journalists like Najam Sethi and activists like Asma Jahangir and Beena Sarwar only but if opinion pages in … Read entire article »
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Hijacking People’s Narrative
Kashmir University is not Harvard University. Moreover, the Department of Political Science of our University is no comparison to Kennedy School of Government of the Harvard University as far as academic freedom is concerned. For past many years, scholars at the CARR centre of the Kennedy School have been holding free and frank seminars and panel discussions on Kashmir dispute and hard topics relating it such as “World’s most militarized dispute”, ‘62 years of Unrest: … Read entire article »
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Looking at 2014 From Kashmir Perspective
It is not going to be same. TIt is not going to be same. Two crucial years are ahead, not for Kashmir only but for the entire Southwest Asian region. True, Washington and its NATO allies have envisioned their future in the region after 2014, but it would be too early to predict with absolute authority about the shape of thing to come. Ostensibly, the emerging scenario holds less of promise and more of peril. There are more of questions than answers about the climax. One of the important questions that have been bothering experts in the region is that if South Asia was not once again slipping into the cold war and New Delhi was not becoming its front- ranked ally of US in the region. This South Asian concern … Read entire article »
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Pakistan On The Brink And Kashmir
Sometimes you do not like an author for his predilections but still you read him. One such author for me has been Ahmed Rashid of Pakistan. Statements by some top Kashmir leaders both combatants and political criticizing Islamabad for distancing itself from Kashmir or putting it on backburner reminded me about his recent book with a provocative title, ‘Pakistan on the Brink: The future of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the West. The book is relevant to the ongoing debate in Kashmir about lukewarm attitude of Pakistan, towards what it described as “the core issue”. This is his third book on his favourite subject war in Afghanistan and security situation in South Asia, the earlier too being Taliban that covers the Afghanistan of 1980s and 1990s and rise of Taliban and Al Qaeda … Read entire article »
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Satire and Resistence
Satire and Resistance Presentation By Zahid G Muhammad on Zareef Ahmed Zareef’s book Taran Garee on 28-5- 2012 in Kashmir University Mr. Chairman, Justice B. A. Kiramani and fellow panelist and friends in the hall. Very good afternoon to all. I thank Zareef Ahmed Zareef and Riyaz Rufai Librarian of Allama Iqbal Library for providing me an opportunity to share my views on Zareef Sahib poetical collection Tarangaree. I am not an authority on Kashmir literature. A galaxy … Read entire article »
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