Predicting 2017 For Kashmir? A Question That Bothers Us.
Coming events Who knows how will be the shape of things to come in Kashmir Z.G. Muhammad In March 2016, no one (not even the best political pundits, who write on every subject relating Kashmir) had visualized a summer and autumn that will go in its history as the year of the “dead-eyes.” That the year for the killing of hundred and odd children and teenagers, ‘pelting to blindness’ over five hundred boys and girls and injuring thousand … Read entire article »
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Justice For Kashmir Youth- Is the question.
PUNCHLINE The Question of Legal Defence Ensure justice for incarcerated youth of the state By Z.G. Muhammad Let me at the outset admit my ignorance better-translated apathy. Despite, my claim of remaining updated as a Srinagar-based columnist on the Kashmir-related developments, in reality, I knew nothing about the trial of Muzaffar Ahmed Rather of Kulgam district in West Bengal till newspapers in the third week of January 2017, carried a report about a Bengal Court having sentenced him … Read entire article »
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Kashmir Diaspora and New UN Secretary General
Punchline New UN Chief And Kashmir By Z. G. Muhammad For its clarity, history, and facts, the story of the Kashmir Dispute is the best copy that an objective journalist can ever write. For it being well knit any interpolation made in it can easily be made out by an ordinary student of politics. From whatever source material you look at the story, it travels into the mind without any ambiguities. To discerning eyes and … Read entire article »
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Downtown Boy Witness To An Era – Book Review
Story of a Downtown Boy Author has really given us back whatever he has experienced in his life Dr. A. Wahid “Srinagar: Story of Downtown Boy” is yet another book pertaining to birth burg of the author, Zahid G Mohammad. The book is a compendium of the series of his articles published every Sunday in Greater Kashmir. When I read this book, the famous verse of the poet Sahir Ludhyanwi came to my mind: “Duniya ney tajrubaat-o-hawadis ki shakal … Read entire article »
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Resolution Of Kashmir Dispute Lies In Its History
Punchline Narrative-History Symbiosis Z. G. Muhammad Thanks to the social media, for it’s providing a platform for the people to express themselves- to those also who otherwise would not respond and react to newspaper writings and books. Some old-time friends do not like some contemporary blog writers and columnists including me for analyzing the current political situation in our land in its historical context. Some of them having a ‘status quoist’ mindset want writers, analysts, … Read entire article »
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Seeding Confusion in Kashmir Narrative and Rent A Writers
Punchline Seeding Confusion In Kashmir Narrative By Z.G. Muhammad Seeding confusion for subverting the resistance movements is an old trick. It is a lethal weapon that the dominant forces have been using for altering the paradigms of the struggles for justice and fair play. For subverting the resistance movements, and dissuading the struggling people from their goals the dominant forces confound the public mind by imposing alternative discourses and conjuring dominant phraseology. For, fostering and fortifying the dominant discourse … Read entire article »
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Changing Demography of Jammu and Kashmir?
Punchline Target: Demography Z. G. Mohammad It was not something that happened for the first time during the 2016-Intifada. It is an old story, whenever there is an upswing in the movement in the State for the cherished right, integral to basic human Rights, the groups of “troubleshooters” from New Delhi start air dashing to the summer capital. Some call themselves as faith healers; some designate themselves as well wishers of Kashmir and some love … Read entire article »
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