By: A G Noorani “I HAVE no hesitation in saying that the Privy Council have on several occasions absolutely murdered Hindu law and slaughtered Muhammadan law,” Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah told British India’s central legislative assembly in February 1925. Ignorant of Islam, its members relied on English studies of Muslim law. In 1897, it ruled…
Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri Are Nepali ISI operatives: Anupumpkin Kher
NADEEM F. PARACHA It was recently revealed that famous Indian actor, Anupumpkin Kher, would in fact not be attending a literature festival in Karachi to be held on February 5th, because he had not received his visa. Indian media reported that Kher’s visa was rejected by the Pakistani High Commission, but that’s only the beginning…
Nimr’s Execution: Saudi Arabia Makes Iran, Shiites Scapegoats, Again
WHEN Saudi Arabia executed the Shiite cleric and political dissident Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr on Saturday, the country’s leaders were aware that doing so would upset their longtime rivals in Iran. In fact, the royal court in Riyadh was probably counting on it. It got what it wanted. The deterioration of relations has been precipitous: Protesters…
Kashmir: Dilemma Of Modern Day Student And Teacher’s Role
By Mohammad Zubair u-din Education in its general sense is a form of learning in which knowledge skills and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching, training and research. Generally it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks feels or acts…
Why I Worry About Muslims?
Mohammad Hanif KARACHI, Pakistan — I worry about Muslims. Islam teaches me to care about all human beings, and animals too, but life is short and I can’t even find enough time to worry about all the Muslims. I don’t worry too much about the Muslims who face racial slurs in Europe and America, the…
Ten Ways To Revamp Education Sector In Kashmir
By Mohamad Zubair-u-din Teacher occupies a central position in the educational system with whom the future of a nation is associated. The teacher has come in for a lot of debate ever since the change of guard in Jammu and Kashmir. However, without falling in that debate here, I have attempted a few points for…
Why Kashmir Isn’t Enjoying Snow And Icicles?
Nail-biting cold, frozen water bodies, tonnes of snow and razor sharp icicles have always been the symbols of Kashmir’s winter, but the locals seem to have lost the instinct to enjoy the thrill and magic of the season. Given the daily protests against the failure of electricity, drinking water facilities, absence of fresh vegetables from…
Protests In North Kashmir After Army Tortures Four Including Woman
By News Desk A massive demonstration was staged in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday against alleged torture to a woman and three other civilians by army during a search operation. Locals alleged that a column of Army’s 15 RR raided several houses and tortured a woman, her son and two other persons while asking…