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Tuesday, June 09, 2026

Opinion- Page 158

The Kashmir Monitor opinions section features opinion articles, editorial opinions, today's opinion, analysis and columnist & opinion stories.

Farooq Abdullah—many voices, many faces

By RASHID AHMAD Former chief minister and National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah was heckled by a mob at Hazratbal during Eid prayers on Wednesday. The mob was apparently angry over Abdullah
Aug. 25, 2018

Ashes of hope: Why the BJP needs Atal as icon

By Bharat Bhushan Former Prime Minister AtalBehari Vajpayee’s daughter NamitaKaul Bhattacharya and son-in-law Ranjan Bhattacharya immerse his ashes in the Ganga at HarkiPauri in Hardwar on Sunday. BJP president Amit Shah and
Aug. 25, 2018

The passing of two great peace activists

By Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed The world is poorer today because two outstanding Champions of Peace, India’s KuldipNayar and Israel’s Uri Avnery, are no more. They were leading lights for sanity, tolerance and
Aug. 25, 2018

Gulzar’sBatvaaranaama

By Raza Naeem Every year the month of August unleashes raw and untapped passions, memories and nostalgia in the Indian Subcontinent for it was around this time 71 years ago that one
Aug. 25, 2018

The beggar of dreams

By Rakhshanda Jalil Poochho to paagalkasapna, samjho to sansar (If you ask it is the dream of a madman, if you understand it is the world). Writing the foreword to Shahryar’s maiden
Aug. 25, 2018

Alive in smouldering times

By M. Salim-ur-Rahman Sedulously probing the social contours close at hand, ZakiaMashhadi time and again hits pay dirt, opening up seams pregnant with fictional potentiality. She must now be rated as a
Aug. 25, 2018

Hajj and the Neglected Legacy of a Great Woman

By MOHAMMAD OMAR FAROOQ Islam teaches us to submit completely and whole-heartedly. “O you who believe! Enter into Islam completely, whole-heartedly…” (Quran 2:208) It also calls for a submission that is spontaneous
Aug. 21, 2018

The Observance of Eid ulAdha

By Rida Ghaffar Eid ulAdha is the second largest religious festival for Muslims worldwide. This occasion is also referred to as the “Festival of Sacrifice”. It is fervently celebrated and marks the
Aug. 21, 2018

The Hajj ending in Eid-ul-Adha

By Ashfaq Hussain Eid-ul-Adha (‘Celebration of Sacrifice’), also known as the Greater Eid, is the second most important festival in the Muslim calendar. It marks the end of the Hajj, the annual
Aug. 21, 2018
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