Editorial - Page 15

Dissent is today being labelled as anti-national. The essence of freedom and democracy is dissent. In countries that say there is no dissent, there is no freedom. In a democratic society, the…

It is quite saddening to know that the Raj Bhavan has stopped the subscription to Urdu Language newspapers since Satya Pal Malik took charge of the state on August 23. Reports in…

The arrival of a new year is always a moment of joy for other religious communities. But for the Muslims, the New Year always marks the grief and mourning. It is in…

National Conference’s (NC) boycott of upcoming Panchayat elections has put a big question mark on these elections. NC is the biggest and the oldest political party and its position, whatever way, on…

The first of Muharram marks the beginning of the new Islamic, or Hijra year. It also points to one of the most significant events in the Islamic history, i.e., the Hijra (Divinely…

The rape and murder of a 9-year old girl in Uri is not a usual crime. It is a horror story beyond belief. That a step-mother would plan and execute the rape…

The highly controversial action of the state police against the kin of the active militants in south Kashmir has raised several important questions that need serious consideration by those at the helm…

The election of Dr Abdul Hameed Fayaz as new Jamaat-e-Islami chief (Amir) has brought forth a glittering truth that Jamaat is the only political party where organizational democracy runs supreme. It is…

Kashmir is sitting on powder-keg which has the potential of blasting everything into smithereens. Dragging families of militants and policemen into armed conflict is the most dangerous thing happening around. On Thursday,…

The pathetic and disastrous condition of the Muslim Ummah throughout the world is due to its abandoning of the Holy Qur’an. The Constant attitude of indifference, along with our hypocritical lip-service, is…