Kashmiri Muslims

Let’s face it! Pandits still face the wrath in Kashmir for being seen as inherently Indians

The recent killings have yet again widened the trust deficit between Pandits and Muslims, besides reinforcing the fact that the cause of ‘Tehreek-e-Azadi’ is above everything else in the Valley

Despite ban, Jaish-e-Mohammed reappears on social media to instigate Islamists in Kashmir to heighten protest against India

The Jaish-e-Muhammad’s message appeared targeted towards Islamists in Kashmir, among whom the Inter-Services Intelligence-backed group has long been seeking to expand its reach.

Neither Jammu, nor Kashmir: Bakarwals who’ve come into focus after the Kathua rape case need to be given citizenship

The Kathua rape case has left the Bakkarwals stunned. Their way is to evade and move on. But how do they negotiate this present time without entering the quagmire of the ‘civilised settled’?

Kathua rape case deepens Jammu's communal schism, brings city's perceived Hindu-Muslim divide back into focus

A perception has set in among residents of Jammu that a Kashmir-centric government has been trying to change the demography of this Hindu-majority area.

Kathua rape puts Sidhra, one of few remaining Muslim settlements in Jammu, at focal point of communal rift

This 'lopsided' demographic of Sidhra is at the heart of the poison that some leaders of BJP and other political parties are feeding the people of Jammu.

Raabta, an online initiative, is helping Kashmiri Pandits, Muslims reconnect after 30 years

Raabta, an online initiative, is helping Kashmiri Pandits and Muslims — separated due to the 1990 genocide and subsequent exodus from the Valley — reconnect

Rival discourses on Kashmir could spin off a spiral of violence and hate

A chasm has opened between two opposing discourses on what is happening in Kashmir. This chasm must be bridged, or it could release a spiral of violence and hate

'Kashmiri Pandits seek composite culture not ghettos to return to Valley'

Kashmiri Pandits, living in different parts of the country, say until and unless the political uncertainty and violence continues in valley, their chances’ of return remains abysmal.

'Will not allow destruction of temples in Pakistan': JuD chief Hafiz Saeed sings strange tune

Hafiz Saeed said that the Jamaat-ud-Dawa will not allow the destruction of Hindu temples and other holy places of non-Muslims in Pakistan

Anupam Kher asks: How can Kashmiri Muslims not share blame for Pandit exodus?

Anupam Kher rebuts the arguments of Wajahat Qazi that local Muslims had nothing to do with the exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits