Entries from The WIP Contributors tagged with 'Kashmir'
Dowry Rising Among Muslims in Kashmir
by Nusrat Ara -Indian-administered Kashmir- Shazia Akhtar and her family have been preparing for months for her wedding. The family has saved for years for the big day. With marriages in Kashmir getting more expensive, the burden seems to be...
Juvenile (In)Justice in Kashmir
by Nusrat Ara -Indian administered Kashmir- My heart sinks as I look at the collage, carried by almost all the local newspapers, of children standing before judges in the local court. Looking forlorn and lost, the children are handcuffed and...
Craftsmen of Renowned Kashmiri Guns Struggle to Survive
by Nusrat Ara -Indian-administered Kashmir- As a little kid my elder brother and I spent most of our time at our maternal grandparent’s house. A room in the house held the fascination of all the children. It belonged to my...
Domestic Violence, Social Stigma, and a Lone Police Station for Women in Kashmir
by Afsaana Rashid -Indian-administered Kashmir- Multiple forms of domestic violence compel Sayeeda Chisti, mother of four and a resident of the village of Kona Gabra, to abandon her native place and seek ‘refuge’ in the city. Tossed between post and...
Buddhism in Ladakh: Everyday, Everywhere
by Charukesi Ramadurai - India - High in the north Indian state of Kashmir sits Ladakh, held by many as the last bastion of Himalayan Buddhism. Since Tibet is out of bounds for most tourists, Ladakh now attracts travelers and...
Kashmir's Last Cinema Struggles to Survive
by Nusrat Ara -Indian-Administered Kashmir- It is Sunday noon. I am standing outside the only functional cinema in all of Indian administered Kashmir. Located in the city of Srinagar, the shabby Neelam Cinema sits quiet. It looks more like a...
Kashmir’s Economy Feels the Effects of Climate Change
by Nusrat Ara - Indian-administered Kashmir - After the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) admitted to a major mistake in its 2007 report, which asserted the Himalayan glaciers would melt by 2035, skeptics and opponents alike went on...
Dancing The Divide: Interview with Pakistani Peacemaker Sheema Kermani
by Aditi Bhaduri - India - With her large flashing eyes rimmed with kohl and flowing hair, she is the quintessential dancer. Despite her chain-smoking, she is the picture of health and surprisingly agile. But then again, she has been...
Kashmir's Private Industry Offers Solutions Where Government Falls Short
by Afsaana Rashid - Indian-administered Kashmir - With soaring unemployment and a private sector still in troubled infancy, for the last few decades, government has provided the bulk of Kashmir’s jobs. Yet today this may be changing; on the heels...
“Promoting self-help, not sympathy”: Kashmir’s She Hope Disability Centre Provides Support for a New Life
by Nusrat Ara - Indian-administered Kashmir - “Keep Guns Outside, Please.” The brightly-colored sign on the gates of She Hope Disability Centre is a reminder of Kashmir’s ongoing conflict. Sami Wani, the young manager, smiles when asked about the instruction....
Democracy Prevails in Kashmir Elections
by Afsaana Rashid - Indian-administered Kashmir - In what is being hailed as a victory for democracy, the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir recently concluded a two-month round of elections at the end of December. Despite calls from separatist...
In Search of Home: Kashmiri Hindus Dream of Their Ancestral Lands
by Aditi Bhaduri - India - It has been a momentous year for Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. It began with the state government’s controversial transfer of land to the Hindu Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, and ended with the just concluded...
Thoughts from Mumbai: A Return to Gandhi’s Dream for India
by Rupa Chinai - India - In the aftermath of Mumbai’s most recent encounter with terrorism, there is the feeling of isolation felt by those pleading for sense and reason. These voices are being drowned out amidst the jingoism and...
No Time for War: A Call for Peace Amid Rising Nuclear Tensions between Pakistan and India
by Zubeida Mustafa - Pakistan - Peace activists in Pakistan and India are attempting desperately to be heard above the din raised by warmongers – elitist by all counts and claiming to be patriotic as well – in the wake...
Little Hope for Change: Kashmiris Say US Anti-Muslim Policies Will Continue
by Afsaana Rashid - Indian-administered Kashmir - With the US presidential election just days away, people in the Kashmir valley are not much enthused with the changing of the guard. Although there is some hope that the new president will...
Caught in the Cross-fire: Kashmir’s Orphans Ignored by the Government
by Afsaana Rashid - Indian-administered Kashmir - October 27, 2008 - Kashmiri separatists and the Pakistani government commemorate "Black Day" the anniversary of the Indian army's forcible entrance into Kashmir 61 years ago. - Ed. When asked what he likes...
Kashmiris Seek Closure and Justice for the Missing on the International Day of the Disappeared
by Afsaana Rashid - Indian-administered Kashmir - As the world observed the International Day of the Disappeared last month on August 30th, Asima Mohi-ud-Din attended a silent protest rally organized by the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP). For...
Muslims Reach Out to Hindus During This Year’s Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir
by Afsaana Rashid - Indian-administered Kashmir - At a time when it is very difficult to find people willing to extend the hand of human kindness to those practicing a different religion, Muslims living in the Kashmir valley have set...
Violence Touches “each family living in Kashmir”
by Afsaana Rashid - Indian-administered Kashmir - Kashmir’s ongoing armed conflict over the past two decades has had physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioral consequences for everyone living in the valley. Although no official figures exist, everyone agrees there has been...
Islam and Democracy: Why Military Solutions Won't Solve Political Problems
by Beena Sarwar - Pakistan - President Pervez Musharraf's resignation from office on August 18th under intense pressure has raised questions, particularly in the West, about the future of Pakistan's "war on terror". The following article takes a historic and...
Kashmir's Tourism Suffers When Conflict Erupts
by Kulsoom Nizamuddin - Indian-administered Kashmir - - In a continuing cycle of conflict, fresh violence broke out this week in Kashmir, heightening tensions and confining everyone to their homes as a blanket curfew was put into effect in Srinagar....
South Asia's Oldest Tree Species, Ginkgo biloba, Clings to Life in Indian-administered Kashmir
by Afsaana Rashid - Indian-administered Kashmir - Officials at the Kashmir Department of Agriculture are putting in serious effort to preserve a male Ginkgo biloba tree, a species that has almost vanished from South Asia. The Ginkgo, South Asia’s oldest...
Despite Modernization, Faith Healers Remain Popular for Treating the Effects of Kashmir’s Conflict
by Afsaana Rashid – Indian-administered Kashmir - While the world has progressed by leaps and bounds in technological advancement, the Kashmir valley remains rooted in cultural tradition. The state of Kashmir abounds in ancient literature, language, religion, arts, crafts, dance,...
Benazir Bhutto: India’s View of What Was Lost by Her Death
by Neeta Lal - India - While Benazir Bhutto’s tragic assassination has rudely jolted Pakistan – a country already torn asunder by political instability and terrorism – it has also had a strong resonance across all of Asia especially in...
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