Srinagar, June 24 -- I still think about a book launch I attended years ago in Srinagar. The gathering brought together writers, academics, journalists, and readers to "celebrate" the publication of ... Read More
Srinagar, June 11 -- The photograph surfaced in Alice Springs nearly a century after it was taken. An Afghan man kneels in prayer on the desert ground in central Australia in 1934. Sunlight falls acr... Read More
Srinagar, June 5 -- For much of her life, Sameera viewed the banks of the Jhelum as a refuge. One evening recently, after a demanding day at work, she headed toward the river that winds through Srina... Read More
Srinagar, June 1 -- A terrible crime in Budgam lately triggered a wave of anger and grief online. Social media quickly filled with outrage, condolences, and heated debate. Then came something else: m... Read More
Srinagar, May 23 -- Nusrat stood near a walnut-wood pillar inside Khanqah-e-Moula, her fingers moving slowly over a worn rosary as hundreds of worshippers pressed through the shrine on the banks of th... Read More
Srinagar, April 27 -- The corridor outside Srinagar's family court smells of damp wool and stale tea. On a cold March morning, Rehana adjusts her dupatta while her lawyer, Haseena Akhtar, arranges pap... Read More
Srinagar, April 23 -- War films usually announce themselves with explosions. "Line of Control" opens with flowers. A teenage boy stands in a valley ringed by mountains and wild blooms. Bodies lie sca... Read More