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Quratulain Rehbar
Quratulain Rehbar is a freelance journalist based in Srinagar.
Quratulain Rehbar is a freelance journalist based in Srinagar.
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Why Shah Rukh Khan winning a top award opens old wounds and reveals India’s social fractures
In an era of rising Hindu nationalism and vilification of Muslim stars, Shah Rukh Khan’s National Award win is both a moment of celebration and a study in political contradictions.
7 min read
What the 2006 Mumbai blasts acquittals reveal about policing and anti-Muslim bias in India
The 12 acquitted men were accused of planning and planting the bombs that tore through several suburban trains and killed 187 people and injured more than 800.
7 min read
Trump tests India’s trade, security, and regional strategy
Donald Trump’s aggressive trade demands and unpredictable diplomacy are forcing India to rethink its economic and regional strategies, as tensions with China and Pakistan intensify.
6 min read
Paying the price for just being Kashmiri
In the wake of the Pahalgam attack, Kashmiri students and some traders across India face renewed harassment, eviction, and violence, as Hindutva-fueled hostility criminalises their identity.
6 min read
How India’s new Waqf law threatens Muslim autonomy and heritage
India’s new Waqf law, passed as the UMEED Act, introduces state control and non-Muslim representation, sparking fears of dispossession and loss of Muslim autonomy over religious endowments.
7 min read
The crackdown on books in Kashmir: Fear, censorship, and the shadow of an unwritten ban
As books disappear from shelves and conversations are muted in classrooms, an uneasy silence of censorship blankets Kashmir valley.
8 min read
Modi’s broken promises ignite farmers’ fury: Hunger strikes revive protests
Thousands rally behind a 70-year-old peasant’s hunger strike, demanding government action on agricultural reforms and a just future for the community.
9 MIN READ
Kashmiris hopeful, sceptical amid first election in over a decade
A surge in independent candidates and the desire to repudiate India after the loss of the region's autonomy in 2019 are motivating voters who would normally boycott the process.
9 MIN READ
‘Broken inside’: Muslim women react after Indian court upholds hijab ban
Indian Muslims are worried that the ruling could set a precedent for the rest of the country.
6 MIN READ
‘We are expecting the worst’: Indian students remain stranded in Ukraine
Thousands of Indian students trapped in Ukrainian cities and at the border are desperately appealing to their government to evacuate them.
9 MIN READ
