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    • Posts Tagged ‘faith’

    'Declining Faith' a Reason for Rising Suicides in Kashmir

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    SRINAGAR: Declining religious values, lack of religious education and conflict related stress are the main reasons behind Kashmir's alarming rise in suicide cases, a study has said. “I am not referring to the decline in the practice of religion but faith,” says a noted Kashmiri psychiatrist, Dr Arshad Hussain, whose study has revealed that the decline of religious values among Kashmiri Muslims is a major factor that has prompted people to take the extreme step. “During the study, I found that despite suffering...

    Posted 35 days ago.

    Kashmir couple's quest of 70-years for Hajj

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      MINA , Oct 29: Muhammad and Saafya from Kashmir have had to wait for 70 years before performing Haj because they did not have enough money. They spent the last 70 years of their life saving money for the journey of the lifetime. Now in their 90s, they put their savings inside a red box that had come to be known among their relatives and friends as the box of lifetime journey. Saafiya said she and her husband did not have any children and they have lived alone. When her husband Muhammad proposed to her...

    Posted 203 days ago.

    A devout Muslim battles to save Hindu temples in Kashmir

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    Ishfaq-ul-Hassan SRINAGAR, July 30: Inside his king-size office, the Bhagavad Gita and the holy Quran rest side-by-side. On the floor, the prayer-mat bifurcates the namaz enclosure from the main office area. Meet Molvi Aijaz, a devout Muslim, who has set an example of communal harmony by taking on the powerful land mafia to save Hindu temple land property from being gobbled-up in Kashmir. The 57-year-old lawyer has filed hundreds of petitions in various courts trying to save the temple...

    Posted 294 days ago.

    The fight for Kashmir’s soul

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    By Riyaz Wani SRINAGAR, March 24: A colourful  procession stretched a mile long along the picturesque Dal lake. A truck carrying preachers in green turbans was followed by thousands of faithfuls waving green flags. Some people were busy at makeshift kitchens on the roadside where tehri (turmeric-dyed rice), salt tea and kehwa were served to the devotees. The occasion was not a political rally but the celebration of Eid Milad (Prophet’s birthday) on 12 February. Organised by...

    Posted 422 days ago.