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Home Sweet Houseboat: Many Wouldn’t Trade Kashmiri Waterway Life for a Place on Land
Home Sweet Houseboat: Many Wouldn’t Trade Kashmiri Waterway Life for a Place on Land
Small wooden canoes are used to travel longer distances on Dal Lake and the Jhelum River. This is a popular mode of transport for people who live on houseboats. Raihana Maqbool, GPJ Indian-administered Kashmir
SRINAGAR, INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR — There have been houseboats on Kashmir’s rivers and lakes since colonial times, and the floating dwellings, some of which emphasize luxury, are big…
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Refugees from Violence in Myanmar Face Threats in Northern India
Refugees from Violence in Myanmar Face Threats in Northern India
About half of the 14,000 Rohingya refugees known to be living in India are in and around Jammu, a city in a contested area near India’s northern tip. They fled Myanmar to escape extreme anti-Muslim violence, but they’re facing similar sentiments now in Jammu.
JAMMU, INDIA — Abdul Salam, 25, came to this contested mountain region at the intersection of Pakistan and India to escape anti-Muslim…
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The Kashmiri Girls Who Are Conquering Slopes and Breaking Stereotypes By Shining In Alpine Skiing
The Kashmiri Girls Who Are Conquering Slopes and Breaking Stereotypes By Shining In Alpine Skiing
Raihana Maqbool
In spite of facing challenges like lack of infrastructure support and encouragement from the government, these young girls from Kashmir are shining in the male-dominated sport of Alpine skiing, and bagging laurels nationally as well as internationally! Read along to know how they are doing it, and about their dreams and aspirations.
Young Kashmiri girls, who have now excelled…
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About Me Hi, I'm Raihana, Writer, Journalist, Foodie, Explorer. Based in Indian Administered Kashmir. Intrigued by writing, travelling, photography, armchair philosophy, and even better conversations.
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Amid pro-independence protests, violence and a curfew imposed by Indian police and other forces, dozens of “curfew schools,” equipped with borrowed or donated furniture and materials, are replacing regular schools that have been shuttered since early July. In community centers, mosques and private homes, volunteers — both experienced teachers and educated young people — instruct students.
https://globalpressjournal.com/asia/indian-administered_kashmir/turmoil-rips-kashmir-curfew-schools-take-place-closed-institutions/
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Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder
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