Category: Shehla Rashid in Print
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| April 12, 2013 | Posted by Shehla Rashid under Kashmir, Media Gag in Kashmir, Politics, Shehla Rashid in Print |
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We ignore the problem till it stares us in the face
| January 4, 2013 | Posted by Shehla Rashid under Kashmir, Politics, Shehla Rashid in Print, Women |
A version of this article appeared in a local daily, Rising Kashmir When I was in the seventh grade, I used to go a neighbouring colony (or “lane” as we call it) to attend tuition classes. I could hardly, if ever, find teachers who impressed me. This time I did. On my way I would often get…
Defiance as triumph
| August 11, 2012 | Posted by Shehla Rashid under Islam, Politics, Shehla Rashid in Print, Women |
[fblike] (This piece appeared in Greater Kashmir on 11th August, 2012) Two weeks back, I was part of a certain delegation that visited the Karnataka Legislature (aka Vidhana Soudha) in order to gain an understanding of its working. We spotted ex-CM Yeddyurappa and observed him as he spoke but we couldn’t understand much as the business…
When do we stop bullying our women?
| July 23, 2012 | Posted by Shehla Rashid under Kashmir, Shehla Rashid in Print, Women |
[fblike] We suppress them, we torture them, we abuse them; yet we expect them to be obedient, modest and quiet. Being a woman in Kashmir means that you have to face to harassment on a daily basis, yet be quiet about it. You are an epitome of patience, modesty and subservience; complaining about your…
A desire to design
| June 11, 2012 | Posted by Shehla Rashid under Fashion, Kashmir, Shehla Rashid in Print |
With the launch of Kashmir’s first designer clothing store at Raj Bagh, Zubair Kirmani, a Delhi-based Kashmiri designer, has made his entry into this blue ocean market of the valley. He has been nominated for the Woolmark International Prize. He speaks to Shehla Rashid about his motivation, vision and future plans. KL: What inspired you…
Sufism On, Extremism Gone
| June 11, 2012 | Posted by Shehla Rashid under Kashmir, Politics, Shehla Rashid in Print |
[fblike] Quite a few years back, it was politically fashionable to talk about “Kashmiriyat” – the simplistic assumption that Hindus and Muslims in Kashmir have coexisted peacefully for centuries (without any particular emphasis on the social and economic compulsions that forced such coexistence). The government would issue radio and TV ads asking people to…
Objects of Desire
| May 8, 2012 | Posted by Shehla Rashid under Fashion, Kashmir, Shehla Rashid in Print |
[fblike] They are flaunted before tourists as a part of Kashmiri culture, but how many Kashmiris actually treasure their jeweled traditions? analyses Shehla Rashid who asks, “are these remnants of a lost civilization, or lost elements of a civilization?”
Cinemas and liquor won’t bring peace
| January 2, 2012 | Posted by Shehla Rashid under Kashmir, Politics, Shehla Rashid in Print |
JUST DAYS ago, the media widely reported that Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, President of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference and father of the incumbent chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, had remarked that, ‘Cinemas and liquor shops should reopen in Kashmir to give more options to tourists…
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