Stories by Gowhar Geelani

Gowhar Geelani is the author of Kashmir: Rage and Reason. A broadcast journalist and commentator based in Srinagar, Geelani works for Germany’s public broadcaster, Deutsche Welle. He is also a Chevening Fellow and a Munich Young Leader and is a Kashmir affairs expert.

BJP sees August 5 as a Hindu conquest of Muslims in India and Kashmir

What happened on August 5 last year has significantly altered Kashmir's political landscape.
Updated 06 Aug, 2020 08:59am

Pro-Delhi politics in Kashmir faced a credibility crisis. Post-August 5, it stands demolished

Besides feeling humiliated, pro-Delhi politicians are perhaps also grieving over the loss of certain privileges that they enjoyed.
Updated 09 Aug, 2020 12:18pm

A TALE OF TWO MUDASIRS

AN extraordinary video message was forwarded by many Kashmiris via WhatsApp last Friday (July 27). In the video a...
Updated 06 Aug, 2018 11:30am

FOOTPRINTS: WHAT WEAPONS CAN’T KILL

THE devastating news came first in worried whispers, and then in an official confirmation: Syed Shujaat Bukhari had...
Published 24 Jun, 2018 07:04am

Assault on faith and culture in India-held Kashmir

The bone-chilling videos show blood splattered on the floor of Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid.
Updated 27 May, 2018 09:17am

Situationer: ‘Will they kill us again after a month'

Rights activists accuse New Delhi of being “selective in choosing what suits its interests”.
Updated 18 May, 2018 09:10am

Footprints: Occupied-Kashmir's new normal

Kashmir appears to be perfect if one were to talk about its natural beauty. But there is also a hell in this paradise.
Updated 27 Sep, 2018 08:52am

Is militancy returning to Srinagar?

Police say social media has emerged as a powerful tool for recruitment of youth in militant outfits post-Burhan era.
Updated 30 Apr, 2018 08:26am

KASHMIRI STRUGGLE VIEWED THROUGH GENDER LENS

It is equally important to view Kashmir’s armed struggle through a gender lens to hear diverse voices of women
Updated 16 Apr, 2018 08:18am

Indian ban on Pakistani TV channels in held Kashmir hits too close to home for some

Many entertainment, food and cuisine and sports channels beamed from Pakistan are a huge hit in most Kashmiri homes.
Updated 08 May, 2017 08:24pm

NON-FICTION: PROVOCATIVE OPINIONS

Husain Haqqani’s book, while advocating pragmatism over ideology, glosses over important elements
Updated 25 Apr, 2017 11:52pm

Facebook under fire over Kashmir killings gag

Facebook user accounts criticising civilian killings or supporting Kashmir’s struggle are being temporarily suspended.
Updated 21 Jul, 2016 04:47pm

Politics and Gilgit-Baltistan: Genuine concern, rhetoric or a romantic view?

Kashmiri politicians have accused Pakistan of being “inconsistent” over its “wavering” stand on Kashmir dispute.
Published 17 Feb, 2016 04:42pm

Is pro-Pakistan sentiment in Kashmir still alive?

Some say there is no dearth of people in Kashmir feeling frustrated over Pakistan’s “inconsistent Kashmir policy”.
Updated 05 Feb, 2016 09:10pm

Of frozen media mindsets

A journalist should under no circumstances become a government’s stenographer or an activist of a certain cause.
Published 03 Aug, 2015 11:49am

Yasin Malik to boycott 'Eid Milan'

Yasin Malik had convened a meeting of his party members to take a final decision on attending ‘Eid Milan’
Published 17 Jul, 2015 04:56pm

Kashmiri leaders divided over Eid Milan invitation

SRINAGAR: Pro-freedom leaders in India-held Jammu and Kashmir are united in registering their strong protest over ...
Published 17 Jul, 2015 06:18am

Hurriyat remains divided over Eid Milan invitation

The Pakistani High Commission had earlier invited the resistance Kashmiri leadership for an Iftar party on July 4.
Published 16 Jul, 2015 05:40pm

Kashmiri leaders irked by omission of Kashmir from Ufa statement

Pro-freedom leaders in India-held Kashmir are “disappointed” at the omission of the Kashmir issue from the statement.
Published 16 Jul, 2015 06:22am

By banning ‘India’s Daughter’, India has committed international suicide: Leslee Udwin

She speaks her heart out in an exclusive interview with Gowhar for Dawn.com in London about the making of her film.
Updated 04 Apr, 2015 01:01pm

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