Basharat Amin

2 weeks ago | kashmirtimes.com | Basharat Amin

The narrow and shrunken lane of Mecca Masjid Chowk (Mecca mosque square) in Jammu bustled with the usual chaos – shouts of vendors, the chatter of customers. Gouramya, a 40-year-old Rohingya Muslim refugee, stood at his modest vegetable stall negotiating over a bunch of spinach with a customer when a police party suddenly approached him. “It was around 3.00 PM on May 1, 2025, when the police came suddenly and told me to come with them.

4 weeks ago | kashmirtimes.com | Basharat Amin

SHOPIAN (Kashmir): At the crowded bus stand in Shopian, a tempo came to a slow halt. The vehicle, dusty due to long ride via Mughal Road, carried with it more than a dozen passengers, and stories of disruption and uncertainties. A weary-looking young man stepped out, struggling to unload their luggage from the van, while two visibly stressed young women stood nearby, busy on their phones, speaking to someone.

1 month ago | kashmirtimes.com | Basharat Amin

“Hum hi ko qatil kahe gi dunya, hamara hi qatl-e aam hogaHum hi kunwe khodte phirien ge, hum pe hi paani haram hoga” (We will be murdered, yet we will be labeled murderers. We will dig the wells, yet we will be forbidden from the waters.)This haunting couplet accompanies a poignant reflection on a social media post, lamenting the vilification of Kashmiri Muslims and the lack of recognition of their grief and sympathies for the victims of the heinous Pahalgam attack.

1 month ago | timesheadline.in | Basharat Amin

Reading time : 1 minutesSixteen-year-old Rubeena, once known for posing with her pet rabbit, emerges as a symbol of courage and compassion in the wake of the Pahalgam massacre that claimed 27 lives By Basharat AminAs gunshots shattered the serene afternoon air in the lush meadows of Baisaran, five kilometres from Pahalgam hill town, panic gripped the visitors.

1 month ago | kashmirtimes.com | Basharat Amin

PAHALGAM (South Kashmir):As gunshots shattered the serene afternoon air in the lush meadows of Baisaran on Tuesday, five kilometres from Pahalgam hill town, panic gripped the visitors. But in that moment of terror, a teenager from a nearby Gujjar settlement rose above the fear, becoming an unlikely heroine in the face of horror. Rubeena, 16, known as the “Rabbit Girl of Kashmir” for offering her pet bunny to tourists for a few rupees per photo, found herself at the heart of an unfolding tragedy.