Islam Women And Violence In Kashmir

Probably the first time a Kashmiri women rises above herself and her unfortunately limited role (particularly in these last two decades of violence, destruction and mayhem) and attempts to voice her opinion so emphatically. You will come to clearly understand through Nyla Khan's instructive style that a journey into Kashmir symbolizes a strange exaltation that is an undefinable quest but, like a torrential rainstorm, both cleansing and destructive. Agha Ashraf Ali (historian and veteran educator) Sadly, Kashmir has been captive, during the past sixty years, in the making of the myths of origin of India and Pakistan. Even more sadly, it now seems unable to resist the birth of a new creation myth of its own, which promises to replicate the efforts of its tormentors faithfully. Once a community experiences the trauma of state-formation at its expense, its capacity to envision a different kind of political arrangement weakens. Happily, the myth may not have yet gelled in Kashmir. This is where Nyla Ali Khan comes in. Ashis Nandy (political psychologist and sociologist of science)

Nyla Ali Khan, the granddaughter of the first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, gives an insider's analysis on the political and social turmoil that has eroded the ethos and fabric of Kasmiri culture. She monitors the effects of nationalist, militant, and religious discourses and praxes on a gender-based hierarchy.

This book traces how escalating religious fundamentalism and exclusionary nationalism have operated together in modern Kashmir to produce suppression of dissent, economic dysfunction, infrastructure collapse, mass displacements, political anarchy, and increasing repression of women. Throughout Kashmir today, burqa-clad women, fearful of attracting the notice of fundamentalist militants and Pakistan-trained terrorists, scurry past heavily armed Indian troops, barbed wire, and invasive searches. Khan documents how Kashmiri women and adolescent girls are routinely being subjected to a brutal new regime of humiliation, interrogation, torture, poverty, rape, and sex-trafficking by men on all sides of the conflict.

Kashmir has always been a land of great fascination and charm. Throughout the ages, Kashmir has drawn visitors from the remotest corners of the world. Kashmir is such a beautiful country blessed with such a good climate, huge mountains, gushing rivers and lakes rich for agriculture which have forced the people from abroad to visit this land. The Author G.T. Vigne who visited Kashmir Ladakh and Iskardo narrates the story of his experience during his travels in these regions.

Nyla Ali Khan, the granddaughter of the first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, gives an insider's analysis on the political and social turmoil that has eroded the ethos and fabric of Kasmiri culture. She monitors the effects of nationalist, militant, and religious discourses and praxes on a gender-based hierarchy.

"Discusses the role of women in militancy in Kashmir from a historical perspective"--Provided by publisher.

This book investigates agency in the historical resistance movement in Kashmir by initiating a fresh conversation about Muslim Kashmiri women. It exhibits Muslim women not merely as accidental victims but conscientious agents who choose to operate within the struggles of self-determination. The experience of victimization stimulates women to take control of their lives and press for change. Despite experiencing isolating political conditions, Kashmiri women do not internalize their supposed inferiority. The author shows that women’s struggles against patriarchy are at the heart of a very complex historical resistance to the Indian rule.

This book offers fresh and exciting new directions of inquiry into the highly contentious issue of conflict resolution in South Asia. By shifting its gaze from a politics of division mired in ethno-nationalisms into a healing and restorative focus, the author moves the dialogue forward into the realm of community, healing, and shared governance. The book analyzes the major constitutional and political missteps that have led to the current situation of violence and distrust in countries such as India and Pakistan, keeping the focus on Jammu and Kashmir. This monograph will appeal to a wide range of audiences including academics, researchers, graduate students interested in South Asian politics, development, trauma studies, and peace and conflict studies.