Kashmir
Police break up Muslim gathering in Kashmir, dozens detained
By Associated Press — August 9, 2022
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Muharram is among the holiest months for Shiites across the world and includes large processions of mourners beating their chests while reciting elegies and chanting slogans to mourn the death of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Hussein and 72 companions in the battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq.
Thousands rescued at flood-hit Hindu pilgrimage in Kashmir
By Associated Press — July 11, 2022
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Officials said about 15,000 devotees were moved to safer locations and at least five dozen injured were administered first aid at base camp hospitals set up for the pilgrimage, which is undertaken by hundreds of thousands of Hindus from across India.
In Kashmir, ‘conscious music’ tests India’s limits on speech
By Sheikh Saaliq and Aijaz Hussain — July 5, 2022
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A new musical tradition blends progressive Sufi rock with hip-hop in an assertive expression of political aspirations.
Minority Hindu Kashmiris protest killing of community member
By Aijaz Hussain — May 13, 2022
(AP) — Scores of the region’s minority Hindus, locally known as Pandits, took to the streets, blocking roads and demanding that Rahul Bhat's killers be brought to justice.
In Kashmir, closed mosque belies India’s religious freedom
By Aijaz Hussain — December 16, 2021
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian authorities see the mosque as a trouble spot — a nerve center for protests and clashes that challenge India's sovereignty over the disputed Kashmir region.
Wave of killings triggers memories of dark past in Kashmir
By Aijaz Hussain — October 20, 2021
Police blamed rebel group The Resistance Front, or TRF, for the killings. The region’s top police officer Dilbag Singh described the attacks as a “conspiracy to create terror and communal rift.”
Indian police detain hundreds amid violence in Kashmir
By Associated Press — October 11, 2021
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Government forces have detained at least 500 people in a sweeping crackdown in Indian-controlled Kashmir, local officials said Sunday, following a string of suspected militant attacks and targeted killings in the disputed region. Assailants fatally shot three Hindus and a Sikh person in the region’s main city of Srinagar this week […]
Muslims mark Eid al-Adha holiday in pandemic’s shadow
By Mariam Fam — July 20, 2021
CAIRO (AP) — “It’s going to be the first Eid in my life I don’t hug and kiss my mum and dad.”
Officials now say no ban on animal sacrifice in Kashmir
By Associated Press — July 16, 2021
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday said there is no ban on the sacrifice of animals during the upcoming Islamic Eid al-Adha holiday, a day after the government asked law enforcers to stop the sacrifice of cows, calves, camels and other animals. G.L. Sharma, a senior government official, said the earlier […]
India police jail 21 Kashmiris amid pro-Palestinian rallies
By Aijaz Hussain — May 15, 2021
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police said in a statement they were keeping a "close watch on elements who are attempting to leverage the unfortunate situation in Palestine to disturb public peace and order" in Kashmir.
Meet Kashmir’s ‘Midnight Drummers,’ keeping alive an age-old Ramadan tradition
By Majid Maqbool — May 12, 2021
SRINAGAR, Kashmir (RNS) — Locally known as Sahar Khawan, the drummers walk miles in the pre-dawn hours of Ramadan mornings, beating their drums and announcing Sehri time for observing Muslims.
Kashmir’s lockdown at one year: A region’s alienation turns to betrayal
By Riyaz Wani — August 7, 2020
(RNS) — Kashmir's loss of autonomy has now taken on a larger figurative dimension: It is also about betrayal of trust, political disempowerment and a deep sense of humiliation.
Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions
By Samy Magdy and Lee Keath — April 21, 2020
BAHTIM, Egypt (AP) — As Ramadan begins later this week, Muslims around the world are trying to maintain the cherished rituals of Islam's holiest month without further spreading the outbreak.
What Trump should have told India’s Modi this week
By Ellis Heasley — February 25, 2020
(RNS) — President Trump has made freedom of religion a focus of his administration. In his India visit, he may find that India’s religious minorities have their own stories to tell about an increasingly hostile environment, if he will only listen.
Interfaith group urges congressman to skip Texas rally for India’s prime minister
By Alejandra Molina — September 17, 2019
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — An event, dubbed 'Howdy, Modi!,' is being held amid reports of violence and intimidation by Indian soldiers in Kashmir villages.
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