Kashmir

Assalamu alaikum:

As we all prepare for Eid, millions of Kashmiris are on lockdown in their own homes, with the Indian army being ordered to shoot them on sight if they step out.

India is invading Kashmir which it already occupies.

Kashmir is the responsibility of all Muslims, and we must speak out against the atrocities and demand a fair settlement of the issue. Here are some suggested strategies focused on educating others about Kashmir.

Human rights abuses have been a part of the campaign of the Indian army against Muslim Kashmiris, particularly after 1990. The oppression has been manifested in the following types of human rights abuses: “disappearances”, torture, rape and molestation of Muslim women.

In the Indian-held Kashmir - atrocities against Muslims have been, and are being, perpetrated with no fear of a corrective international response. To date, no one power or combination of powers has blown the whistle.

Kashmir is in the heart of Asia, with historical links to both South and Central Asia. Surrounded by Pakistan, Afghanistan, China and India.