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Photo of the Day: Gardening in Kashmir, India

A woman tends to her land in Kashmir, India on October 5, 2012. (patrikmloeff/Flickr)
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A woman tends to her land in Kashmir, India on October 5, 2012. (patrikmloeff/Flickr)

December 24th by Boruo Chen | Comments

Photo of the Day: Waning Beauty of Dal Lake in Kashmir

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A woman rows her shikara through the heavily polluted waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir on May 20, 2012. (Jarjan/Flickr)

June 7th by Nadia Rasul | Comments

Kashmir: A Case for Self-Determination

L to R: Arundhati Roy, Pankaj Mishra, Mohamad Junaid and Philip Oldenburg in New York City on November 11, 2011.
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Over the years, Asia Society has had a proud tradition of being an open forum for ideas on important and sometimes controversial issues — such as the one that has vexed South Asia for more than 60 years.

November 15th by Annie Ali Khan | Comments

Mishra: Kashmir "Doomed to a Very Long Silence"

An Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard in front of a wall bearing the grafitti 'Gaza Strip' during an undeclared curfew in Srinagar on May 21, 2011. Authorities in restive Indian Kashmir placed separatist leaders under house arrest to thwart a rally marking the anniversaries of the killing of two of the independence movement's key figures. (Rouf Bhat/AFP/Getty Images)
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Authors Arundhati Roy and Pankaj Mishra appeared at Asia Society in New York to discuss their new book Kashmir: The Case for Freedom. Roy stated: "The word has gotten out … many more Indians are now aware and uncomfortable about participating in this occupation." But has the word truly "gotten out"? And do all sides view this as an "occupation"?

November 14th by Andrew Billo | Comments

Photo of the Day: Celebrating Eid in Nepal

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A Nepalese Muslim performs Eid al-Adha morning prayers at the Kashmiri Mosque in Kathmandu on November 7, 2011. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

November 7th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Mohsin Din on Kids, Kashmir and 'Controlled Chaos'

Mohsin Din at the Asia Society New York on Oct. 17, 2011. (Noah McLaurine)
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Teaching ten-year-olds in Kashmir film, photography and music via a series of workshops called the "Lollipops Crown Project" is an initiative led by American-Kashmiri artist and Fulbright scholar Mohsin Din to empower disadvantaged youth in the Muslim world through the arts.

October 18th by Annie Ali Khan | Comments

Photo of the Day: Kashmiri Fisherman Braces for Cold

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Thousands of homeless people are seeking refuge from the cold wave that has killed 160 people in India.

January 11th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Photo of the Day: Gearing Up for Winter in Kashmir

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A winter scene on the outskirts of Srinagar.

December 17th by | Comments

Spotlight on Indian-Administered Kashmir

A Kashmiri protester holds a banner during an anti-India rally in Srinagar on September 11, 2010. The Muslim-majority Kashmir valley has been rocked by unrest since a teenage student was killed by a police tear-gas shell on June 11. (Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images)
Policy Anti-Indian separatists in Kashmir are taking the streets to protest the Indian government's control over the region as skirmishes have left 66 civilians killed by Indian authorities since the protests first began in June.
September 13th by | Comments

Eid Celebrated With Mixed Feelings This Year

Indonesian female Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayers at Bali's Bajra Sandhi monument and park in Denpasar on September 10, 2010 marking the end of holy month of Ramadan. (Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP/Getty Images)
Lifestyle Not all Muslim countries in Asia are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr this year. Deadly flooding in Pakistan and violence in Indian-administered Kashmir have set a somber mood this holiday season.
September 10th by | Comments

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