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The basis of this struggle is a contest of ideas to be waged against
all kinds of cruelty, conflict, and the atheist philosophies that provide
the foundation for disorder. In this struggle, the basis of all peace, har-
mony and love, namely people's consciences, will be stirred into action
and innocent people delivered from suffering. Allah has revealed the
glad tidings of the outcome of this struggle:
Rather We hurl the truth against falsehood and it cuts right through
it and it vanishes clean away! Woe without end for you for what you
portray! (Surat al-Anbiya': 18)

Cruelty Ignored by the World
The fact that India could carry out such a heinous policy of oppres-
sion in Kashmir for over 50 years is the result of overt and covert sup-
port it has received from some circles in the West. Muslims in Kashmir
were abandoned to the oppressive regime of the Hindus as a result of
U.N. decisions, which were mostly not even put into practice. The pop-
ulation of Kashmir is overwhelmingly Muslim. Its fight for freedom
and the rightful support lent by Pakistan were undermined by the un-
just policies of some Western circles.
While some circles in Europe try to ignore the question of Kashmir
as much as possible, a certain part of the American media report the
issue to the world community subjectively. Close examination show
that some U.S. dailies seldom touch on the savagery in Kashmir. On the

rare occasions that they do, the situation is portrayed as one of "putting
down an internal rebellion in a part of India." For example, on Jan. 22,
1990, the New York Times carried an opinion piece accusing Pakistan of
supporting so-called "separatist" Muslim groups in Kashmir which
damaged stability in the country and that this had caused an outrage in
Pakistan. 20 It is possible to see subjective comments of this kind
throughout the Western media.
Indian pressure in the region and moves towards assimilation
have grown worse in recent years. There exist "fanatical Hindu groups"
that the government says it is unable to control, although everyone