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The Winter of
ISLAM
and the Spring to Come KASHMIR
The Muslims of
Kashmir are waiting for
help
L ike many other Muslim peoples on
the continent of Asia, the people of
Kashmir spent the second half of
the twentieth century in a state of war and
conflict. The main reason why there has
been no peace or stability in Kashmir for
some 50 years is the oppression of the occu-
pying Indian administration.
Kashmir is an economically important
area of the world, with its gold, emerald
and ruby mines. Since this region under
Indian occupation lies high up in the moun-
tains, it is a strategic locale that can be used
to dominate the whole surrounding area.
That is why Kashmir, with its strategic im-
portance and underground wealth, has at-
tracted the attention of many nations
throughout history. However, the most im-
