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Self-Sacrifice in the Qur'an's Moral Teachings

international pressure and embargos because it continues to support
the Kashmiris.
After the partition of India into India, East Pakistan (now
Bangladesh), and West Pakistan (now Pakistan), Kashmir was divided
between India and Pakistan. Ever since, the Indian portion of this pre-
dominantly Muslim state has been an occupied land. In 1947, 1965, and
1971 three massive attempts were made to eradicate the Kashmiri
Muslims, who were determined to throw off the Indian yoke. Tens of
thousands of them were killed, and more than 4,000 women were
raped and tortured. Religious schools were closed. After 1990, the
Indian occupation became increasingly severe. Civilians were arrested
and tortured to death, houses were burned, defenseless people were
assaulted, and schools and newspapers were closed. Not content with
these armed assaults, New Delhi even used dams employed for agri-
cultural purposes to torture Muslims: The reservoirs behind the dams
would be filled with water and, when the monsoons came, the gates
would be opened so that Azad Kashmir (the Pakistani part) and
Pakistan below would be inun-
dated. This practice killed thou-
sands of people, caused great
destruction, and engendered a
refugee problem.
But there is even more.
Various propaganda conceals the
reality of oppression and torture
afflicted on innocent people so
that the whole world remains
silent in the face of these atroci-
ties. The human rights reports

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