TY - BOOK AU - Khan, Nyla Ali. TI - Islam, Women, and Violence in Kashmir: : Between India and Pakistan T2 - Comparative feminist studies SN - 9781137582331 U1 - 305.486 KHA PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - : Palgrave Macmillan KW - Muslim women--India--Jammu and Kashmir KW - Sex discrimination against women--India--Jammu and Kashmir N2 - Islam, Women, and Violence in Kashmir: Between India and Pakistan examines the political conflict in Kashmir through the lenses of gender, religion, nationalism, and violence. The author analyzes how political upheaval, militarization, and competing nationalist discourses have affected the lives of Kashmiri women and transformed social and cultural relations in the region. The book explores themes such as cultural syncretism in Kashmir, political conflict, militarization, gendered violence, and the negotiation of identity, community, and nationhood. It argues that women are not merely victims of conflict but active participants in shaping social and political responses to violence and instability ER -