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  • Kashmiri Muslims looks up at what is believed to be a relic of Prophet Mohammed's hair at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, May 25.   Since the 15th century, the Himalayan kingdom of Kashmir was known for its beauty and serenity. Everyone from Mughal emporors to British colonialists fell in love with its physical beauty.  Since 1989, it has been a state under siege, with both India and Pakistan laying claim to it. Human rights organizations say more than 80,000 have died in the 13 year old conflict. The Indian government says 40,000, but whatever the number, it has been mainly Kashmiri residents who have suffered as the two nuclear armed countries continue their proxy war.
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  • Kashmiri men pray inside the Jamia Masjid mosque during Ramadan in Srinagar, the summer capital of the state of Kashmir in India.  The United Nations called Kashmir the most dangerous place in the world for many years and the Guiness Book of World records named it the most militarized place in the world in 2009...
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  • Kashmiri men pray inside the Jama Masjid mosque during Ramadan in Srinagar, the summer capital of the state of Kashmir in India, November 20.  Kashmir has seen over 900 civilians killed this year and 1,765 wounded in a brutal conflict that the United Nations once called the most dangerous place in the world.
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  • A Kashmiri woman looks through a fence outside a graveyard to try and see an unidentified youth who was found killed in the streets of Srinagar, the summer capital of the Indian held state of Kashmir, April 3, 2002. Every Kashmiri citizen has been affected by this  tragic conflict which has been going on for over a decade.  Nearly a dozen militant groups are fighting New Delhi's rule. India accuses Pakistan of arming and training Islamic militants. Pakistan denies the charge and says it only offers moral and diplomatic support to Kashmiri separatists.
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  • A Muslim Kashmiri woman sits inside a shop with her children where traditional Islamic veils are made in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian held Kashmir. The shadowy group, Lashkar-e-Jabbar, also known as Allah's Army sent a letter to a local newspaper saying that Muslim Kashmiri women must adhere to the dress code or face acid attacks. The leader of the group also wrote, "if our members see any boy or girl or any illegal couple doing acts of immortality they will be killed there and then".The same group claimed responsibility for two acid attacks on women in Srinagar last year.
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  • KASHMIR,INDIA, JULY 29:  A Kashmiri boy studying in a madrassa sits on top of a crumbling Moghul mosque and watches his classmates play cricket on a quiet afternoon in Srinagar, the Indian-held summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, July 29, 2003. Since the 15th century, the Himalayan kingdom of Kashmir was known for its beauty and serenity. Everyone from Mughal emperors to British colonialists fell in love with its physical beauty.  Since 1989, it has been a state under siege, with both India and Pakistan laying claim to it. Human rights organizations say more than 80,000 have died in the 13-year-old conflict. The Indian government says 40,000, but whatever the number, it has been mainly Kashmiri residents who have suffered as the two nuclear armed countries fight a proxy war.
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  • A Muslim Kashmiri woman sits inside a shop with her children where traditional Islamic veils are made in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian held Kashmir. The shadowy group, Lashkar-e-Jabbar, also known as Allah's Army sent a letter to a local newspaper saying that Muslim Kashmiri women must adhere to the dress code or face acid attacks beginning on April 1, 2002. The leader of the group also wrote, "if our members see any boy or girl or any illegal couple doing acts of immortality they will be killed there and then".The same group claimed responisiblity for two acid attacks on women in Srinagar last year. Kashmir has been the center of the ongoing dispute between India and Pakistan since the region was partioned when the British left in 1947.
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  • KASHMIR,INDIA: A Kashmiri vegetable seller holds a Kashmiri Lotus flower at the early morning market in Dal Lake in Srinagar.  There has been less violence in Srinagar since a recent thaw in relations between nuclear-rivals India and Pakistan.  More than 38,000 people have died in Indian Kashmir since the eruption of the anti-Indian rebellion in 1989. Human rights groups and separatists put the toll twice as high.
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  • Kashmiri Muslims looks up at what is believed to be a relic of Prophet Mohammed's hair at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, the summer capital of the Indian held state of Jammu and Kashmir May 25, 2002. Today was the birthday of the Prophet and thousands of Kashmiris descended on the shrine to pray.
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  • KASHMIR,INDIA, JULY 25:  Kashmiri children enjoy some relief from the scalding temperatures with a swim in Dal Lake at the base of the Himalayas in Srinagar, the Indian held summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir July 25, 2003.  Islamic guerrillas have been fighting for independence of the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir since 1989 but for the first time in 13 years, Kashmiris living in Srinagar have enjoyed a fragile peace and rise in tourism.
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  • A Kashmiri child waits outside in a cordoned area along with hundreds of other villagers that were evacuated around 4 a.m. March 28, 2002 before a gun battle between a militant and Indian security forces broke out in Budgam district west of Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. The muslim militant hid in a mosque in a 20-hour siege. It was the fourth time in two months that separatists had sought refuge in a mosque in the Himalayan region. Nearly a dozen militant groups are fighting New Delhi's rule in Jammu and Kashmir. India accuses Pakistan of arming and training Islamic militants. Pakistan denies the charge and says it only offers moral and diplomatic support to Kashmiri separatists.
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  • A Kashmiri man paddles to a floating market in the early freezing temperatures before sunrise on Dal Lake in the summer capital of Kashmir, Srinagar India, November 24. In the background, echoing through the nearby mountains, gunshots and fighting could be heard. Kashmir was once a tourist hotspot but now vendors struggle to survive in a place that has seen nearly 1000 civilians killed this year alone and 1,765 wounded in a brutal conflict that the United Nations calls the most dangerous place in the world.
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  • KASHMIR,INDIA: A Kashmiri Muslim woman and her child visit a Shiite shrine in Srinagar, the Indian held summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir .  A sign reads that ladies are not allowed to enter the shrine after 6:30 p.m.  Islamic guerrillas have been fighting for independence of the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir since 1989, but for the first time in 13 years, Kashmiris living in Srinagar have enjoyed a fragile peace and boom in tourism.
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  • A Kashmiri woman prays inside Jamia Masjid mosque during afternoon prayers in Srinagar, the summer captial of the Indian held state of Jammu and Kashmir on May 24. Many Kashmiris are mourning the death of Abdul Ghani Lone, a leader of the All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference, Kashmir's main separatist alliance who was shot dead at a public meeting on Tuesday. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Kashmiri's walk in the famous Moghul gardens in Srinagar, the summer capital of the Indian held state of Jammu and Kashmir. Despite the heightening tensions and increasing threat of a full fledged war along the border between Pakistan and India, people here try to enjoy the moment and beauty of this valley located at the base of the Himalayas. (Ami Vitale
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  • SRINGAR:KASHMIR:MAY 1:  Kashmiri protesters raise their arms to show they are unarmed as they pass Indian security forces in the village of Sowtang in Budgam district, outside Srinagar, the Indian administered summer capital of Kashmir May 1, 2003. Hundreds of Kashmiris were protesting the death of  a 17- year-old student, Javed Ahmad Magray, who was allegedly taken from his home in the night by Indian security and killed in cold blood.
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  • SRINGAR,KASHMIR--MAY 1:  Kashmiri protesters fight with Indian security forces in the village of Sowtang in Budgam district, outside Srinagar, the Indian administered summer capital of Kashmir, May 1, 2003. Hundreds of Kashmiris were protesting the death of  a 17- year-old student, Javed Ahmad Magray, who was allegedly taken from his home in the night by Indian security and killed in cold blood.
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  • A Kashmiri  child visits a Sufi shrine in Srinagar, the Indian held summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.   Sufiism is a gentle brand of Islam that is mystical and considered by some to be a blend of Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam.  It has been gradually pushed aside my more fundamentalist forms of Islam orignating in Pakistan.
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  • PAMPORE, KASHMIR - SEPT. 30: Kashmiri villagers harvest rice near Pampore, a town outside of  Srinagar, the summer capital of Kashmir September 30, 2002. Many Kashmiris living in this region where the third stage of the vote is to take place say they need to work in the fields rather than vote since this is the time of harvesting.  More than 500 people have been killed in election related violence since they were announced August 2.
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  • KASHMIR,INDIA: Kashmiri girls gather water from a stream in Anantnag district of Kashmir, about 60 kilometers from Srinagar, the Indian held summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
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  • KASHMIR,INDIA, JULY 27:  Kashmiri  women dig out weeds from Dal Lake to feed to their cattle in Srinagar, the Indian held summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir July 27, 2003.  Dal Lake is extremely polluted and has not gotten much attention because of the conflict between Inda and Pakistan.   Islamic guerrillas have been fighting for independence of the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir since 1989 but for the first time in 13 years.
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  • A Kashmiri man paddles to a floating market in the early freezing temperatures before sunrise on Dal Lake in the summer capital of Kashmir, Srinagar India, November 24, 2001. In the background, echoing through the nearby mountains, gunshots and fighting could be heard. Kashmir was once a tourist hotspot but now vendors struggle to survive in a place that has seen nearly 1000 civilians killed this year alone and 1,765 wounded in a brutal conflict that the United Nations calls the most dangerous place in the world.  (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • Kashmiri men sell their vegetables at a floating market in the early hours before sunrise on Dal Lake in the troubled summer capital of Kashmir, Srinagar India, November 24, 2001. In the background, echoing through the nearby mountains, gunshots and fighting could be heard. Kashmir was once a tourist hotspot but now vendors struggle to survive in a place that has seen nearly 1000 civilians killed this year alone and 1,765 wounded in a brutal conflict that the United Nations calls the most dangerous place in the world.  (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • Thousands of Muslims from all over Kashmir visit Hazratbal, a Prophet's place, that houses a whisker, which Muslims believe comes from the Prophet's beard  for the holiday of Meiraj-ul-Aalam in  Srinagar, the summer capital of the Indian held state of Jammu and Kashmir October 5, 2002.   The relic, the whisker, is displayed before the devotees on important Islamic days.  Since the 15th century, the Himalayan kingdom of Kashmir was known for its beauty and serenity.   Since 1989, it has been a state under siege, with both India and Pakistan laying claim to it. Human rights organizations say more than 80,000 have died in a 13 year old conflict. The Indian goverenment says 40,000 but whatever the number, its been mainly Kashmiri residents who have suffered as the two nuclear armed countires continue their proxy war.
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  • An Indian baby displaced by the fighting along the Line of Control between Pakistan and India sleeps inside a police station in Samba in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, May 21, 2002. Fears of another war between India and Pakistan grow as a moderate Kashmiri leader, Abdul Gane Lone was shot by unidendified gunmen in Srinagar, India. Lone was one of the leaders of the All Party Hurriyat Conference, a group of political and religious parties that advocate Muslim-majority Kashmir's separation from predominantly Hindu India.
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  • Kashmiri men sell their vegetables at a floating market in the early hours before sunrise on Dal Lake in the troubled summer capital of Kashmir, Srinagar India, November 24, 2001. In the background, echoing through the nearby mountains, gunshots and fighting could be heard. Kashmir was once a tourist hotspot but now vendors struggle to survive in a place that has seen nearly 1000 civilians killed this year alone and 1,765 wounded in a brutal conflict that the United Nations calls the most dangerous place in the world.  (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • A Kashmiri man paddles to a floating market in the early freezing temperatures before sunrise on Dal Lake in the summer capital of Kashmir, Srinagar India, November 24. In the background, echoing through the nearby mountains, gunshots and fighting could be heard. Kashmir was once a tourist hotspot but now vendors struggle to survive in a place that has seen nearly 1000 civilians killed this year alone and 1,765 wounded in a brutal conflict that the United Nations calls the most dangerous place in the world.
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  • SRINAGAR, INDIA, MARCH 2, 2004:A Kashmiri Shiite Muslim holds his blood stained hands to his chest after flagellating himself in a procession in Srinagar, India March 2, 2004. Shiite Muslims all over the world  are mourning the slaying of Imam Hussain, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed who was killed by his political rivals along with 72 companions some 1300 years ago in Iran during the first month of the Islamic calender, called Muharram.
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  • Kashmiri children load themselves up in a rickshaw on their way back from school in the city of Srinagar   in  Kashmir during Ramadan November 21.  Kashmir has seen nearly 1000 civilians killed this year alone and 1,765 wounded in a brutal conflict that the United Nations calls the most dangerous place in the world.  (Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • A Kashmiri man prepares to take his canoe across Srinagar's Dal Lake in the troubled state of Kashmir Sunday, November 18, 2001.  Kashmir's beauty is unmatched and once had a thriving tourism industry but because of the war, it has come to a virtual and complete halt.  The war in Kashmir has been going on since 1989 when militant organizations chose to fight for secession from India and now the war in Afghanistan  has made the region even more volatile . (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • Kashmiri men sell their vegetables at a floating market in the early hours before sunrise on Dal Lake in the troubled summer capital of Kashmir, Srinagar India, November 24, 2001. In the background, echoing through the nearby mountains, gunshots and fighting could be heard. Kashmir was once a tourist hotspot but now vendors struggle to survive in a place that has seen nearly 1000 civilians killed this year alone and 1,765 wounded in a brutal conflict that the United Nations calls the most dangerous place in the world.  (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • BADGAM, INDIA, MARCH 10, 2004:A Kashmiri woman comforts her relative as they mourn the death of five people who were killed along with  48 who were injured, when a grenade exploded in the hands of a man who was seeking to extort money from a family in Badgam district of Kashmir, March 10, 2004.   Locals said the man was a former militant who was extorting money from villagers and thousands came out to mourn the deaths. Tens of thousands of people have died in Kashmir since the eruption of anti-Indian revolt in the region in 1989. Separatists put the toll at between 80,000 and 100,000.
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  • A Kashmiri man paddles to a floating market in the early freezing temperatures before sunrise on Dal Lake in the summer capital of Kashmir, Srinagar India, November 24. In the background, echoing through the nearby mountains, gunshots and fighting could be heard. Kashmir was once a tourist hotspot but now vendors struggle to survive in a place that has seen nearly 1000 civilians killed this year alone and 1,765 wounded in a brutal conflict that the United Nations calls the most dangerous place in the world.
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  • Kashmiri men try to keep warm in the bitter cold morning hours before sunrise as they sell their vegetables at a floating market on Dal Lake in the summer capital of Kashmir, Srinagar India, November 24, 2001. In the background, echoing through the nearby mountains, gunshots and fighting could be heard. Kashmir was once a tourist hotspot but now vendors struggle to survive in a place that has seen nearly 1000 civilians killed this year alone and 1,765 wounded in a brutal conflict that the United Nations calls the most dangerous place in the world.  (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • A Kashmiri man paddles to a floating market in the early freezing temperatures before sunrise on Dal Lake in the summer capital of Kashmir, Srinagar India, November 24, 2001. In the background, echoing through the nearby mountains, gunshots and fighting could be heard. Kashmir was once a tourist hotspot but now vendors struggle to survive in a place that has seen nearly 1000 civilians killed this year alone and 1,765 wounded in a brutal conflict that the United Nations calls the most dangerous place in the world.  (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • Kashmiri men sell their vegetables at a floating market in the early hours before sunrise on Dal Lake in the troubled summer capital of Kashmir, Srinagar India, November 24, 2001. In the background, echoing through the nearby mountains, gunshots and fighting could be heard. Kashmir was once a tourist hotspot but now vendors struggle to survive in a place that has seen nearly 1000 civilians killed this year alone and 1,765 wounded in a brutal conflict that the United Nations calls the most dangerous place in the world.  (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • A Kashmiri woman prays inside Dastigeer Sahib Shrine at the summer capital  of Srinagar in the Indian held state of Kashmir,  September 20, 2002. After the Friday afternoon prayers, protesters took to the streets to voice their feelings about the elections in Kashmir and Jammu and Kashmir police responded with tear gas and one arrest.
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  • Dheeraj Kohli, who was killed while working as a police officer by an unknown militant in a grenade attack on   is cremated March 31, in Jammu. At least 10 were killed and 18 injured after two militants went on a shooting spree and threw grenades in a temple and shopping district of the Indian state. Nearly a dozen militant groups are fighting New Delhi's rule in Jammu and Kashmir. India accuses Pakistan of arming and training Islamic militants. Pakistan denies the charge and says it only offers moral and diplomatic support to Kashmiri separatists. (Ami Vitale).
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  • Kashmiri youth scream "We want freedom" during a protest in the streets of Srinagar on September 24. Few people braved anti-poll violence in Kashmir's main city to vote in a state election after an early morning gun battle between Indian Border Security Forces and suspected Muslim militants.
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  • A boy sells toys on a bridge in central Srinigar in the Indian held state of Kashmir. Kashmir was once a tourist hot spot but since a militant movement began 12 years ago, the tourists have been replaced by soldiers. Despite the tension and constant threat of attacks most Kashmiri people manage to keep their dream of a peaceful future and a sense of humor.
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  • Kashmiris take a Sunday afternoon "shikari"  or gondola on Dal Lake with the Himalayas as a backdrop in Srinigar, February 10, 2002 in the Indian held state of Kashmir. India and Pakistan have already fought three wars over Kashmir and are the brink again as they amass their troops along the Line of Control. (Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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