Secrets of the Kashmir Valley Quotes

“The fight is kept alive because organizations depend on it and because, on both sides, people are making a living. Smuggling goods. Selling arms. Lending money. Running camps. Running “charities.” Training vulnerable young men to believe that the way to feel important and useful is by killing and getting killed in a purported holy war.[111]”
― Farhana Qazi, Secrets of the Kashmir Valley: My journey through the conflict between India and Pakistan

“It should be noted that the Indian Army played its part by distributing emergency packages and directing people to safety.”
― Farhana Qazi, Secrets of the Kashmir Valley: My journey through the conflict between India and Pakistan

“Within weeks of his stay, Junaid witnessed the polarization of Pakistan and found a country unevenly divided by class, caste, and culture. As an Indian Kashmiri, Junaid was out of place.”
― Farhana Qazi, Secrets of the Kashmir Valley: My journey through the conflict between India and Pakistan

“An armed struggle almost never works.”
― Farhana Qazi, Secrets of the Kashmir Valley: My journey through the conflict between India and Pakistan