Daughters of the Nation
Dukhtaran-e-Millat
Also known asDaughters of the Faith
LeaderAsiya Andrabi
Dates of operation1993 – present
MotivesImposition of Islamic law in Kashmir, secession of Jammu and Kashmir from India
Active regionsJammu and Kashmir
IdeologyIslamism
Jihadism
Separatism
Political positionFar-right
StatusActive designated as a terrorist organisation by:
 India

Dukhtaran-e-Millat (transl. Daughters of the Nation; abbreviated as DeM) is an all-women outfit that advocates for jihad to establish Islamic law in Kashmir and for the secession of Jammu and Kashmir from India.[1] It is a front organisation of the Hizbul Mujahideen, a jihadist militant group.[2][3]

The group was founded in 1987, and is headed by Asiya Andrabi, a "Islamic feminist".[4] During the Kashmir militancy in the early 1990s, the group issued threats to women not wearing a face veil and burqa, some of whom became victims of acid attacks.[5]

The Government of India has designated it as a terrorist organisation and it remains banned as of 2018. [6]

References

  1. ^ Dukhtaran-e-Millat. satp.org
  2. ^ Behera, Navnita Chadha (2006), Demystifying Kashmir, Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, p. 154, ISBN 978-0-8157-0860-5
  3. ^ Swami, Praveen (13 March 1999). "The revival of communalism". Frontline, The Hindu. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ An Islamic Feminist: Asiya Andrabi and the Dukhtaran-e-Millat of Kashmir Francesca Marino, Journal of South Asia Women Studies, Vol. 12 Nº. 1 (3 December 2010)
  5. ^ Schofield, Victoria (2003) [2000], Kashmir in Conflict, London and New York: I. B. Taurus & Co, pp. 173–174, ISBN 978-1860648984
  6. ^ "List of Banned Organisations". Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI. Government of India. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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