Dukhtaran-e-Millat (;

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as DeM) is an all-women outfit that advocates for

jihad Jihad (; ar, جهاد, jihād ) is an Arabic word which literally means "striving" or "struggling", especially with a praiseworthy aim. In an Islamic context, it can refer to almost any effort to make personal and social life conform with Go ...

to establish

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in Kashmir and for the secession of Jammu and Kashmir from India. The group was founded in 1987, and is headed by

Asiya Andrabi Asiya Andrabi is a Kashmiri separatist and founding leader of Dukhtaran-e-Millat . This group is part of the separatist organisation All Parties Hurriyat Conference in the Kashmir valley. Government of India has declared it as a "banned organiz ...

, a self-described "

Islamic feminist Islamic feminism is a form of feminism concerned with the role of women in Islam. It aims for the full equality of all Muslims, regardless of gender, in public and private life. Islamic feminists advocate women's rights, gender equality, and soci ...

".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) The

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has designated it as a terrorist organisation and it remains banned as of 2018.

References

1987 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir separatist movement Organisations designated as terrorist by India Jihadist groups in Jammu and Kashmir {{terrorism-stub