After more than three decades, thousands of Shia Muslims marched through Indian-administered Kashmir’s city of Srinagar to mark Muharram
Kashmiri Shia Muslims carry a Holy Quran during a Muharram procession in Srinagar on Thursday.
Some carried copies of the Quran to protest recent public desecrations of the Islamic holy book in Sweden and Denmark. Authorities said the lifting of the ban comes as the overall security situation has improved in the region in recent years.The lifting of the ban came after a series of talks between Shia leaders and government officials. Authorities imposed a series of conditions, including that participants should not use “anti-national slogans or propaganda” or “disrespect any national symbol.”
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