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A woman and her child visit a Shiite shrine in Srinagar. The decline in militancy has seen Kashmiri women venture out more often. Many foreign militant outfits were always at odds with the liberal culture of Sufism that marked Kashmiri heritage. Numerous attempts were made to Talibanise Kashmiri society; one such was the 'dress code' that was sought to be imposed upon women in the valley.

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