Sunday Sign of Hope 7/23/06
Gun-toting women take on militants
Everyone has their limits.
From The Hindu:
Women in this terrain of the Pir Panjal mountains have found a way to combat militancy — they have taken to the gun. Giving a different dimension to anti-militancy operations women are increasingly enlisting themselves in Village Defence Committees (VDCs) and getting trained in the use of weapons.
This is also being seen as a revolt against the societal curbs imposed by religious extremists and militants in the last few years.
And, each household has a tale to tell as to why they have resorted to this.
Gulzar Bi's son went missing five years ago. Thirteen-year-old Mohammed Yasin was recruited by a militant commander. Her pleas to get him back went in vain. "Tell me what is the alternative before me. I have lost my son but I would never allow them to harm the rest of my family," she says.
Everyone has their limits.
From The Hindu:
Women in this terrain of the Pir Panjal mountains have found a way to combat militancy — they have taken to the gun. Giving a different dimension to anti-militancy operations women are increasingly enlisting themselves in Village Defence Committees (VDCs) and getting trained in the use of weapons.
This is also being seen as a revolt against the societal curbs imposed by religious extremists and militants in the last few years.
And, each household has a tale to tell as to why they have resorted to this.
Gulzar Bi's son went missing five years ago. Thirteen-year-old Mohammed Yasin was recruited by a militant commander. Her pleas to get him back went in vain. "Tell me what is the alternative before me. I have lost my son but I would never allow them to harm the rest of my family," she says.
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