Music is a universal language . It was banned under Taliban rule . People of India should be careful about these islamic fundamentalists . Otherwise they will try to make it another afganistan , atleast among muslim women. Madness in individuals is very rare . But madness in religion is very very common . Sreenivas
--- On Mon, 4/2/13, Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: From: Sukla Sen <[email protected]> Subject: [GreenYouth] Re: After threats, Valley's first all-girl rock band stops live shows To: "Moderates Google's Group.210811 joined on invitation.." <[email protected]>, [email protected], "greenyouth" <[email protected]>, "Free Binayak Sen" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, 4 February, 2013, 12:52 PM http://ibnlive.in.com/news/fatwa-against-girl-band-jk-group-says-women-should-not-sing-in-public/370655-3-245.html Fatwa against girl band, J&K group says women should not sing in public JAMMU AND KASHMIR, Updated Feb 04, 2013 at 12:12pm IST Mufti Islah, CNN-IBN Jammu: After facing threats, Kashmir's first all girls music band is now facing a fatwa from Muslim clerics. Kashmir's Grand Mufti has condemned the rock band and issued a fatwa against them, saying music is bad for the society and women must be under a veil at all times. The senior cleric has also called for women in the country to wear the veil at all times and said that women performing in public is the reason for increasing number of sexual assaults. Earlier there were threats against the music band Pragaash. Mufti Maulana Bashir-U-Din said, "Girls are responsible for the rape. They should be in their limits. They must wear the veil at all times. They can sing inside their homes. They shouldn't sing in public. They are giving bad signals to men." After the media reported the incident, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had ordered a probe. The band comprises three class X students. The girls first made news when they performed in public in December 2012, even winning awards. The band members said that they had to call it quits after they received online threats from conservatives. In fact, on their Facebook page, one of the band members wrote that their worried parents were putting pressure on them to shun music once and for all. The girls hit headlines when they first performed at the annual 'Battle of the Bands' competition in December 2012 and won the best performance award. The three girls have also been barred by their parents from speaking to the media. Venting his anger, Omar had tweeted, "I hope these talented young girls will not let a handful of morons silence them." Meanwhile, the owner of the music academy where the girls have been undergoing training, said, "There has been a wicked campaign against the girls ever since they made their maiden appearance in public on December 26." He said some people who were not happy over the progress of the youth in the valley were behind such campaign. "Whenever a new thing happens in a society especially related to music and fashion, such things happen," he added. With Additional Inputs from PTI On 2 February 2013 20:52, Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/after-threats-valleys-first-allgirl-rock-band-stops-live-shows/1068212/ After threats, Valley's first all-girl rock band stops live shows Mir Ehsan , RIFFAT MOHIDIN : Sat Feb 02 2013, 03:12 hrs They called their band 'Pragaash' — to mean from darkness to light. Kashmir's first all-girl rock group is now struggling to find some of that hope. Following threats and criticism on social networking sites, its three Class 10 members have decided to stop live performances in the Valley for some time. Farah Deeba, Aneka Khalid and Noma Nazir started receiving the threats soon after Pragaash's first live performance, at Srinagar's Battle of the Bands — an annual music festival — in December last year. They had been written about following the performance, and their interviews appeared on news channels. Since then, Pragaash had held several live shows in the city. "As a section of the society criticised the girls after their first live performance in the city, we told them to quit the band," Deeba's mother said. "We will stay quiet for some time as we were threatened by people on Facebook and on the phone directing us to stop this band, or to face the consequences," Nazir said. Khalid said they would continue to pursue music though, while giving up live performances. Incidentally, none of these threats has come from any militant organisation. It was in August last year that Deeba, Khalid and Nazir met at a local music institute, Band Inn, and soon joined hands to form Pragaash. While Nazir, 16, is the vocalist and guitarist, 15-year-old Khalid is the bass guitarist and Deeba, also 15, the drummer. After the Battle of the Bands, where they competed against dozens of male bands, the three had said their families supported their unusual vocation. Pragaash had come in third at the contest, and had received invitations to perform in several parts of the country. Among the criticism dumped on the girls on a Facebook page named 'Kashmir News' was that they had brought shame upon their society. However, the girls continue to have supporters. There is now another Facebook page — 'I support Pragaash — Kashmir's First All-Girls Rock Band'. -- Peace Is Doable -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. 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