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'{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox writer | name = Asiya Andrabi | birth_date = 1962<ref name=r1>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/inside-kashmirs-new-islamist-movement/article580687.ece?ref=relatedNews|title=Inside Kashmir's New Islamist movement|date=19 August 2010|accessdate=25 August 2016|publisher=The Hindu}}</ref> | occupation = Chairman of [[Dukhtaran-e-Millat]] |alma_mater= [[Kashmir University]] | spouse = [[Dr. Qasim]] | ethnicity = [[Sayyid]] clan of [[Arabic]] origin | children = 2 | nationality = }} '''Asiya Andrabi''' is a [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] separatist, and the founding leader of Daughters of the nation).<ref>{{cite web|last=Rasool |first=Khurram |url=http://www.kashmirreader.com/kreadernew/01152013-ND-the-woman-we-don%E2%80%99t-know-10105.aspx |title=The woman we don’t know |publisher=Kashmirreader.com |date=15 January 2013 |accessdate=24 July 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121092243/http://kashmirreader.com/kreadernew/01152013-ND-the-woman-we-don%E2%80%99t-know-10105.aspx |archivedate=21 January 2013 |df= }}</ref> This group is part of the separatist [[All Parties Hurriyat Conference]] in the [[Kashmir]] valley. The main aim of the organisation is to work for [[Separatism|separation]] of [[Kashmir]] from India. Asiya Andrabi remains one of the most important women separatists in the valley. Her supporters call her the iron lady.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pakistankakhudahafiz.com/kashmir/life-times-asiya-andrabi/|title=Life and times of Asiya Andrabi – PKKH.tv|date=11 March 2014|publisher=|accessdate=25 August 2016}}</ref> Asiya Andrabi was married to [[Dr. Qasim ]] a founding member of the the biggest separatists organization in Kashmir in 1990. By then, Asiya was already a household name as the head of Kashmir's biggest network of women. <ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/For-the-first-family-of-militancy-a-troubled-road/articleshow/46571622.cms|title=For the first family of militancy, a troubled road – Times of India|publisher=|accessdate=25 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2014/Jun/1/dr-qasim-faktoo-completes-22-yrs-in-incarceration-14.asp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=24 March 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402205240/http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2014/Jun/1/dr-qasim-faktoo-completes-22-yrs-in-incarceration-14.asp |archivedate=2 April 2015 |df= }}</ref> In September 2013, Asiya Andrabi’s 3 nephews were arrested in Pakistan for terror links.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-12/india/43979455_1_sartaj-aziz-pak-pm-asiya-andrabi|title=Asiya Andrabi meets Pak PM's adviser, seeks release of nephews – The Times of India|publisher=|accessdate=25 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/asiya-andrabis-3-nephews-arrested-in-pakistan-for-terror-links/article5114048.ece|title=Asiya Andrabi’s 3 nephews arrested in Pakistan for "terror links"|date=11 September 2013|publisher=|accessdate=25 August 2016|via=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-29/india/28293424_1_asiya-andrabi-kashmir-accomplice|title=Asiya Andrabi held in Srinagar – The Times of India|publisher=|accessdate=25 August 2016}}</ref> She hoisted the Pakistan flag and sang the Pakistani national anthem in Kashmir on 25 March 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45-MQSrKDPw|title=I Hoisted Pakistan Flag & Sung Pakistani National Anthem – Asiya Andrabi|first=|last=TIMES NOW|date=24 March 2015|publisher=|accessdate=25 August 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref> Later on, she was booked for unfurling the Pakistan flag on its national day in Srinagar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jk-separatist-asiya-andrabi-booked-for-unfurling-pakistan-flag-on-its-national-day-in-srinagar/536072-3-245.html|title=J&K: Separatist Asiya Andrabi booked for unfurling Pakistan flag on its national day in Srinagar|date=25 March 2015|publisher=|accessdate=25 August 2016}}</ref> Asiya Andrabi plays a crucial role in politics of [[Kashmir valley]]. She is best known for supporting [[Masarat Alam]] in the [[2010 Kashmir unrest|2010 stone-pelting rallies]] across Kashmir by using her village network of operatives for rally support.<ref name="indiatimes.com"/> On 12 September 2015, Hurriyat leader Syeda Asiya Andrabi slaughtered a cow and released a video in a bid to defy the ban on sale of beef in Jammu and Kashmir.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geo.tv/article-197235-Hurriyat-leader-Asiya-slaughters-cow-to-defy-ban-in-Srinagar|title=Hurriyat leader Asiya slaughters cow to defy ban in Srinagar|publisher=|accessdate=25 August 2016}}</ref> ==Arrest== She was arrested on 28 August 2010 by [[Jammu and Kashmir Police]] for waging war against [[India]] and for inciting violence.<ref>{{cite web|author=Shujaat Bukhari |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/article600123.ece |title=Asiya Andrabi arrested |publisher=The Hindu |date=28 August 2010 |accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref> She was again arrested on 17 September 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/jk-separatist-chief-asiya-andrabi-arrested-for-hoisting-pakistani-flag/|title=J&K: Separatist Asiya Andrabi arrested for hoisting Pakistani flag|date=18 September 2015|publisher=|accessdate=25 August 2016}}</ref> in connection with a couple of cases registered against her. The cases included waving [[Pakistani flag]]s and addressing, via phone, a conference in Pakistan recently. Andrabi, who was not keeping well, as per DeM sources, was sent to [[Women's Police Station]] [[Rambagh, Srinagar|Rambagh]], [[Srinagar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/j-k-separatist-leader-asiya-andrabi-arrested-in-srinagar/1/476624.html|title=J-K separatist leader Asiya Andrabi arrested in Srinagar|publisher=|accessdate=25 August 2016}}</ref> The court granted her bail,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kashmirreader.com/court-grants-bail-to-asiya-andrabi/ |title=Court grants bail to Asiya Andrabi |publisher=Kasmir Reader |date=25 September 2015|deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004055016/http://www.kashmirreader.com/court-grants-bail-to-asiya-andrabi/ |archivedate=4 October 2015 |df= }}</ref> but she was arrested again, and Kashmiris protested against her rearrest.<ref>[http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/dukhtaran-e-millat-protests-asiya-s-re-arrest-in-srinagar/197730.html Dukhtaran-e-Millat protests Asiya's re-arrest in Srinagar]. Greaterkashmir.com (1 October 2015). Retrieved on 2017-06-07.</ref> ==Early life== Asiya did her [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] in [[Biochemistry]]. She did her post graduation in [[Arabic]] and [[Civillizations]] from [[Kashmir University]]. Later on, she took up the cause of Kashmiri resistance against Indian rule.<ref name="indiatimes.com"/><ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=Life and times of Asiya Andrabi|url=http://www.pakistankakhudahafiz.com/tag/asiya-andrabi/|accessdate=3 April 2015|work=Rahiba R Parveen|agency=Pakistan Ka Khuda Hafiz(Policy Institute of Pakistan)|date=11 March 2014}}</ref> She married Dr. Qasim in 1990.<ref name="indiatimes.com"/> ==Personal life== As of 2015, Asiya's husband Dr. Faktoo has been in jail for 23 years. She spent just 2 years with her husband.<ref name="indiatimes.com"/> Her younger son, 15-year-old Ahmed bin Qasim, is in class IX in [[Srinagar]] while her older son, 22-year-old Muhammad bin Qasim, is living with Andrabi's elder sister in [[Malaysia]]. He is the captain of his university cricket team.<ref name="indiatimes.com"/> Most of Asiya’s relatives have shifted to [[Pakistan]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[England]] and [[Malaysia]].<ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/asiya-andrabis-3-nephews-arrested-in-pakistan-for-terror-links/article5114048.ece#|title=Asiya Andrabi’s 3 nephews arrested in Pakistan for "terror links"|date=11 September 2013|publisher=|accessdate=25 August 2016|via=The Hindu}}</ref> One of her nephews, Zulqarnain is a captain in the [[Pakistan Army]] and a second nephew Irtiyaz-un-Nabi is an aeronautical engineer and lecturer in the [[International Islamic University, Islamabad]].<ref name="thehindu.com"/> Andrabi founded her religious beliefs on the teachings of the neo-fundamentalist [[Jamiat Ahle Hadith|Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith]],<ref name=r1/> which adheres to the pristine teachings of Islam as to accept everything which is good according to religious text and reject what has not been enjoined by the Islamic [[Shariah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ahlehadees.org/about-ahle-hadith-hadees/markazi-jamiat-ahle-hadees-hadith-history.html|title=Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadees Hind|publisher=|accessdate=25 August 2016}}</ref> ==Role in Kashmir politics== In pro-Pakistan Islamist activism and separatism, Asiya is senior to [[Syed Ali Shah Geelani]] who used to be a member of the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] in the 1980s when she founded [[Dukhtaran-e-Millat]].<ref name="thehindu.com"/> In 1982, Asiya was associated with a Madrassa ‘Talimul Quran’ for women which was later turned into Dukhtaran-e-Millat. She started inviting women to read, understand and practice their faith. She was accused of mobilizing women against India.<ref>{{cite news|title=Life and times of Asiya Andrabi|url=http://www.pakistankakhudahafiz.com/news/kashmir/life-times-asiya-andrabi/|accessdate=6 May 2015|publisher=''Pakistan Ka Khuda Hafiz''|date=11 March 2014|quote=Read 35th line}}</ref> On inspiration behind formation of "Dukhtaran-e-Millat" she said, “I was an ambitious girl. I was shocked by this objection on my wish to study outside. But in that disappointed state Mayil Khairabadi’s book 'Khawateen ki Baatein' came to my rescue." The cover story of the book was of Maryam Jameela, a Christian woman who converts to Islam after studying the religion thoroughly. For Asiya, Jameela’s story was “an eye opener” to practice Islam. Then Asiya turned to be fundamentalist Muslim.<ref name="auto"/> Asiya shot into prominence in the late 1980s when she launched the DeM essentially against social vices.<ref name="thehindu.com1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/a-mastermind-of-kashmir-protests/article600629.ece?ref=relatedNews|title=A mastermind of Kashmir protests|date=29 August 2010|publisher=|accessdate=25 August 2016|via=The Hindu}}</ref> However, she jumped into the separatist campaign, which began with the armed insurgency in 1990.<ref name="thehindu.com1"/> In 1993 she was arrested for her anti-national activities, was later released in 1994, and she went underground until 2004.<ref name="auto"/> Asiya faced monthly arrests in 2007 to 2009. During the unrest of 2010, she was held for two consecutive years.<ref name="auto"/> Along with [[Masarat Alam]] (leader of the pro-Pakistan Muslim League), Asiya is believed to be one of the masterminds of the [[2010 Kashmir unrest|protests of 2010]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Interpreting the Kashmiri vote|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/interpreting-the-kashmiri-vote/article6686791.ece|accessdate=26 April 2015|publisher=The Hindu|date=13 December 2014|quote=Read 7th Paragraph where they blamed the then CM Omar Abdullah and the police force under him for killings of 112 people.}}</ref> and they spearheaded the “Quit Jammu and Kashmir” campaign. Both the DeM and the Muslim League are constituents of the [[All Parties Hurriyat Conference|Hurriyat Conference]] faction led by [[Syed Ali Shah Geelani]].<ref name="thehindu.com1"/> ==Criticism== *She has been criticised for trying to change the traditional liberal culture of the [[Kashmir valley]] into an [[Islamic extremism|extremist Islamist culture]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kashmir's new danger|url=http://www.kashmirherald.com/main.php?t=OP&st=D&no=261|accessdate=25 March 2015|publisher=Kashmir Herald|date=25 March 2015}}</ref> *Asiya has been criticised for inciting the Kashmiri youth to [[Jihad]] and "freedom fight" against [[India]], while her own son is pursuing higher studies in [[Malaysia]] on an Indian passport.<ref>{{cite news|title=Andrabi Seeking Indian Passport for Son Hypocrisy: Omar|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/Andrabi-Seeking-Indian-Passport-for-Son-Hypocrisy-Omar/690781|accessdate=4 April 2015|publisher=Outlook|date=18 August 2010}}</ref> Dr. Darakshan Andrabi who is the president of Socialistic Democratic Party of Jammu and Kashmir (also a Kashmiri politician who thinks that the future of Kashmiri people lies with India<ref>{{cite web|title=We are for tricolour flag and our future lies with India: Andrabi|url=http://darakhshan786.blogspot.in/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=30|publisher=Blog of Darakshan Andrabi|accessdate=31 July 2008}}</ref>) said in 2010, "I was the first one to talk about the duality that Asiya was adopting. We were happy that she wanted her son to secure an Indian passport and study IT in Malaysia but this should apply for all Kashmiri youth. Asiya should ask all Kashmiris to secure an Indian passport and educate themselves. Instead she exhorts the youth to shun everything and anything that is India."<ref>{{cite news|title="Omar has failed Kashmir", "Asiya is adopting duality".|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-omar-has-failed-kashmir-/673825/|accessdate=3 April 2015|publisher=Indian Express|date=29 August 2010}}</ref> * In 2001, she spearheaded a campaign to infuse a sense of modesty into Kashmiri women. <ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/2001/09/14/stories/0214000k.htm Kashmiri women bear the brunt again]. The Hindu (14 September 2001). Retrieved on 2017-06-07.</ref> ==See also== *[[Kashmir conflict]] *[[All Parties Hurriyat Conference|Hurriyat and Problems before Plebiscite]] *[[Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir]] *[[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, 2014]] ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} {{Kashmir separatist movement}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrabi, Asiya}} [[Category:Kashmiri people]] [[Category:Indian Muslims]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Kashmir separatist movement]] [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:University of Kashmir alumni]]'