Women of change in restive Kashmir
Kashmir Updates - Nusrat Sidiq - April 24, 2019
Since the start of the armed struggle in Kashmir in 1989, the strife-torn valley has witnessed killings and destruction, but women are the ones who have suffered the most.
The women of Kashmir are bruised with agonies inflicted on them by state and non-state actors. The pain and agony they have suffered through decades of old conflict is beyond imagination, but despite this, women are determined to make something out of their difficult lives.
This story is a tribute to just some of these women of Kashmir who have challenged their current situation and become trendsetters.
Mehvish Zargar: The first female to open a café in Kashmir
At the age of 26, law graduate Mehvish Zargar could have followed her career in what she had studied but instead she chose to become an entrepreneur and open up her very own cafe in the city of Srinagar called Me n U Cafe, making her the first female to do so.
Located in the Bemina area of Srinagar, the trendy looking café is equipped with modern facilities and offers a good ambience for all age groups to hang out at.
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