The Plunder of Shias, known in Kashmir’s history as Taaraj-e Shia, refers to the ten campaigns of terror against Shias of Kashmir in the years 1548, 1585, 1636, 1686, 1719, 1741, 1762, 1801, 1831 and 1872 CE, carried out by Sunni clergy and fanatic militias of the area and abroad; during which the Shia neighborhoods were plundered, Shia people including women and children were slaughtered, raped or burnt alive, books were burnt, corpses mutilated and sacred sites were destroyed[1][2][3]. In the medieval period, the Middle East saw bloody clashes between both sects but the Indian subcontinent remained safe and peaceful … Continue reading History of persecution of Shia Muslims in Kashmir