Gulmarg
Feb 12 2009, Incognito

IIn another case of oversensitivity, and blowing things way out of proportion, Kashmiri Muslims took to the streets in protest over a Swedish tourist’s use of Qur’anic verses on his Ski gear. The irony of the whole situation is that the Swede’s...

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Gulmarg:

Indian army soldiers stand guard on top of a ski slope on the first day of the 5th National Winter Games in Gulmarg, some 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Srinagar, India, Monday, Feb. 18, 2008.