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A day after fatwa, Kashmir's all-girl band calls it quits

Srinagar, Feb 4: Kashmir lost its only all-girls rock band on Monday as its three teenage members decided to call it quits, a day after the Grand Mufti issued a fatwa terming singing as un-Islamic

PTI Updated on: February 04, 2013 16:12 IST


The teenage girls who came to limelight in December last year after their scintillating performance at the annual 'Battle of the Bands' competition here, received online threats and absurd comments, forcing them to keep a low profile.



Though there are dozens of bands currently playing popular music of different genres in the valley, the girls - vocalist-guitarist Noma Nazir, drummer Farah Deeba and guitarist Aneeka Khalid (all students of 10th standard) - formed the first all-girls rock band by the name of " Pragaash" (light) and won the best performance award in their first public appearance.





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