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Kashmiri Girl Rockers Disband Over Threats

Teen group sets off backlash

By the Associated Press

Posted Feb 5, 2013 4:56 PM CST

(AP) – The first all-girl rock band in Indian-controlled Kashmir has decided to disband after only one concert because of threats its teenage members received on social media and a demand from a top Muslim cleric that they stop performing. The fate of Pragaash, which means "...   Read full story »

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