Heavy security in Srinagar.  Hundreds of paramilitary soldiers, troops and armed police are spread out in the city streets.

Many women in Kashmir have lost sons either to the militants or to security forces. As a result, several of them have decided to pull their children out of school so that they won’t be exposed to the same danger.

Friday prayer at Jami Masjid, the main mosque of Srinagar.  Thousands of Muslims assemble in the mosque every Friday to offer their prayers

Muslim demonstrations held outside Jami Masjid mosque in Srinagar following Friday prayers.

Clashes between Indian security forces and Muslim protesters in Srinagar.

Muslim demonstrations held outside Jami Masjid mosque in Srinagar following Friday prayers.

Thousands of Muslims protest against the Indian security forces following Friday prayers in Srinigar

Students at “Banat Institute of Education”, an orphan girls school in Srinagar. Some of the girls are daughters of "disappeared men" in Kashmir

Name: Shaista Manzoor. In year 2006, soldiers came into her family's house and took her father away. He has not been seen ever since. Shaista, who has no mother, was left with two sisters and a brother to be raised by themselves.   

Afternoon prayer at the “Banat Institute of Education”, an orphan girls school in Srinagar.

Student at " Banat Institute of Education”, an orphan girls school in Srinagar.

Name: Shamshada Bhanu. A student at “Banat Institute of Education”, an orphan girls school in Srinagar. Shamshada was 2 years old when her father, a Kashmirian soldier, was picked up by the army. Same day that he was taken away his body was found. He was shot to death by the Indian forces

Day life in the old city of Srinagar.

Name: Hajira Sofi .during a demo in srinagar looking at the photo of her son .She has lost her son, Bashir Ahmed Sofi, who lived in Bandipore. Bashir was the owner of a bakery. He was taken away 12 years ago by the Indian forces. He has not been seen ever since

Name: Muagal (woman holding picture) has lost her son, Showket Ahmed Paul. He was taken away by the police forces who suspected him of being a member of a Kashmirian resistance group. His mother protested and tried to set herself on fire, but the police was indifferent. It has been 5 years since he was arrested.

Name: Eiz Dar. The woman, who lives in Tangpora, has lost both her son, Muktar Ahmed Dar, and her nephew, Mehraj Ud-din Dar. Her son has been gone since 1997. Her nephew disappeared the same year. She has been living alone ever since. She cannot provide for herself and lives in extreme poverty

Name: Rozy Ahmed Ganie, on the right. 15 years ago 5 men knocked on their door asking for help to find their way back home. Her father, Riyaz Ahmed Ganie, went along with them to show them the way and never came back

Friday prayer at Jami Masjid, the main mosque of Srinagar.  Thousands of Muslims assemble in the mosque every Friday to offer their prayers

Name: Rozy Ahmed Ganie, in the middle. 15 years ago 5 men knocked on their door asking for help to find their way back home. Her father, Riyaz Ahmed Ganie, went along with them to show them the way and never came back

Name: unknown. The  woman, who lives in Haba Kadal in downtown Srinagar, has lost her son, Nazir Ahmad. Nazir was a school teacher. One day, on his way to school, he was arrested by the Indian police. He has since disappeared