The quixotic land of hills, Jammu and Kashmir ha s numerous political parties trying to establish a political stronghold and keep the continuous political turmoil under control. Amongst the various political parties of Jammu and Kashmir, the Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir, the Kashmiri division of the Jamaat-e-Islami deserves special mention

Trenchant from the noted Jamaat-e-Islami Hind,the Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir emphasizes on its distinct identity to highlight their objective that the state of Jammu and Kashmir is segregated from the Indian subcontinent.

Established in the year 1941 by Maulana Maududi, Jamaat-e-Islami, the parent organization of Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir has roots in Lahore. The Indian splinter group, the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is not very politically active in the state although the separate Kashmiri entity, the Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir dominates the political scenario in Jammu and Kashmir.

Qazi Hussain Ahmed happens to be the current president of the Jamaat-e-Islami. The party admits that the Pakistan-administered Kashmir was the epicenter of the holy war, the jihad. The party members actively opposed President Musharraf's move of stopping all militant attacks in the Indian territories in Kashmir,

Last Updated on 8/29/2011