‘We are not children’: A Kashmiri couple recall their marriage ordeal amid conversion controversies
‘If a woman becomes a big officer then people say that she has her own mind but if she marries someone of her choice then people think otherwise.’ 13 hours ago A civil right activist holds a placard during a demonstration condemning the decision of various Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led state governments in the country for the proposed passing of laws against Love Jihad in Bangalore on December 1, 2020. | Manjunath Kiran / AFP
“I am 110% sure that I converted on my own will,” said a 28-year-old woman from Jammu and Kashmir. She had converted to Islam from Sikhism this year and married a man of her choice who is also Muslim. “There are lots of rumours about forced conversion but I would like to say that nothing of the sort happened to me,” she said.