'We give what we love': How Kashmir's 'Little Iran' is giving generous aid to Tehran

Submitted by Umar Farooq Bhat on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 12:43 Cutting through sectarian lines, Kashmiri Sunni and Shia Muslims donate gold, heirlooms, and even their livelihoods for Iranian wartime relief Families across sectarian lines in the Kashmir Valley made donations toward humanitarian efforts in Iran (Umar Farooq Bhat/MEE) Off Masrat Mukhtar touched the gold earrings her father gave her on her last birthday. She wore them on the second day of Eid al-Fitr, walked through Budgam in central Kash