Read more about Let elders deal with bigger issues: CM Mehbooba Mufti to Kashmir students on Business Standard. Today Ms Ashiq is the captain for the J&K state women's squad and goalie for a Mumbai team in the Indian Women's League. If it were a part of Pakistan, they would want to play for Pakistan. He is a C-License coach. “I had to accept. Her story, however, has a silver lining. In 15 days, you can't become a good football player. Afshan Ashiq is a rising soccer star, but it was a rock thrown at a policeman that scored her viral fame and a Bollywood spin-off. It was a small town love story between two mismatches. Getting women onto the field was a top priority for the young politician who spearheaded the state's sports program in 2016. She finds the whole stone-pelting affair a bit embarrassing and feels it distracts from her on-field skills. "After two months, my dad came to know about the incident and I was not allowed to leave home for one month. "It's true that, with the boys in particular, we're trying to channel their natural, youthful energy into something more constructive than street protests, which can lead to prison or worse. "I'm a goalkeeper, I just have a good throw," she says. In the ongoing Indian Women's League (IWL), she was sidelined with an injury. I was like 'what did I do? By freelance correspondent Matthew Clayfield. When J&K first installed a set of donated goal posts on the sparse grass of the empty lot that's become Srinagar's rugby pitch, locals had no idea what the sticks were for. This is when some photographers covering the protest clicked Afshan Ashiq and the picture went viral on social media in December 2017. Kashmiri footballer Afshan Ashiq learnt that the hard way as she struggles to overcome the image that thrust her into the limelight for the wrong reasons. "There is the conflict and then there's sport," he says. Meet Afshan Ashiq — the girl from Kashmir once infamous as a stone-pelter. EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified Mehru Nisa as Soliha Yousuf. "I faced resistance from my parents, but as I began to have successes, winning some matches and getting some medals, they began to change their minds. The young women's participation in the contact sport isn't without its critics. "I saw a video online," one girl says. I was playing for J&K last year and before that I played for Mumbai in the qualifier. Incidentally, the chief minister had yesterday met 21-year-old football coach Afshan Ashiq. Apart from this league, I play 5-a-side and 7-a-side tournaments. What gave her away was the dress she wore during the protest. This conflict can be in the form of racism, communalism- ultimately, they all end in the same way. With models carrying their own prosthetic heads and weird animals, it was the use of … Afshan Ashiq: From stone-pelter to captain of J&K women's football team 21-year-old Afshan Ashiq and team met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday. Also read: Afshan Ashiq: Fighting the tag of a stone pelter through football. "A police officer used abusive language towards us and then slapped one of my players. (Ms Ashiq is very excited: "Athiya Shetty is playing me," she swoons.). Speaking at the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Conclave in Srinagar, Rajnath said, "When I was in Delhi, I met Mr Para was inspired to create the program, modelled on the Australian Sports Commission, by the division and conflict he saw in his state's young people. Girls cannot walk around in some places unless they are fully covered. I had my own club, Unique Football Girls, where I used to train 150 girls. "It's also the best way I can represent Kashmir to the rest of India and the world.". "You may even say a radical or oppressive region. I couldn't help it," Ms Ashiq says of her throwing the rock. The opening sentence of the article reads, “As a disgruntled student, Afshan Ashiq led other girls in throwing stones at the police on Srinagar streets.” The sentence leads the reader to believe that Ashiq, through her student years, was a consistent and active stone-pelter and leader. Be it the opponent parties in the Kashmir […] Asked what they're finding most difficult about the sport, the teenagers answer in unison: "Catching the ball!". Just 24 years old, Afshan runs a club called Unique Football Girls in Srinagar where around 150 girls receive training. I would like very much to play for India.". So that's why I shifted from playing to coaching so that we get a good girls' team,” she said. अफशां आशिक की एक फोटो दिसंबर 2017 में सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हुई थी। उस तस्वीर में वह जम्मू-कश्मीर पुलिस पर पत्थर फेंकती दिख रही थीं। I want to play for India and this and the Nationals are the only ways to get selected for the national camp.". They're already getting the hang of it, though, even if they're a little reluctant to be aggressive with one another. She was still wearing that when she went for training. Ms Ashiq is one of a growing number of Kashmiri women taking up sport, despite protests from religious conservatives in the region, including Islamist militants fighting the Indian administration. "In the town where I am from, it isn't normal for a young woman to leave her home to learn how to play rugby," says Irtiqa Ayoub, 23, who has become one of Kashmiri rugby's leading lights. Now they support me fully.". "If Kashmir were independent, the girls would want to play for Kashmir. There are 2-3 students of mine who play outside.”, "There aren't many coaches for women's football. “We have this mentality that girls can't play and I used to tell them (the J&K association) that give me a ground anywhere, I will train them and they used to say we can't give you an open ground.” After a lot of struggle, she managed to get the TRC ground from the government to train girls. a disgruntled student, Afshan Ashiq led other girls in throwing stones at the police on Srinagar streets. Ashiq, who defends the 24-foot-long and 8-foot-high goal post for her team, said the youth in Kashmir Valley was talented and all that they required was a platform. The game of touch that ends the training is refereed by Mehru Nisa, 17, who is in her second year of playing. On the face of it, Ms Nisa's dream of playing for India, like Ms Ashiq's and Ms Ayoub's, may seem like a betrayal of Kashmir's drive for independence. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. "We live in a conservative region," says Waheed Rehman Para, youth president and spokesman of J&K Peoples Democratic Party. 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She said her coach from J&K, Satpal Singh, had asked her to sign from Kolhapur. Before pursuing her playing career outside the state, she used to coach the girls there and that was a massive struggle in itself. Once known as an irate student leader, today she is the poster girl for every football fan in Jammu and Kashmir. "Pulwama and Pampore also produce players but there are no facilities for girls to play. "It was very unfortunate". While the sports secretary was supportive, Afshan was grounded for a month after her father learnt about it.She missed out on a month of football and that left her restless during the entire period. I want to play for a team from my state," Afshan quipped. Afshan Ashiq is a rising soccer star, but she is perhaps most famous for throwing a rock. For one month I could not play football and it was really hard for me. Dec 31, 2020. Fit India Dialogue with PM Modi: Virat Kohli on fitness mantra & 'Yo-Yo' test: Prime Minister.. News video on One News Page on Thursday, 24 September 2020 Previous to Afshan's current city of Carrollton, TX, Afshan Baledina lived in The Colony TX. I was coaching in Kashmir but I want to pursue my playing career right now.”. "People asked if they were some kind of artwork or had some religious significance," says Irfan Aziz Botta, J&K's chief rugby coach. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. "I'm a goalkeeper, I just have a good throw," she says. "It happened in 2017. Afshan said her protest was only against the local police and not the Army. J&K has even started an annual winter rugby tournament, where teams from all over India fly north to play in the snow. Now she is the captain of Jammu and Kashmir’s women’s football team. My colleague, who is the coach, asked me to talk to the girls. But it would be foolish to try to and distract from the conflict, which is a part of everyday life here.". Due to hartals I have to stay at home and I don't want that.”, "The girls over there (Srinagar) call me asking me to come back because I was the only one who used to coach them. “I told him that I'm injured but he told me to play for experience, so I played for two games but I couldn't after that. Ramadan, Islam's holiest month, is a difficult time of year to get people out to training. He then allowed me to go out and I could play again.". Interest in her story exploded. Kashmir’s most famous “stone pelter”—a term given to the young people who face off against the Indian security forces armed with little more than rocks—is arguably Afshan Ashiq. Hyderabad: Observing that Telangana was a "symbol of communal harmony," Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Friday warned that those trying to create communal tensions in the state would be suppressed with an iron hand. The 52 sports range from already established favourites like cricket and soccer, to lesser-known options like gymnastics and mountaineering. Incidentally, the chief minister on Saturday met 21-year-old football coach Afshan Ashiq. 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It was really bad and I used to beg to my mom and tell her that I'll just play for half an hour and come back but she said she couldn't do anything and I had to be at home. "After that incident, when I went for training, I thought nobody would know that it was me, but the sports secretary came and said 'you are famous on social media now'. Yet some fear this new-found focus on sport unwisely redirects young people's focus away from the struggle against Indian control. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cricketer Virat Kohli will be together in a dialogue on Fit India. A photograph that captured her hurling stones in rage at policemen has become the new defining image of stone pelters in the valley. Tanzeela is going to Baroda and she will play football there. "It's the first question they ask in every interview.". Back in December 2017, Afshan's photo had gone viral on social media and everything changed for her. This is not the first time images of young stone-pelting girls have emerged from the Valley. The event organized by Union Ministry of … Everybody is thinking that there is no future of sports in Kashmir and I thought 'okay, I will talk'.". "I think it's my future. "It's all anyone ever wants to talk about," she says. I did my D-License too but then I pursued my playing career.". ... Constitution gives liberty to every citizen to adopt any religion of his or her choice: Asaduddin Owaisi. ", "To create a space where girls can come and feel confident that they're in charge of their own bodies was very important to us.". Athiya Shetty is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. Not only was she an elegantly dressed woman — most "stone-pelters", as they are known in the Indian media, are young men — it later emerged that she was also one of the state's best soccer players. He said 'I'm with you, just talk to the media and tell them the truth. CM also met Afshan Ashiq, whose photo became the new defining image of stone pelters in the valley Guccis latest collection at the Milan Fashion Week was weird to say the least. I didn't do anything'. "They were smashing into each other like cars!". Starting a club for girls was not easy as getting the nod for every little facility was a big hurdle, "I have had to fight with them so much for my girls. Afshan herself played with boys when she was growing up and received formal coaching at Lonestar Kashmir first and later RKFC, which started in 2015. The rise of politically-motivated conflict and its obvious relevance in the day to day lives of the people here, naturally, escalates the tension in the Valley. Nadia Nighat, apart from me, also got a D license. According to media reports, Athiya will now be seen in footballer Afshan Ashiq’s biopic ‘Hope Solo’, in which she is playing the title role. Earlier, the clamor for governor’s control in violence-hit Kashmir is likely growing. Then there is this Roots Premier League happening there so we play three months for that too”. Incidentally, the chief minister had yesterday met 21-year-old football coach Afshan Ashiq. Afshan has many family members and associates who include Saamer Baledina Saamer, Ashiq Baledina, Gulshan Baledina, Yasser Baledina and Amaan Saamer. “I was the only one who used to play with boys,” she said. Afshan is … Then one day I was having dinner with dad and he looked at me and said, 'why are you crying?' "There are 10-12 teams in the Mumbai state league and the tournament goes on for a month. We are the only two licensed women coaches from Jammu and Kashmir.”. More than 70 years after the partition of India and Pakistan, many feel India's governance of Kashmir is better described as an occupation. A photograph that captured her hurling stones in rage at … She said there are many talented girls and all they need is game time and the experience of tournaments. Last year, 24-year-old Afshan Ashiq was identified across the national media as one of the Valley’s first female stone-pelters. A photograph that captured her hurling stones in rage at policemen has become the new defining image of stone-pelters in the valley. Afshan asked. In April last year, Ms Ashiq was escorting female soccer players to training in her home state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) when she clashed with police. Today, the poster girl of stone throwers is the captain of Jammu and Kashmir's women's football team -- a dream transformation that also speaks of the government's success in winning the hearts of Kashmiris. "I have asked Real Kashmir, 'when are you starting a team?' "I reject that argument," Mr Para says. Paralympic javelin gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia and footballer from Jammu and Kashmir Afshan Ashiq were the first ones to speak at the event. The girls had been training for 15 days in the camp. Athiya’s performance in the film was well appreciated. That's our hope for them as well.". On Sunday, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti asked the students to focus on their education by making the elders address more significant problems, as the people of Jammu and Kashmir have to decide between peace and violence. She is amazing. The whistle between her teeth, her hijab only a little dusty, she says the sport has changed her life. But Mr Botta disagrees. At the junior nationals, we conceded a lot. Ms Ashiq was asked to meet J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, the sports academy where she coached doubled its female enrolments, and Bollywood movie about her life was rushed into the works. They don't have a particular coach. They (police) abused us, slapped my students. If they treat us like that, what do they expect from us?" Football has made sure many girls come out of the state to study so that they can play the game. Afshan rued the lack of facilities and coaches in Kashmir and said that hinders the growth of players and also depletes interest into the game for women overall. Incidentally, the chief minister had yesterday met 21-year-old football coach Afshan Ashiq. After talking to parents of some children interested in the sport, she decided to take it up. "I was labelled as a stone pelter-turned into footballer, but I have always been a footballer, that was just one day,” she told News18.com at the sidelines of Indian Women’s League, where she played for FC Kolhapur City. The film was directed by Debamitra Biswal. Afshan said she was thinking of going back home and begin working with the girls there again. "I am thinking of going back home and starting something for the girls. She was labelled as a stone-pelter and her story became that of a 'stone-pelter-turned footballer'. Since her face was covered, Afshan didn't think people would know that it was she who threw the stones. Afshan got into coaching on the advice of her coach who told her that there are no women coaches in Jammu and Kashmir. Paralympic javelin gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia and footballer from Jammu and Kashmir Afshan Ashiq were the first ones to speak at the event. Incidentally, the chief minister had on Saturday met 21-year-old football coach Afshan Ashiq. Ludhiana: They say first impression is the last impression. Addressing a joint sitting of the state legislature on the first day of its Budget session, she also said Telangana was able to withstand the severe economic challenges … At the unlikely city pitch, Mr Botta is training a beginner's group, whose members have been playing rugby for less than a week. In the past, Afshan has also been known as Afshan S Baledina and Afshan A Ali. I was like 'you ask me to sit at home, what do I do'. Conflict between young people and authorities is common in the streets of Srinagar. They want to play at the highest level available to them, which is the Indian national team. A photo of Afshan - her face covered with a dupatta - throwing a stone at the Jammu and Kashmir police was shared wildly. Kashmiri footballer Afshan Ashiq learnt that the hard way as she struggles to overcome the image that thrust her into the limelight for the wrong reasons. Afshan is a known face on the Srinagar’s streets. Yet a photo of Ms Ashiq in that moment made her a sensation. Can AI And Facial Recognition Keep Women Safe In UP? "We came up with the idea of bringing people together on the playing field — a much more inclusive place than the mosque, the temple or the church," he says. I started my football education under Abdullah Dar but now he's also aged. From stone pelter in Kashmir to professional footballer: Story of Afshan Ashiq, participating in PM's Fit India Dialogue - This female footballer from Jammu and Kashmir is among the … Many of the girls aren't eating, Mr Botta says, and with the sun still high in the afternoon sky, are beginning to flag in anticipation of the fast-breaking iftar meal. Agitated at this action from police, Afshan along with her team started pelting stones at the police. They will practice the whole year but they won't play a game, so they won't know where they lack. She always asks me about what to do next.”. There are now 4000 young people playing rugby in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, the three regions that comprise J&K, with the girls' teams in particular drawing a good deal of international attention. Media made that kind of odd narrative and I was like 'please remove that label'," she said. Mr Para, 29, feels confident that the backlash from some religious groups won't inhibit the program's progress. 23 साल की अफशां अब जम्मू और कश्मीर महिला फुटबॉल टीम की कप्तान और गोलकीपर बन चुकी हैं और अब वह पीछे मुड़कर नहीं देखना चाहतीं। (Photo Credit: AIFF), "I'm playing in Mumbai for PIFA and I'm playing for Kolhapur here. I used to train them at the TRC Ground.”, "Right now one of my colleagues at Unique Football Girls, Masood, he is taking care of the girls. Ms Ashiq, the stone-pelting goalie, agrees — though she puts it in a slightly more telling way. "I love it," she says. "When it comes to J&K, I feel very sad. "Our network of players, their families and their communities, is far too extensive to be cowed by threats.". "We have reached a position now where it's not easy for them to attack us," Mr Para says. "Becoming India's goalie at the national level is definitely my dream," she says. “I shouted 'why are you calling me a stone-pelter, I am not that' and I was told 'you threw like a professional stone-pelter'. There is one girl, Tanzeela. "My life has not been the same after that, people know me now" - both the good and the bad. You need to train the entire year.”, She said that the J&K State Football Academy told her they would form a team for the girls but that never materialised. Currently, Afshan is single. 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"My family is based in Srinagar but I go back home rarely now. Back in December 2017, Afshan's photo had gone viral on social media and everything changed for her. A photograph that captured her hurling stones in rage at … Their participation has in part been inspired by a recent government push to boost 52 different sports in the conflicted region, offering a positive outlet for young people who are often engaged in violent street protests. I wanted that if my girls train everyday, they should get also get to play in some tournaments in order to get experience but there were too many issues around it.”. "I wanted to play but my coach suggested that there rarely are women coaches in our state and I talked to parents and they wanted a woman to coach their girls. Afshan now plays club football in Mumbai and even captains the Jammu & Kashmir team. 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