Dozens of people in the tiny community of Dadhkai are deaf-mute; they have developed their own language.


Sharafat Ali is a photographer based in Indian administered Kashmir. His work mainly focuses on conflict, politics, faith and daily life.
Dozens of people in the tiny community of Dadhkai are deaf-mute; they have developed their own language.

One village in Indian-administered Kashmir is bucking the trend for lavish weddings – with an outright ban on dowries.
!['I am happily married. I receive much respect and warmth from my in-laws, especially from my husband. I am quite satisfied that my marriage took place under the anti-dowry system,' says a 26-year-old female resident of the village Baba Wayil [Sharafat Ali/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Sharafat_Ali_09.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)