Complex sentence: Nose piercing has historically been strictly forbidden and is treated as a taboo among Kashmiri Muslims, this is an unusual practice in the context of South Asia as nose piercing is a common practice in the neighboring Muslim ethnic groups such as Pashtuns and Sindhis.
Split into simpler sentences: Nose piercing has historically been strictly forbidden and is treated as a taboo among Kashmiri Muslims. This is an unusual practice in the context of South Asia as nose piercing is a common practice in the neighboring Muslim ethnic groups such as Pashtuns and Sindhis.