Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Placed Under House Arrest for Third Friday, Barred from Jamia Masjid in Srinagar By Javid Amin | September 26, 2025 Jamia Masjid […]
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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Under House Arrest Again: Religious Freedom and Autonomy Under Siege in Kashmir
Mirwaiz Slams ‘Relentless Interference’ in Religious Affairs By: Javid Amin | 12 September 2025 A Friday Without the Pulpit For centuries, Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid has […]
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Placed Under House Arrest Ahead of Martyrs’ Day
Citing fears of unrest, authorities bar Kashmir’s top cleric from leading prayers; political and civil society voices condemn the move as curbing historical and religious […]
Altaf Bukhari Slams NC, PDP Over Article 370 Silence and Political Hypocrisy
Apni Party chief reignites political firestorm, accusing National Conference and PDP of complicity during Article 370 abrogation and failures in governance. By: Javid Amin | […]
Eid in Kashmir: Seven Years of Silence at Jama Masjid and Eidgah Raise Constitutional Questions
Eid in Kashmir: A Celebration Overshadowed by Restrictions Srinagar 07 June 2025: For the seventh consecutive year, Eid prayers have been barred at Eidgah and […]
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Barred Again: Religious Freedom Under Scrutiny in Kashmir
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Barred from Friday Prayers: A Debate on Religious Freedom in Kashmir Srinagar 18 April 2025: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief cleric of […]
Authorities Face Criticism for Shutting Jamia Masjid on Shab-e-Baraat
Parties flay closing of Jamia mosque on Shab-e-Baraat The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s decision not to allow congregational night prayers at Srinagar’s historic grand mosque […]
Authorities Close Jama Masjid, Prevent Mirwaiz from Leading Shab-e-Baraat Prayers
Authorities Close Jama Masjid, Prevent Mirwaiz from Leading Shab-e-Baraat Prayers Srinagar, February 13, 2025 – In a controversial move, authorities in Srinagar closed the historic […]
Waqf Amendment Bill: PDP Leader Claims Attack on Muslim Foundations
Waqf Amendment Bill targeting foundation of Muslim institutions, alleges PDP leader As Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill-2024 has submitted report to […]
MMU Opposes Waqf Amendments: Memorandum Presented to JPC Chairman
MMU Presents Memorandum to JPC Chairman Jagdambika Pal Over Proposed Waqf Amendments Srinagar 24 Jan: The Mutahida Majlis-E-Ulema (MMU), the foremost representative body of major […]