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Mirwaiz expresses concern over closure of school-cum-seminary under UAPA in Kashmir

May 9, 2026 admin

File picture of the 14th Mirwaiz of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, delivering a Friday congregation at Jamaal Masjid, in Srinagar. | Photo Credit: ANI Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, in his Friday (May 8, 2026) sermon, expressed concern over the closure of a seminary-cum-school in south Kashmir’s Shopian and said it has ruined the…

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Multiple security agencies target Kashmir employees to create an atmosphere of fear: Mirwaiz

April 4, 2026 admin

Chief Cleric of Jammu and Kashmir Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. | Photo Credit: PTI Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, in his Friday (April 3, 2026) sermon, said multiple security agencies under the pretext of cases were going after Kashmiris, especially local employees, “to create an atmosphere of fear”. Speaking from the pulpit of the historic…

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Mirwaiz ‘barred’ from Friday prayers at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid

March 20, 2026 admin

Kashmir’s chief priest, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, claimed he was put under house arrest. File picture | Photo Credit: ANI Authorities on Friday (March 20, 2026) disallowed Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to pray at historic Jamia Masjid, in the wake of the heightened tensions due to the Iran-U.S. war. Meanwhile, several regional leaders of…

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Kashmir Separatist Mirwaiz Umar Farooq To Lead Friday Prayers At Srinagar Mosque After 4 Years

September 22, 2023 admin

Mirwaiz was put under house arrest on August 5, 2019 (File) Srinagar: Kashmiri separatist Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will lead the Friday prayers at Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid after his release from four-year house arrest today. Mirwaiz, chief priest of Jamia Masjid, is the chairman of Hurriyat Conference, a grouping of Kashmiri separatist factions. Police officials…

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