Umar Farooq is an independent journalist whose work has appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, Al Jazeera English, IRIN News, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, and Foreign Policy.

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq criticizes his recurrent house arrests and the closure of Jama Masjid on Fridays, asserting it's an infringement of personal freedom and hurts Kashmiri sentiments. Farooq questions ...

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has strongly denounced the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, calling them a significant threat to the autonomy of waqf institutions. He expressed concerns that the changes ...

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the religious head of Kashmir, will appear before the parliamentary panel on Waqf Amendment Bill on Friday to convey his reservations about the draft legislation. The ...