Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of the Hurriyat Conference, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the ongoing practice of placing him under house arrest every Friday. He claims that this repeated ...

Muslim devotees gather to offer Friday prayers during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar on April 8, 2022. (AFP FILE) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Kashmir's chief ...

As he ventures into political territory, scepticism grows over off-and-on nature of clearance. In a post on X, the Hurriyat chairman and head of the Jamia Masjid wondered if the restrictions were on ...

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 Joint ...

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the Hurriyat Conference chairman, has voiced strong opposition to the dismissal of three government employees by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, questioning if the move is part ...

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq: The issue of Kashmiri Pandits is a humanitarian matter, it is not a political one. Muslims of Kashmir want Kashmiri Pandits to return to their homes. I met representatives of ...

Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, said on Sunday (February 16, 2025) that there was “no meaningful consultation with stakeholders before the Waqf Bill was ...

In an important development, Mirwaiz Umar ... Masjid—Kashmir’s largest and most influential mosque at Nowhatta in downtown Srinagar. His family has been the vanguard for educational and social reforms ...

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to appear before Parliamentary panel on Waqf Bill today Besides the Mirwaiz, the committee is also scheduled to hear the views of the Lawyers for Justice group today. PTI ...

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 ...