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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Story continues below this ad The Anjuman Auqaf (management) of Jamia Masjid said that on Thursday afternoon, police asked worshippers to vacate the premises and closed the gates. The management said ...

Meanwhile, the occupation authorities have once again placed senior All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, under house arrest in Srinagar to prevent his participation in ...

Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday, 9 February, expressed concern over the deteriorating health of Baramulla Lok Sabha member Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer and called for ...