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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq News

Mirwaiz advocates for dialogue, friendship between India and Pakistan

Jamia Masjid chief priest Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. (File)

Published 33 days ago

Eid prayers disallowed at Srinagar's Jama Masjid for 8th year in a row

Muslims of Kashmir have been denied the right to offer Eid prayers at the historic Eidgah/Jama Masjid for the eighth consecutive year.

Updated 68 days ago

PC chief, Mirwaiz put under ‘house arrest’ on death anniversaries of fathers

People’s Conference chairman Sajjad Lone (File)

Published 73 days ago

Hurriyat chief backs diplomacy to end conflicts, says ‘no winners in war’

Mirwaiz said that the people of Kashmir fully comprehend the futility and human cost of war and conflict, having themselves endured decades of grief, loss, and suffering. (HT File)

Published 114 days ago

Religious delegation from Kashmir meets Iranian ambassador; express solidarity with Iran

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (File)

Published 128 days ago

Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid shut for prayers on Ramadan’s last Friday

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah offering Jumat-ul-vida prayers the last Friday of Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar. (Waseem Andrabi/HT)

Published 142 days ago

Mirwaiz rues ‘widening’ trust deficit between J&K people, New Delhi

Chief cleric of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (File)

Published 212 days ago

Mirwaiz drops ‘Hurriyat chair’ title from X profile, calls it ‘Hobson’s choice’

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (File)

Published 219 days ago

Vande Mataram order ‘coercive’: J&K Muslim body

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the leader of the Hurriyat Conference

Updated 270 days ago

J&K: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq visits residence of ex-Hurriyat chief Bhat

Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (File)

Published 316 days ago

Mirwair Umar Farooq alleges house arrest, says ‘not allowed to offer prayers’

Mirwaiz, who is also Kashmir's chief cleric, delivers the Friday sermon at the historic grand mosque in Nowhatta locality of the city.

Published 388 days ago

‘Why not in dry state Gujarat?’: Mirwaiz condemns liquor shop plan in Kashmir

It is an assault on our religious, cultural and societal ethos, said Mirwaiz.

Published 395 days ago

Eid prayers not allowed at Srinagar’s Jama Masjid, Mirwaiz alleges house arrest

Security personnel standing guard outside Eidgah ground in Srinagar on Eid-ul-Azha on Saturday. The authorities barred Eid prayers at the ground and the Jama Masjid in the old city. (PTI Photo)

Updated 422 days ago

Mehbooba, Mirwaiz call on India, Pak leaders for peace

Mehbooba Mufti, former chief minister and president of Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) addresses a press conference in Srinagar on Friday. (AFP)

Published 450 days ago

Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Farooq urges India, Pakistan to ease rising tensions

Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq delivers a Friday sermon, at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar.

Published 451 days ago

One-minute silence for Pahalgam terror attack victim’s observed at Kashmir’s Jamia Masjid

Mirwaiz said as per the Islamic calendar, it is the 36th martyrdom anniversary of his father Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Farooq and seventy others who lost their lives on this tragic day. (File)

Published 464 days ago

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq condemns Pahalgam attack, calls It ‘totally unacceptable’

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the leader of the Hurriyat Conference, denounced the Pahalgam attack for being a "act beyond belief" and "totally unacceptable" on Friday.

Published 464 days ago

Put under house arrest ahead of Friday prayers yet again: Mirwaiz

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (HT File)

Published 478 days ago

Put under house arrest, prevented from offering Friday prayers: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who is Kashmir’s chief cleric, delivers a sermon at the historic mosque in the Nowhatta locality of the city on Fridays, and was scheduled to do so today as well. (HT File)

Published 479 days ago

Mirwaiz calls Waqf bill ‘direct interference’ in religious affairs

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (HT File)

Published 486 days ago

‘Oppressive’: Mirwaiz alleges house arrest ahead of Eid prayers

Hurriyat chairperson and Jamia Masjid chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (HT File)

Published 489 days ago

Ahead of Eid prayers, Mirwaiz claims put under house arrest in Srinagar

Kashmir’s chief priest Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday denounced the decision of the authorities of not allowing Eid prayers at the Eidgah in Srinagar’s Old City. (HT file photo)

Published 490 days ago

No intel shared by Centre on ban J&K based groups: Omar

J&K CM Omar Abdullah (File)

Published 508 days ago

Mufti calls for healing touch, not muscular policy in Kashmir after AAC, IM ban

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti says people of Kashmir now need a healing touch rather than a "muscular policy". (PTI Photo)

Published 509 days ago

Centre bans Awami Action Committee, J&K Ittihadul Muslimeen for 5 years

The Awami Action Committee (AAC), headed by Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM), led by Shia leader Masroor Abbas Ansari, were on Tuesday banned by the Centre for their alleged anti-national activities, supporting terrorism and fuelling secessionist activities. (ANI File)

Published 509 days ago

J&K govt denies funeral prayers for Mirwaiz’s father-in-law at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid

Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq condemned the Jammu and Kashmir’s decision to deny permission to conduct funeral prayers of his father-in-law at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on Thursday. (PTI file photo)

Published 522 days ago

J&K: Omar faces backlash over Mirwaiz’s secuirty remark

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah chairs a pre-budget meeting with various departments ahead of the budget session of J&K legislative assembly at the civil secretariat in Jammu on Tuesday. (ANI)

Published 523 days ago

Jamia Masjid in Srinagar closed on Shab-e-Baraat; CM Omar reacts sharply

Muslim devotees gather to offer Friday prayers during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar on April 8, 2022.

Updated 535 days ago

Mirwaiz condemns Kathua, Baramaulla deaths

All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (File)

Published 541 days ago

NC leader Ruhullah Mehdi meets Mirwaiz in Delhi, discuss issues

National Conference (NC) Member of Parliament Ruhullah Mehdi. (File)

Published 549 days ago

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