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Kashmir’s chief cleric says he was detained at home ahead of Eid prayers

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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq questioned the decision to ‘deny the Muslims of Kashmir the basic right to offer Eid prayers at Eidgah and Jama Masjid’ in Srinagar.

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Kashmir’s chief cleric says he was detained at home ahead of Eid prayers

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq questioned the decision to ‘deny the Muslims of Kashmir the basic right to offer Eid prayers at Eidgah and Jama Masjid’ in Srinagar.

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J&K: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq placed under house arrest on Eid

Srinagar: Senior religious and political leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Monday that authorities placed him under house arrest and also disallowed congregational Eid prayer at Jama Masjid and Eidgah in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city. “I am deeply pained and strongly condemn the authorities’ decision to once again deny the Muslims of Kashmir the basic right to offer Eid prayers at Eidgah and Jama Masjid, which have been closed down and I ha…

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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq says not allowed to offer prayers at Eidgah, questions house arrest

Srinagar, March 31, 2025 Senior religious and political leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Monday that authorities placed him under house arrest and also disallowed congregational Eid prayer at Jama Masjid and Eidgah in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city. “I am deeply pained and strongly condemn the authorities decision to once again deny the Muslims of Kashmir the basic right to offer Eid prayers at Eidgah and Jama Masjid which have been closed …

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"Oppressive, authoritarian": Mirwaiz condemns closure of Kashmir’s Jamia Masjid, Eidgah ground for Eid prayers

Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid and Eidgah were locked by authorities on Monday to block worshipers from Eid prayers. Kashmir’s chief cleric and chairman of Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who was supposed to lead the prayer, was placed under house arrest. The decision to disallow the Eid prayers at the Jamia Masjid comes days after authorities locked the mosque for the Shab-e-Qadr and Jummat-ul-Vida prayers. Since 2019, Jamia Masjid …

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Mirwaiz Alleges House Detention, Eid Prayers Barred at Jama Masjid

Srinagar, March 31 – Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday alleged that he was placed under house detention ahead of Eid prayers, as authorities barred congregational prayers at Srinagar’s historic Jama Masjid and Eidgah grounds. “I am deeply pained and strongly condemn the authorities’ decision to once again deny the Muslims of Kashmir the basic right to offer Eid prayers at Eidgah and Jama Masjid, …

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The Munsif Daily

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Says Not Allowed to Offer Prayers at Eidgah, Questions House Arrest

Senior religious and political leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has alleged that authorities placed him under house arrest and prevented congregational Eid prayers at Jama Masjid and Eidgah in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city.

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