Saturday, June 14, 2025

Topic: Jamia Masjid

Srinagar’s Jama Masjid shut for 7th Eid; Mirwaiz under house arrest

Authorities on Saturday locked down historic Jama masjid and Eidgah in Srinagar, disallowing Muslims to perform Eid prayers for the 7th straight year. Mirwaiz Umar...

“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...

Kashmir: Friday prayer disallowed in Jamia Masjid over fear of protests over Israel-Palestine war

Authorities closed Kashmir's Jamia Masjid on Friday in view of apprehensions of protests over the Israel-Palestine war. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, recently released from house...

In Photos: Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid observes Laylatul Qadr after four years

In Srinagar’s old city, the historic Jamia Masjid reverberated with nasheeds and duas after four years of enforced silence. 

Kashmir: Jamia Masjid’s gates locked on Shab-e-Barat, Mehbooba terms it “violation of fundamental rights”

Locking up historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on Shab-e-Barat is a brazen violation of fundamental rights and religious freedom guaranteed by the Indian Constitution, said former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti.

Mirwaiz again stopped from delivering Friday sermon at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid

Hurriyat Conference chairperson, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, was again stopped by police from leaving his house to deliver the sermon at Kashmir’s historic Jamia Masjid. Earlier,...