Indian-Controlled J&K Administration Accused of Targeting Muslim Institutions, Urdu Language
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\nFormer Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has accused the region’s administration of systematically targeting Muslim religious institutions and the Urdu language.<\/p>\n
Speaking in Ganderbal on May 3, Mufti criticized the shutdown of key educational institutions like Sirajul Uloom, which she argued were essential for underprivileged students\u2019 success. She linked these closures to a broader agenda to marginalize the Muslim community, stressing that the move was not accidental.<\/p>\n
Mufti also expressed concern over the administration’s actions against Urdu, a language deeply embedded in the region\u2019s history, claiming these efforts aimed at \u201cerasing\u201d Muslim cultural and religious identity. Her remarks followed the administration\u2019s decision to declare Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom in Shopian unlawful under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, accusing the institution of fostering a radicalized environment, though Mufti called the ban an \u201cinjustice\u201d to poor communities who relied on such institutions for education.<\/p>\n
She argued that the closures would deepen educational disparities and undermine the diverse cultural landscape of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Indian-Controlled J&K Administration Accused of Targeting Muslim Institutions, Urdu Language ——————————— Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has accused the region’s administration of systematically targeting Muslim religious institutions and the Urdu language. Speaking in Ganderbal on May 3, Mufti criticized the shutdown of key educational institutions like Sirajul Uloom, which she argued were …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":142109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[5973],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kashmir"],"yoast_head":"\n