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Al Jazeera
Politics
Huzaiful Reyaz

Kashmir’s top cleric was a fiery freedom advocate. Now he preaches patience

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Kashmir's top Muslim leader, at a Friday sermon in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir [Aqib Nazir/Al Jazeera]

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – On a sunlit June Friday in Srinagar’s Old City, the Jamia Masjid stands as it always has, ornate and imposing. Its 14th-century wooden pillars have been witnesses to centuries of sermons and struggle.

Inside, about 4,000 worshippers sit in silence.

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