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In the 1950s, Geelani joined Jamaat-e-Islami, the region’s largest political-religious organisation that shared ideological affinity with the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Egypt. The organisation was banned by India’s Hindu nationalist government in 2019. Geelani had been a thorn in India’s side since the early 1960s when he began campaigning for ...
In a famous move in 2005, Geelani rejected then-Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s four-point solution to the Kashmir dispute. Musharraf had proposed joint control of the Himalayan region between India and Pakistan and increased access to trade and travel between the regions controlled by the two nations. “When he felt that General Parvez Musha...
Most of the separatist groups in Indian-administered Kashmir such as Hurriyat have been in disarray since India began its crackdown following an attack on Indian forces in Pulwama in February 2019. The suicide attack, blamed on a Pakistan-based armed group of Kashmiri rebels, led to the mass arrests of the region’s leaders, including from the relig...
Dec 4, 2020 · Syed Ali Shah Geelani, one of the most prominent figures in the Kashmiri resistance movement, has been under house arrest in Indian-administered Kashmir for years [Photo courtesy of Ruwa Shah] By...
He was a member of Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir since 1953, and was regarded as one of its most significant leaders. Geelani was also a three-time Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Sopore constituency, elected on a Jamaat-e-Islami ticket in 1972, 1977 and in 1987. [21][3] Early life.
Sep 2, 2021 · Indian policemen and paramilitary soldiers keep guard as they impose restrictions outside the residence of top separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.
Sep 2, 2021 · Kashmir's top separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who spearheaded the resistance movement against Indian rule, has died, aged 92. Author Sumantra Bose writes about Geelani's life and his...
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Kashmir's top separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who spearheaded the resistance movement against Indian rule, has died, aged 92. Author Sumantra Bose writes about Geelani's life and his...
