{"id":199976,"date":"2026-05-07T16:26:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=199976"},"modified":"2026-05-07T16:27:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:27:20","slug":"save-our-future-students-rally-in-shopian-against-closure-of-jamia-siraj-ul-uloom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/05\/07\/save-our-future-students-rally-in-shopian-against-closure-of-jamia-siraj-ul-uloom.html","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSave our future\u201d: Students rally in Shopian against closure of Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Seek reopening of institution, demand restoration of educational rights

Srinagar: Hundreds of students, parents and teachers staged a peaceful protest in Shopian district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) against the closure of Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom by Indian authorities under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), demanding the reopening of the institution and voicing deep concern over the academic future of the students.

According to Kashmir Media Service, the protesters marched from the institute to the office of the Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate in Shopian, carrying placards bearing slogans such as \u201cSave Our Future\u201d and \u201cOpen Our School\u201d.

Students from various districts enrolled in the institution also held a sit-in outside the Deputy Commissioner\u2019s office, raising slogans including \u201cEducation is Our Fundamental Right\u201d during the peaceful demonstration.

The protesting students said the closure of the institution had severely disrupted their studies and created uncertainty among hundreds of families, particularly at a crucial time when board examinations are approaching.

\u201cWe want to continue our studies. This is a crucial time for us as board examinations are approaching,\u201d said a student, Ifnan Ahmad, during the protest.

\u201cWe are demanding the reopening of our school. We believe in peace and want our education to continue,\u201d said another Class 11 student participating in the demonstration.

Parents also appealed to the IIOJK administration to reconsider its decision and allow the institution to resume functioning. Zahid Ahmad, one of the protesting parents, said the future of hundreds of students was at stake. \u201cWe request the administration to safeguard the future of these students,\u201d he said.

Later, a delegation of parents met the Deputy Commissioner and urged the administration to intervene for the reopening of the institution.

Notably, Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom was declared an unlawful entity on April 24 under the UAPA over its alleged affiliation with Jamaat-e-Islami, which was banned by the BJP-led Indian government in 2019. Following the notification, the district administration barred students and staff from entering the institution premises. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seek reopening of institution, demand restoration of educational rightsSrinagar: Hundreds of students, parents and teachers staged a peaceful protest in Shopian district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) against the closure of Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom by Indian authorities under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), demanding the reopening of the institution and voicing …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":199975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/screenshot_20260507-1625432102781998929943225.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199976"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":199977,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199976\/revisions\/199977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}