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In photo, a view of Lal Chowk in Srinagar. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Jamaat rupture: At a funeral, how the banned Valley outfit's fight with its 'political wing' burst into the open

May 21, 2026 12:44 pm

Initially formed as a panel for talks with the Centre on revoking the ban on Jamaat, the Justice and Development Front began to face pushback after it became a political party in 2025.

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58 Jamaat-e-Islami-linked private schools taken over by J&K govt

April 19, 2026 3:57 am

An official said the government has taken over the management of 58 private schools affiliated with the Falah-e-Aam Trust. While officials have not named the schools taken over, sources said most are in north Kashmir.

The movement in 2024 sought democratic reform; however, there was a re-emergence of other political forces that had remained dormant, including Islamist groups. (File Photo)

Bangladesh’s student-led party forms alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami; expert calls tie-up 'opportunistic'

December 29, 2025 9:01 pm

The development comes in the backdrop of acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Tarique Rahman, filing his nomination papers for polls in February.

Bangladesh's Supreme Court restores Jamaat-e-Islami's party registration

June 01, 2025 1:40 pm

This comes nearly eight months after the interim government lifted a ban it.

With Jamaat banned, faction that contested J&K polls to launch new political front

February 24, 2025 7:16 am

The new front, to be named Justice and Development Front (JDF), was unofficially introduced on Sunday at a convention in south Kashmir's Kulgam

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the IUML’s state president, Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal, was an “activist of the Jamaat-e-Islami”.

Decode Politics: From calling IUML ‘secular’ to now linking it to Jamaat-e-Islami, what explains CPM’s shift in Kerala

November 19, 2024 12:20 pm

In the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls, CPM had aggressively courted the Muslim vote, and in the process, the IUML. Now it is eyeing the bypoll for the Palakkad Assembly seat, which has a high Hindu population

UAP Tribunal upholds Centre’s declaration of Jamaat-e-Islami J&K as unlawful association

October 13, 2024 4:58 pm

A gazette notification issued on October 9 by the Ministry of Home Affairs published the August 23 order of the Tribunal comprising Justice Navin Chawla of the Delhi High Court.

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Jamaat factor at play as villages that once heeded boycott call queue up to vote in Jammu and Kashmir

September 19, 2024 7:52 am

The booth falls in Bogam, a Jamaat-e-Islami stronghold in the Kulgam assembly constituency. It was in this village that the Jamaat-backed candidates organised their first show of strength – a huge poll rally attended by thousands of people.

Jamaat confirms talking to Delhi, says poll move has the mandate of its core group, the public

September 19, 2024 12:34 am

Engineer Rashid slams LG for seeking laws against participation of organisations like Jamaat in elections

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'Want inclusive J&K govt': In Zainapora, Jamaat throws weight behind ex-MLA snubbed by PDP

September 15, 2024 9:20 am

Backed by key Jamaat panel, Independent candidate Aijaz Mir targets Mehbooba Mufti-led party, saying the Jamaat vote that would go to PDP in previous polls would “not happen this time”