‘Horror of That Day Still Haunts Me’: 5 Years On, Jamia Awaits Justice As...

Sumit Singh and Syed Abubakr, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: Five years after the horrific events of December 15, 2019, when the Delhi Police, along with paramilitary...

UP CM Yogi Adityanath Defends Allahabad HC Judge Facing SC Collegium Scrutiny Over Controversial...

TCN Staff Reporter Ahead of the appearance of Allahabad High Court Judge, Shekhar Kumar Yadav, before the Supreme Court Collegium that is likely to happen...

‘They Wanted to Throw Them in Pond’: Families Speak Out on Violent Attack Against...

Satish Bharatiya, TwoCircles.net Ratlam: A disturbing video showing three young children being assaulted and made to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ went viral late Thursday night. The...

Secularism Denied: Justice Nariman Slams Babri Masjid Verdict as ‘Great Travesty of Justice’

TCN News The Babri Masjid dispute, a landmark issue in Indian judicial and political history, has remained a contentious topic for decades. Justice RF Nariman,...

Bhopal: Muslim Patient Denied Treatment, Dies While Being Rushed to Another Hospital

Satish Bhartiya, TwoCircles.net Bhopal: A heart-wrenching incident from the Madhya Pradesh capital of Bhopal has gone viral. It sheds light on alleged medical negligence and...

From ‘Outsiders’ to ‘Infiltrators’: BJP Stokes Divisive Fires in Jharkhand Ahead of Elections

Shahnaz M, TwoCircles.net Ranchi (Jharkhand): Ahead of the Jharkhand Assembly elections, which are scheduled to be held on November 13 and 20, the Bharatiya Janata...

‘Blood for Blood’: Widow of Deceased who Climbed Muslim Property and Hoisted Saffron Flag...

Punam Masih, TwoCircles.net Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh): Villages in Bahraich are still deserted following the October 13 communal violence in the districts, particularly in the Maharajganj’s Mahasi....

UP: Uncovering Layers of Conflict in Bahraich’s Communal Violence

Shahnaz M, TwoCircles.net Lucknow: In the aftermath of the communal violence in Maharajganj, Bahraich district, the narrative surrounding the death of Ram Gopal Mishra is steeped...

Shahi Idgah Masjid-Shri Krishna Temple Dispute: Allahabad HC Rejects Mosque Committee’s Plea, Sets Stage...

TCN News Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on October 3 dismissed the Shahi Idgah Masjid Committee's recall petition in long-standing dispute between the mosque and...

Chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Mosque Does Not Hurt Religious Feelings, Rules Karnataka HC

TCN News  In a ruling that raised many eyebrows, the Karnataka High Court stated that shouting "Jai Shri Ram" (a Hindu religious chant) inside a...

Virtual Vigilantes: Unmasking the Digital Abuse Facing Muslim Communities

Sumaiya Ali, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: As our lives increasingly shift online, the risks of cybercrimes — such as stalking, trolling, harassment and cyber bullying — have...

MP: How Parents Turn a Letter in Grade-3 Environmental Science Textbook into a ‘Love...

Adnan Ali, TwoCircles.net Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh): The spectre of ‘Love Jihad’ has resurfaced in a striking new context — school textbooks. In Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur...

‘Aao, Tumhari Netagiri Nikalte Hain’: Law Student Alleges Police Brutality During DUSU Elections

Shahzeen Khan, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: Shahreyar Khan, a final-year law student and active member of the student wing of the Rashtriya Janata Dal Party (RJD),...

सिर्फ दो साल में गुरुग्राम में नमाज की 37 जगहों को किया गया चार,...

पूनम मसीह/ TwoCircles.net गुरुग्राम- दिल्ली से सटे गुरुग्राम का जैसे-जैसे औद्योगिक विकास हुआ यहां की बसावट में भी कई तरह के बदलाव आए। राजधानी से...

Telangana: Jainoor Violence: Activists Claim Politics Behind Communal Tension, Urge for Independent Commission

TCN News Following the violent unrest in Jainoor, a fact-finding team of social activists visited the Adilabad district and alleged that the incident was politically...

SC Halts Extrajudicial ‘Bulldozer Justice: Jamiat Applauds Decision; APCR Calls for a Pan India...

TCN News In a significant development, the Supreme Court of India onSeptember 17 issued a nationwide stay on bulldozer demolitions until October 1, 2024. The...

Hindutva Extremists Operate with Impunity in Cong-ruled Himachal Pradesh? Elderly Muslim Shopkeeper Assaulted Amid...

TCN News In a disturbing incident, an elderly Muslim shopkeeper was violently attacked by a Hindutva mob in Himachal Pradesh, which has witnessed a rise...

Uttarakhand: How Administrative Blunder Energises Hindutva Groups to Create Unrest, Demand Mosque Demolition

TCN News New Delhi: An administrative error in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, triggered protests by Hindu groups demanding demolition of a mosque they claim is illegally built. An...

Bulldozer Action in Surat Under Scrutiny: Activists Allege Targeted Retribution After Communal Violence

Sidra Fatima, TwoCircles.net On September 10, 2024, municipal authorities in Gujarat’s Surat district launched a demolition drive in Saiyedpura, an area recently hit by riots...

Crushing Muslims, Marginalised: India’s Bulldozer Raj Displaces Over 7 Lakh Amidst Legal and Human...

Iqra Fatma, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: On August 23, the family members of Haji Shahzad Ali, a former vice president of the Congress in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur,...

Protests Erupt Over Muslim Advocate Purchasing Home in Predominantly Hindu Area in UP

TCN News On Monday, September 9, tensions erupted in Uttar Pradesh after Hindutva groups protested the recent purchase of a house by Muslim advocate Nadeem...

Homes Demolished After Ganesh Pandal Incident in Gujarat; 28 Arrested

TCN News Communal violence erupted in Surat’s Syedpura area on September 8 after minors allegedly threw stones at a Ganesh Chaturthi pandal. The unrest led...

Mob vandalizes Muslim shops and an Eidgah in Gujarat following an accident

TCN News On the evening of Sunday, September 8, a Hindutva mob vandalized several Muslim-owned shops and a local Eidgah in the Kathlal-Balasinor area of...

ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट: नूंह दंगे के आरोपी बनाए गए दिव्यांग और पटरी विक्रेताओं की तबाह...

Poonam Masih/ TwoCircles.net पिछले साल हिन्दू समूह द्वारा हरियाणा के नूंह में निकाली गई कलश यात्रा के दौरान हुई हिंसा के बाद कानूनी कार्रवाई की...

Fact vs. Fiction: Unpacking the Viral Misinformation Behind the Bangladesh-Hindu Atrocity Claims

Yusha Rahman, TwoCircles.net An image of a screenshot from a video showing a woman being raped went viral on social media. The image was accompanied...

AIMPLB Fires Back at Modi’s UCC Proposal: ‘Sharia Is Not Communal; Misleading Terms Undermine...

TCN News New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has strongly responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day call for a uniform...

Provocation, Misinformation: How a Schoolyard Brawl Escalated Communal Tensions in Rajasthan’s Udaipur

TCN Special Correspondent Jaipur: Rajasthan’s Udaipur district is gripped by unrest as a student altercation at a local government school ignited a surge of communal violence...

Udaipur Communal Unrest Aftermath: Muslim Teen’s Home Demolished, PUCL Decries ‘Goonda Raj’ Tactics

TCN News Desk New Delhi: Demolition of the home belonging to the family of a Muslim teenager accused of stabbing his Hindu classmate in Rajasthan’s Udaipur...

From Akhlaq to Vohra: Tracing India’s Lingering Tragedy of Lynchings, Amid Calls for Justice...

Mohammed Ramees, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: Around 10:30 PM on September 28, 2015, 50-year-old Akhlaq was brutally beaten and dragged by a frenzied mob fuelled by...

Tragic Lynching Cases in Gujarat and Aligarh Spark Calls for Justice and Legislative Reform...

Snobar, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: Salman Vohra, 23, had planned a bike ride with his one-month-pregnant wife on a quiet Sunday. However, a sudden change of...

Journalists Face Legal Persecution Amid Criticism of Anti-Lynching Laws: Upholding Press Freedom Amidst Controversy

Devanshi Batra, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: On a tranquil Sunday morning, Zakir Ali Tyagi, an independent journalist, was roused from slumber by the persistent ringing of his...

Fanning Communal Flames? Analysing Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s Post-election Rhetoric Against Minorities

Arshad Ahmed, TwoCircles.net Guwahati: In a recent speech at a felicitation program, celebrating the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies in the...

Eid’s Quiet Mourning: Unseen Tears of Families of Delhi Riots Accused Held Under UAPA...

Devanshi Batra, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: In a poignant lament, 60-year-old Sayyad Tasneef Hussain spoke softly, his voice laden with grief that has settled deep within his...

Unanswered Calls: Himachal Government and Congress Silence Amid Muslim’s Shop Vandalism at Nahan

Sidra Fatima, TwoCircles.net Nahan (Himachal Pradesh): On June 19, a day after Eid al-Adha, a garment shop in the Himachal Pradesh city of Nahan was vandalized...

Communal Unrest in Telangana’s Medak: How Police Passivity Escalated Clash Over Eid’s Sacrificial Animals

Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net  Hyderabad: Communal tensions flared in Telangana’s Medak district on June 16 following clashes over the procurement of sacrificial animals by two madrasas —...

Madhya Pradesh: Stark Contrast as 11 Muslim Homes Leveled, 16 Others Spared Amid Beef...

Adnan Ali, TwoCircles.net Mandla (Madhya Pradesh): In a controversial move, the Mandla district administration in Madhya Pradesh demolished the homes of 11 Muslim residents of Bhainswal...

Communal Tensions Grip Odisha’s Balasore: Allegations of Cow Slaughter and Water Turning ‘Red’ Spark...

TCN News New Delhi: Tensions escalated late night on June 17 at Balasore town in Odisha, leading to the imposition of a curfew following a clash...

Pratapgarh in Turmoil: Murder of Renowned Cleric Sparks Outrage, Residents Demand Swift Justice

Sidra Fatima, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: On June 8, 67-year-old Maulana Farooq was brutally murdered in his native village Sonpur, under the jurisdiction of the Jethwara police...

Inclusive Living Challenge: Muslim Resident Faces Opposition in Vadodara Housing Complex

TCN News New Delhi: A 44-year-old Muslim woman employed with the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Skill Development eagerly anticipated moving into a dwelling unit allocated...

Hijab Hurdle: Professor’s Resignation Roils Kolkata College

Snobar, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: The resignation of Sanjeeda Quader, an assistant law professor at LJD Law College, a private institution in Kolkata, has ignited a fierce...

Anxious and alienated: How communalism fuels mental health crisis among marginalized communities

Samiya Chopra, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: “I sometimes feel that my identity is the root cause of my lack of mental peace. Wearing a hijab, I often find...

Controversial Film ‘Hamare Baraah’ Sparks Outcry Over Anti-Muslim Stereotypes

Samah Qundeel, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: In sync with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s inflammatory rhetoric labelling Muslims as “people who have more children”, the upcoming...

From Examination Centres to Passport Offices: The ‘Humiliation’ and ‘Identity Stripping’ of Muslim Women

Sidra Fatima, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: Muslim women feel their religious freedom is under threat in the wake of rising Hindu nationalism across the country. The...

Gujarat: Muslim man lynched to death by cow vigilantes, cops say accused didn’t intend...

Shahzeen Khan, TwoCircles.net Ahmedabad (Gujarat): Ten months after a similar incident, a man in forties was allegedly lynched to death by cow vigilantes on the...

Hijab Ban at Chembur College in Maharashtra: Girls Asked to Wear ‘Non-revealing’ Dress, But...

Shahzeen Khan, TwoCircles.net  Mumbai: “If the college implements a change in the dress code, I might have to withdraw my admission,” said Parveen (name changed),...

‘False’ Narrative, ‘Concocted’ Stories: A Closer Look at Power Play of Propaganda Films

Devanshi Batra and Syed Ahmad Rufai, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: As India is witnessing its general elections for the year 2024, the big screen has become a...

‘Muslims Aren’t Good’: Religious Bullying Becoming a New Normal in Posh Schools

Sumaiya Ali, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: “They tease me by saying Allah, Allah,” a fifth-grade student who studies in a popular girl’s school in Meerut, complained...

Giving a Damn to EC Notice, BJP’s ‘Star’ Campaigners Continue to Echo PM Modi’s...

TCN Special Correspondent New Delhi: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi says that it is confident of winning third consecutive...

Modi’s Islamophobic Speech: Is BJP Anxious About 2024 Despite Tall Claims?

TCN News New Delhi: It is reasonable to assume that the outcry following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s overtly anti-Muslim speech in Rajasthan, where he warned people...

Congress Would Distribute Nation’s Wealth to ‘Infiltrators’, ‘People with ‘More Children’, Says PM Modi...

TCN News New Delhi: Ahead of the second phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in one of his most controversial...

‘He is a Muslim’: Nuh communal riots accused Bittu Bajrangi, who is out on...

Special Correspondent TCN News: The violence was carried out at the cow vigilante's house at Faridabad on April 1. The police have registered an FIR...

Police Brutality and Fear Grips Muslim Neighborhood in Haldwani

Nuzhat Khan, TwoCircles.net On the evening of February 10, Mehreen, 21, and her husband Arif, 24, who works at a local hardware store, were startled...

In Assam, Mob Lynchings of Muslims Follow the Same Pattern and Template

Arshad Ahmed | Two Circles.net Rahima Begum, 50, had not slept in a long time and had not eaten well because her 25-year-old son Hifzur...

‘Administration Failed To Take Timely and Appropriate Action’: Fact-Finding Report on Nuh Communal Violence

TCN News An 11-member fact-finding team from the Association for the Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) visited communal violence-affected areas in Haryana to present the...

Mumbai: Girl Students Asked To Remove Hijab At The College Gate Introducing New Dress...

By K K Ahmed / TwoCircles.net NG Acharya & DK Maratha College in Mumbai's Chembur area has been in the news from the last few...

‘We Are Hiding in Forests’: Fear in Uttar Pradesh’s Rohingya Camps After Anti-Terrorism Squad...

Mohsina Malik | Twocircles.net Sajida Begum, 26, had just finished fajr prayers when the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) barged into her shanty in the Rohingya refugee...

‘Don’t Think We Can Go Back’: Muslims Fleeing Purola

Mahwish Asim, TwoCircles.net “Humko nahi lagta ab hum kabhi waha wapas ja payenge (We don’t think we can go back there again),” says Mohammed Zahid,...

‘We have buried the 4,500 precious books in a pit’

TCN revisits Madarsa Azizia and its library after it was attacked during Ramadan Sufi Parween, Twocircles.net A goldmine of Islamic literature, spread over 4,500 books, including...

The Kerala Story: A Frustrated Attempt to Silence Vocal Muslim Women

Snobar | Twocircles.net Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his colleagues in the BJP are promoting the film “The Kerala Story,” but a large number of...

Mosque and Madarsa Partially Demolished in ‘Anti-Encroachment’ Drive in Delhi

By Arbab Ali Ahmed*, an 11-year-old boy, scrambles through the rubble of his madarsa, managing to pull out the mangled blades of a ceiling fan...

Hindus are in real danger of losing their faith to lunatics and fanatics

By Mushtaque Rahamat hai raam ke vajud pe hindostan ko naaz ahl-e-nazar samajhte hain is ko imam-e-hind (Allama Iqbal)  This year again like previous years the...

PWD Conducts Encroachment Removal Drive At Dargah In South Delhi

Arbab Ali| TwoCircles.net  Amir Hussain Siddique had barely slept after eating the pre-dawn meal when he was woken up by a frantic call from Yusuf...

In Delhi, 7 ‘gau rakshaks’, including cops, thrash meat vendors, urinate on them

On March 7, seven men, including three police personnel, thrashed two meat vendors in Delhi's Shahdara area. Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — Seven men,...

Maharashtra: Hindutva rally calls for economic boycott of Muslims

Several leaders addressed the rally and made speeches against alleged ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad’ in the state.  TCN Special Correspondent | TwoCircles.net MUMBAI (MAHARASHTRA)...

‘Love jihad rally in Mumbai was criminal, unconstitutional,’ say rights activists

27 rights organisations from Maharashtra have written a letter to the police urging them to act tough against hate speech and book the...

‘Nothing wrong with Chavhanke’s 2021 speech calling for Hindu Rashtra,’ proclaim his supporters

At a demonstration in support of Suresh Chavhanke at Jantar Mantar on February 5, offensive anti-Muslim speeches and proclamations to make India a...

‘Bajrang Dal to play major role in checking religious conversion, love-jihad,’ says leader

The Hindutva right-wing organization Bajrang Dal has reiterated its commitment to checking religious conversion and love-jihad at the grassroots level.  Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net  PRAYAGRAJ (UTTAR...

Yoga guru Ramdev accuses Muslims of terrorism, abducting Hindu women

Ramdev claimed that Islam and Christianity were obsessed with conversion while Hinduism taught its followers to do good. Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — In...

Rajasthan: In viral video, RSS leader targets religious minorities

In a viral video, an RSS official can be heard demanding the conversion of 30,000 mosques into temples. Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI...

‘No chargesheet, 5 months to file FIR’: SC questions Delhi Police for slow progress...

The Hindutva event where hate speech against Muslims was made took place on December 19, 2021, in New Delhi, and an FIR was...

साल 2022 की टीसीएन की कुछ शानदार रिपोर्ट

टीम टीसीएन। Twocircles.net वर्ष 2022 संपन्न हो गया। हमें कई तरह के राजनीतिक और सामाजिक बदलाव देखने को मिले। TwoCircles.net इस दौरान पत्रकारिता का धर्म...

‘Girls are insecure becuase of love jihad:’ BJP MP Pragya Thakur

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Madhya Pradesh also threatened legal action against those misrepresenting her 'Keep Knives' speech.  Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net  BHOPAL (MADHYA...

Case filed against BJP MP Pragya Thakur for ‘Hindus, Keep Knives’ speech

On December 25, Thakur said Hindus have the right to respond to those who attack them and their dignity as she spoke about...

‘Anti-Conversion laws, Population Control bill based on false premises,’ claims new study

The study claims that the issue of population growth and religious conversion have been used as weapons against religious minorities, particularly Muslims, to...

Why was Hindu right-wing celebrating Babri demolition day as Shaurya Diwas on social media?

On the 30th anniversary of the demolition of Babri mosque in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh by Hindu karsevaks, social media was abuzz with hateful...

Why was a Muslim principal of MP law college forced to quit after allegation...

After the right-wing student outfit, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) accused the Muslim faculty at the government law college in Indore of promoting...

India saw highest levels of religious violence linked to Covid-19 in 2020: new report

The Pew Research Center report found that India ranked the worst in the Social Hostilities Index in 2020 with a score of 9.4 out...

Manipal college initiates inquiry after Professor allegedly calls Muslim student a ‘terrorist’

In the video that went viral on social media, the Muslim student is seen calling out the professor for allegedly calling him a...

Shraddha Walkar murder case: Why are India’s Muslims feeling the heat?

The Shraddha murder case is yet another example of how an entire community is targeted for the crime of one and how easily...

Religious minorities in India face declining participation in society, says new report

The report highlights the bias against religious minorities portrayed in Indian news media and states the media spectacularly failed in its role as the...

Why is it easy for people to get away with hate speech in India?

India has enough laws in place to check hate speech but it requires the executive to enforce them. TCN Staff Correspondent  NEW DELHI — Days...

From activism to incarceration under NSA: Journey of rights activist Zaid Pathan

A Facebook post by Zaid Pathan, an Indore-based rights activist, was enough for the Madhya Police to send him behind bars on August...

Victims are culprits in MP? Ex-cop, 12-year-old boy among 7 served notices in Khargone...

The tribunal issued a notice to a 12-year-old boy and directed him to pay Rs 2.9 lakh as compensation for causing the loss of...

Jharkhand: Muslim Man Lynched to Death in Gumla, Cops Say Deceased Had Cases Against...

  Special Correspondent | TwoCircles.net New Delhi: A 32-year-old man was lynched to death on Monday, October 3 near the Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh border in Gumla district. The deceased...

‘Operation Octopus’: How crackdown on PFI was planned and executed

Special Correspondent | TwoCircles.net New Delhi: A list of alleged members and sympathizers of the now banned and dissolved Popular Front of India (PFI) was...

‘In Dark Times, Little Acts of Solidarity are Celebratory’: UP Professor Steps Up for...

Aliza Noor | TwoCircles.net Ever since she was 25 years old, Roop Rekha Verma, the former Vice Chancellor of Lucknow University and a professor of...

No FIR on woman for offering namaz in govt hospital: Prayagraj police

Amid controversy over a woman offering namaz Muslim prayer) inside a vacant room in a government hospital, Prayagraj police has clarified that offering namaz was not...

मुरादाबाद के दुल्हेपुर गांव की बात : गांव में ना मंदिर न मस्जिद तो...

आकिल हुसैन । Twocircles.net मुरादाबाद के छजलैट थाना क्षेत्र का दूल्हेपुर गांव चर्चा में हैं। दूल्हेपुर गांव की आबादी लगभग 500 की हैं जिसमें...

Who is Raja Singh, the suspended BJP MLA accused of anti-Muslim remarks?

The now suspended BJP lawmaker has more than 75 FIRs against him, mostly related to hate speeches, violation of curfew orders, and disruption of...

Hyderabad: Women protestors demand strict legal action against suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh

The protest against BJP MLA Raja Singh was held at Ambedkar Statue, Hussain Sagar (Tank Bund) in Hyderabad.  TCN Staff Reporter  HYDERABAD (TELANGANA) — Several women in...

Rohingya Muslims housing row: What is India’s refugee policy?

A recent row over the housing and rehabilitation of Rohingya refugees in the national capital New Delhi has brought India’s refugee policy into the...

Rohingya refugees’ housing row: Is AAP competing with BJP in denying them housing?

The BJP and AAP are embroiled in a political tussle in the midst of the Rohingya Muslim housing row in New Delhi. Ubair ul Hameed...

Prophet Row: Mere ‘hearsay evidence’ against Prayagraj violence accused

The remarks against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) drew backlash from around 15 Islamic nations, with the Centre claiming the remarks were the views of "fringe...

Assam floods: Misinformation campaign targets Muslims for waging ‘flood jihad’

Amid devastating floods in Assam, a misinformation campaign targeted at the Muslims has tried to give a new connotation to the calamity. Basil Islam |...

Union Minister’s remarks reignite debate on controversial uniform civil code

On July 27, Rijiju said in the Lok Sabha that the BJP’s ideology on the uniform civil code should be taken as the country's...

कानपुर के स्कूल में हुई इस्लामिक प्रेयर तो गंगाजल से किया गया पवित्र

स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के कानपुर में एक निजी स्कूल के प्रबंधन के खिलाफ प्रेयर के दौरान इस्लामिक प्रार्थना करवाने के मामले में एफआईआर...

Muslim leaders in Mumbai to campaign for communal harmony

The procession to be held on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) will be part of a larger plan by the Muslim leaders to bridge...

‘Are we not Indian enough?’ Plight of northeastern Muslims living in Delhi

For scores of northeastern Muslim students living in the national capital comes with challenges of having to face racial slurs, discrimination and harassment.  Khansa Juned...

BJP link of Udaipur killer emerges

Several pictures shared on social media by two BJP members show the Udaipur killer Riyaz Attari posing with BJP leaders. Waquar Hasan | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI...

देशभर में आग लगाने वाली नुपूर शर्मा को अदालत ने क्या कहा !...

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‘We are living like prisoners’: Muslims from riot-hit Khargone decry construction of wall separating...

While the Khargone administration argues that ‘barricading’ will help maintain peace in the city, the local residents told TwoCircles.net that it has added...

Prominent anti-CAA leaders charged for violence in Prayagraj

Following the violence in the Atala area of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh over derogatory remarks made by now suspended BJP leaders, police have booked...

Fetish of Hindu supremacists to see Muslim houses crumbling, and Muslims going to jail:...

Transcript of the interview given by student activist Afreen Fatima to Maktoob Media on June 16. Fatima’s house was demolished by Prayagraj (Allahabad) authorities...

Indian Americans denounce arrests of Muslims, demolition of Muslim homes in India

Globally renowned US-based Islamic scholar Shaikh Omar Suleiman led the protest in Dallas, which was jointly organized by The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), and North Texas...

Messiah or mastermind? What we know about the main accused in Kanpur violence, Hayat...

Hayat Zafar Hashmi is a well-known name in Kanpur and is the national president of Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar Fans Association, a relief organization....

Prayagraj violence: More than a week later, Muslim restaurant owners continue to suffer huge...

Atala area, the epicentre of violence in Prayagraj, is popular among locals for restaurants serving non-vegetarian food.  TCN Staff PRAYAGRAJ (UTTAR PRADESH) — It was just...

To protest or not to protest? The dilemma facing India’s Muslims

With the government going after protestors in several states following protests against the remarks against Prophet Muhammad made by the now-suspended BJP spokesperson,...

‘Take action only in accordance with the law’: Supreme Court to UP govt on...

The apex court granted three days to the Uttar Pradesh government to prove how demolition complied with the building laws and other mandatory procedures. Basil...

Exclusive: Story of the ‘objectionable’ material recovered from Afreen Fatima’s house

Soon after razing his house, police claimed that Afreen Fatima’s father, Javed Mohammad, was the mastermind of the protest in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh in...

4 reasons why there is no justification for bulldozer politics

Experts believe that demolishing houses of protestors is against the rule of law and deprives people of fundamental rights. Basil Islam | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — Following...

Protests over Prophet Muhammad remarks in Ranchi: Justice evades family of slain minor boy

In the wee hours of June 11, a day after protests broke out in Ranchi, a police convoy reached Alam’s home with his corpse...

TV debates mainstreaming Islamophobia: Can Personal Law Board contain the damage?

AIMPLB suggestion to Muslim scholars and clerics to avoid participating in discussions on news channels has received a mixed response.  Tabeenah Anjum | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI...

Remarks on Prophet Muhammad: Sale of Indian products hit in Gulf

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Facing ire over remarks on Prophet Muhammad, Nupur Sharma has a record of controversies

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Silent in the past, why has the Gulf reacted so strongly this time?

The experts said that targeting Prophet Muhammad, the most revered figure in Islam is a red line for Muslims across the world. Zafar Aafaq |...

‘Was forced to change name of restaurant & menu, fire Muslim staff, and hire...

In the temple city of Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, a Muslim hotelier claimed to change the name of his restaurant from Hotel Taj to...

Muslim groups in Australia protest against controversial BJP MP’s Tejasvi Surya’s invitation to youth...

Several Australian Muslim youths said that they were shocked after hearing about Surya being invited for addressing the events in Australia and called it...

‘Everyone in uniform is not a hero’: Meet the man behind biopic Haemolymph

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Outrage over BJP spokesperson’s blasphemous comments on national TV, police complaint filed

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Mentally challenged Hindu man killed in MP over suspicion of being Muslim

Video of the incident went viral on social networking site Twitter showing Jain being slapped repeatedly by a person donning a red shirt. The...

15 years on, justice eludes Makkah masjid blast victims

Ten persons allegedly belonging to Hindu right-wing organizations were named as accused in the case. However, in April 2018, five of the accused were...

Hoisting of saffron flag on top of mosque in Bihar done to make Muslims...

The PUCL report released in Patna on May 17 questioned the role of the administration and has called for investigating the alleged involvement of...

Why an Islamic seminary in Kanpur was bulldozed a day after Eid?

Authorities said the seminary had illegally occupied part of government land while seminary authorities contested the police claims. Muhammad Raafi | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — After the...

In riot-hit Khargone, WhatsApp forwards advocate economic boycott of Muslims

More than two weeks after the communal clashes, calls for boycotting Muslims are repeatedly being made both offline and online causing fear among the...

Fearing further attacks & arrests, Muslim families flee Uttarakhand village

Following communal violence in a village in Uttarakhand on April 16, several Muslim families have fled the area fearing arrests and further attacks.  Muhammad Raafi |...

In Bajrang Muni’s prouncements, anti-Muslim hatred is rife

Mahant Bajrang Muni Udasin was arrested earlier in April 2022 for 'threatening to kidnap and rape Muslim women,' but was soon released on bail....

“I want to break the othering of Indian Muslims in media,” says film-maker Fahim...

In this free-wheeling interview, filmmaker Fahim Irshad of Aani Maani fame talks about the depiction of Indian Muslims in media, film, and society and...

Jahangirpuri demolition drive aftermath: Local vendors live in terror, afraid to restart work

The pain and helplessness of the street vendors is hard to miss in the violence-hit C-block of New Delhi's Jahangirpuri area. Many who lost...

Peace march in Hyderabad condemns communal hatred prevailing in country, calls for peace, unity

The march in the heart of Hyderabad began with every participant reading the preamble of the constitution of India and taking the pledge to...

Indian Americans condemn extremist violence against Muslims across India amid Ramadan

Viral videos have flooded social media showing Hindu extremist mobs armed with swords, guns and rods, taking out processions through Muslim areas, blasting Islamophobic...

In pictures: Remains of the clash at Jahangirpuri

Cases of violence against Muslims were reported in at least eight states in India in recent days during the Ram Navami processions, followed by...

Jahangirpuri violence: Tensions remain high following arrest of Muslim men

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‘We want justice,’ says family of slain vegetable seller from Rajasthan

Muhammad Saleem was a 55-year-old vegetable seller who was killed after a mob allegedly attacked him in Beawar, Rajasthan. The police has ruled out...

When food politics entered JNU campus

The meat politics has created tensions inside the JNU campus, with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) beating up students for eating meat in hostels. Nikita...

Anti-Muslim hate marks Navratri; 1 killed, several injured

While home minister Amit Shah said that 77 people have been arrested, claims on social media said that most held are Muslims. Muhammad Raafi |...

West Bengal by-election: Muslims in dilemma over former BJP leader Babul Supriyo fighting on...

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Rights groups condemn ‘pressure’ against USCIRF to report on religious persecution in India

In a letter to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom on April 10, several rights-based organizations and individuals said the commission must...

Meat sellers in Delhi live in fear after purported ‘ban’ on selling meat

Meat shop owners and labourers said they will comply with the ban out of fear. The shop licences are due for renewal this month....

California city pressured to renounce Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh praise

Roseville, California faces sustained pushback for platforming RSS’s international wing. Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net UNITED STATES — When Roseville, a quiet suburb of California’s capital city of...

‘What good will the film do for us?’ several Kashmiri Pandits question The Kashmir...

For several displaced Kashmiri Pandits, the film’s depiction of Kashmiri Muslims as villains is untrue and will not help the battered community in their...

‘Film on Kashmiri Pandits has further widened the wedge between two communities,’ says top...

A prominent Kashmiri Pandit leader Sanjay Tickoo in an interview with TwoCircles.net castigates the hate generated by the film The Kashmir Files.  Auqib Javeed |...

Opinion: Kashmir Files weaponizes grief for propaganda

The gut-wrenching story of Kashmiri Pandits should not be weaponized for stoking anti-Muslim violence. Alishan Jafri | TwoCircles.net  After a friend shared Chetan Bhagat's recent op-ed in the Times...

Texas doctor demands “retribution” after Kashmir Files film

The film has incited widespread calls for anti-Muslim violence. Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net UNITED STATES — “Retribution,” declared Rajiv Pandit, a doctor based in Dallas, TX,...

In the climate of polarization, mental health of Muslims is worsening

Research published in the International Growth Center in 2020 found that Muslims were substantially more likely to report sadness and anxiety, as compared to...

Muslims in Karnataka protest Hijab ban verdict by observing shutdown

Muslim groups in the state are mulling to file a joint petition in the Supreme Court to challenge the High Court verdict which declared...

Booked for ‘resisting ABVP’, Muslim student from Karnataka vows to fight for right to...

After a video of her confronting male students went viral, 18-year-old Hiba Sheik has emerged as a face of the fight against the Hijab...

How Muslim women in India resist online abuse

Muslim women received significantly more abuse when compared to women from other religions. They received 55.5% more problematic or abusive content. Suchitra | TwoCircles.net NEW...

Indian Muslims face imminent threat of genocide, mass persecution: Experts

During an ongoing three-day global summit,experts and scholars underscored the surge in attacks on Muslims in India.  TCN News Washington, DC — India’s 200 million Muslims...

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