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...
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,...
Manipur: Meitei Armed Group Allegedly Assaults Muslim Boy, Forces Him to Eat Pork Over...
Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net
Tampakmayum Akhtar, who belonged to the Kwatka area of Imphal, the capital of ethnic conflict-torn Manipur, found his life turned upside down...
Exclusive: Nawab Tonk Mosque in Bhojubeer Becomes Controversial After Yogi’s Visit
Pavan Kumar Maurya, TwoCircles.net
Varanasi: The Nawab Tonk Mosque, located in Bhojubeer in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, is currently under police surveillance. The 1298 mosque, within the...
“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...
‘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 |...
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...
‘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...
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)...
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...
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...
Indian-American organizations demand US Ambassador resign for RSS meet
Ten diaspora groups signed a joint statement calling for the removal of Ambassador Atul Keshap.
Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net
“The nature of Keshap’s meeting with the...
16 mosques vandalized, 3 set ablaze by violent Hindutva mobs in Tripura: APCR
Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) organised a press conference in Delhi on October 27, where activists from Tripura and members of civil...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Why Kishanganj in Bihar is being targeted as ‘Kashmir’?
Kishanganj is a Muslim majority district in Bihar. Lately, the district has been in focus after Hindutva leaders started comparing the region with ‘Kashmir...
Outrage over BJP spokesperson’s blasphemous comments on national TV, police complaint filed
Action demanded against Nupur Sharma and netizens ask global Muslim leaders to take note.
Muhammad Raafi | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur...
‘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...
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...
‘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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
Indian Americans hold protests in multiple US cities against hijab ban in Karnataka
Protesters held placards saying “my body, my choice,” “revoke hijab ban,” “stop telling women what to do”, “hijab is my right,” and “hijab...
Hundreds of demonstrators across U.S. protest Facebook’s role in anti-Muslim hate speech, violence by...
The protests were organized by India Genocide Watch and featured speakers demanding that Facebook’s founder-CEO Mark Zuckerberg end his company’s complicity in extreme Hindu right-wing...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
‘Everyone in uniform is not a hero’: Meet the man behind biopic Haemolymph
In an interview with TwoCircles.net, Abdual Wahid Sheikh, a school teacher from Mumbai who was falsely implicated in 2006 Mumbai train blast and later...
JUH condemns govt inaction over hate-speech against Muslims at Haridwar event, demands action
In his letter to the Home Minister of India, Uttarakhand Chief Minister, NHRC and National Commission for Minorities, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) president...
‘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,...
‘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...
3 years on, justice awaits these UP men assaulted over accusations of carrying beef
Following an assault by cow vigilantes, three Muslim men from Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district lost their livelihood and their hopes for ever getting...
‘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...
मुस्लिम औरतों को बदनाम करने की शर्मनाक साजिश
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जब हम सभी बीते साल की सभी कठिनाइयों और दुखों को पीछे छोड़कर नए साल में...
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...
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...
‘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...
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,...
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...
Facing ire over remarks on Prophet Muhammad, Nupur Sharma has a record of controversies
37-year-old Sharma is a former president of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) who rose through the ranks of the ruling BJP to become...
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...
Jahangirpuri violence: Tensions remain high following arrest of Muslim men
There is anger among Muslims who said they are being wrongly accused of starting the violence.
Nikita Jain | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Situation remained tense in...
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...
धर्म संसद के ज़हरीले भाषण के खिलाफ बरेली में आक्रोश
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के बरेली में हरिद्वार की हिंदू धर्म संसद में मुसलमानों को लेकर दिए गए भड़काऊ भाषणों के विरोध में प्रदर्शन आयोजित...
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...
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 |...
Bihar: ‘Even Your Allah Won’t Save You’ — Madhubani Cleric Narrate Assault During Police...
(Trigger Warning: This article mentions dreadful violence and contains disturbing photographs)
Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net
Mohammad Firoz (37) from Kataia village in Bihar’s Madhubani district was traveling...
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...
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...
Shaheen Bagh activists call for diaspora action to support Indian Muslims against genocide
Activists in the panel stated the need for the global community to not only remember Shaheen Bagh but also to take action before...
US Congressman questions Ambassador’s meeting with “violent” RSS paramilitary
Rep. David Trone warned Ambassador Atul Keshap against lending “legitimacy” to RSS. Trone warned that by engaging with RSS officials and discussing their ideology,...
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 |...
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...
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 |...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Caught on Camera: MP Cops Assault, Parade Two Muslim Men Over Cow Slaughter Allegations
Abdul Alim Jafri, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Two Muslim youths in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district were allegedly assaulted by a group of police officers, who...
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....
‘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...
अलीगढ़ में आमिर की लिचिंग की कोशिश,जबरदस्ती लगवा रहे थे नारा, दो गिरफ्तार
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के अलीगढ़ में एक युवक के साथ मारपीट करने का मामला सामने आया हैं। आरोप लगाया गया है कि कुछ...
PM Modi’s silence on hate speeches against Muslims dangerous for country, says JUH Delhi...
Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (JUH ) Delhi Vice President Haji Yusuf Sheikh said that the atmosphere of hatred never flourished in the country, and some...
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...
Murdered for Being a Muslim? Widow of Moradabad Mob Lynching Victim Seeks Justice Amid...
Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net
Rizwana Qureshi’s world came crashing down on December 30, 2024, when her husband, Shahdeen, 37, was allegedly lynched to death by a...
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...
Mubarak Manzil: Agra’s 17th-Century Monument Demolished
TCN News
The demolition of Agra's ancient Mubarak Manzil, a 17th-century Mughal heritage site, has sparked criticism and claims of complicity between officials and a...
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...
‘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...
बिल पर्ची पर लिखा था , इस्लाम इज द ओनली सोलुशन ,दुकानदार सालिम के...
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के कानपुर में एक दुकान के बिल की पर्ची पर विवाद उत्पन्न हो गया हैं। दरअसल कानपुर की एक रबड़...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Outrage grows as anti-Hijab row escalates in Karnataka
The ban has sparked fears of further marginalization among the Muslim community of Karnataka who constitute around 12 percent of the state’s population.
Muhammad...
ओरंगाबाद में सब्जी बेचने पर हिंदुत्ववादियों ने की मारपीट, जमानत मिलने पर आरोपी का...
जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net
देश में मुस्लिम समुदाय के प्रति बढ़ते नफरत का एक उदाहरण बीते दिनों महाराष्ट्र के औरंगाबाद जिले से सामने आया है। यहां गंगापुर तालुका...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
‘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...
यूपी : आईएएस इफ्तिखारुद्दीन पर धर्मातरण के आरोप,एसआईटी जांच के आदेश
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के वरिष्ठ आईएएस अधिकारी इफ्तिखारुद्दीन का एक वीडियो सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हुआ है। वायरल वीडियो में आईएएस इफ्तिखारुद्दीन पर...
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...
Year after journalist Siddique Kappan, 3 others were booked under UAPA on way to...
Even after a year has passed in the arrest of journalist Siddique Kappan and three others under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA),...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
‘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...
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...
Hate crimes against Muslims: JUH files plea at Supreme Court, demands court-monitored investigation, prosecution
The petition filed by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) sought an action taken report from the government of India, and demanded the government to constitute...
West Bengal by-election: Muslims in dilemma over former BJP leader Babul Supriyo fighting on...
Babul Supriyo’s name evokes a strong reaction among Muslim voters for his vitriolic statements against Muslims in the past.
Sami Ahmad | TwoCircles.net
WEST BENGAL —...
USCIRF urges Biden to raise India’s Human Rights abuse, persecution of Muslims with Indian...
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) called upon US President Joe Biden to raise India's human rights situation and persecution of...
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...
“Miscreants fearlessly breaking law in Tripura,” JIH demands stern action against culprits
In a statement, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) said the miscreants in Tripura are fearlessly breaking the law, where incidents of arson in mosques, violence and...
‘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...
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....
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...
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...
Five Years On: The Lingering Scars of the Delhi Riots – Unpaid Compensation, Incarcerated...
On the fifth anniversary of the 2020 Delhi riots, TwoCircles.net presents a compelling five-part series. This is the first story in that series.
Mohammad Asif...
Panellists at Congressional briefing on Assam urge US government to designate India as ‘Country...
The briefing was co-sponsored by a group of 17 human rights and interfaith organizations, including the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), Amnesty International USA...
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...
‘Targeted Because of Dadhi and Topi’: Muslim Trader Dies Following ‘Mob Lynching’ in Jharkhand
Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net
Ranchi: Sheikh Tajuddin, a local trader from the Saraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand, had never imagined that his Muslim appearance and “dadhi (beard) – topi (skull...
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...
‘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...
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...
Remarks on Prophet Muhammad: Sale of Indian products hit in Gulf
Several calls for the boycott of Indian products flooded social media with several hashtags critical of the Indian government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
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),...
“I Can’t Enter the Campus That’s Like My Home”: Suspended Jamia Students Face Uncertainty
Ahmed Mir and Sarthak Parashar, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: The suspension of 17 students of Jamia Millia Islamia (a central university in the national capital) has...
From Dalit Leader to ‘Hindutva Icon’, the ‘Transformation’ of Chirag Paswan
Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Chirag Paswan, the son of the late Ram Vilas Paswan — a stalwart Dalit leader — and Reena Sharma, a non-Dalit, seems...
‘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...
Bareilly: Survivors of July 18 Communal Violence Return to the Rubble of Their Homes...
Abdul Alim Jafri, TwoCircles.net
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh): As the bulldozer demolished and reduced Noor’s home to rubble, she stood frozen, watching everything her father had...
त्रिपुरा में मुसलमानों के खिलाफ लगातार हिंसा के बाद सवालों के घेरे में सरकार
न्यूज डेस्क। two circles.net
बंगलादेश में दुर्गा पूजा के दौरान हुई संप्रदायिक घटना के विरोध के बहाने त्रिपुरा राज्य में हिंदूवादी संगठनों द्वारा मुस्लिम...
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...
Varanasi’s Muslim Traders Face Uncertain Future as 10,000 Shops Slated for Demolition
TCN News
VARANASI: A massive urban development project in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, has put the livelihoods of thousands of Muslim shop owners at risk. The...
Alwar: How Police Raided a Muslim Family’s Home, Crushed Its Youngest Member to Death
Sumaiya Ali, Maariyah Siddique/TwoCircles.net
Alwar (Rajasthan): The death of an infant during a police raid in a small village of Rajasthan's Alwar district has sparked...
‘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...
In Karnataka, students of govt run college don saffron scarves in protest against Muslim...
As per reports, the government degree college in Balagadi village in Karnataka had given in to the demand of the students with saffron scarves...
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...
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...
देशभर में आग लगाने वाली नुपूर शर्मा को अदालत ने क्या कहा !...
जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net
सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने शुक्रवार को बीजेपी की पूर्व प्रवक्ता नूपुर शर्मा का पैगंबर मुहम्मद के बारे में उनकी टिप्पणी के लिए भारी फटकार...
Indian Americans urge Facebook to ‘stop facilitating India’s genocidal rhetoric against minorities’
US based advocacy group Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) said that India is Facebook’s largest market, with 340 million active users, and yet the...
Controversy over Pala Bishop’s hate speech: A stand-alone issue or larger Hindutva scheme in...
Instead of addressing recent issues facing women in the state, the unsubstantial claims of the Bishop have raised concerns whether he is genuinely concerned...
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,...
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...
Assam evictions: Police arrest two locals for ‘inciting violence’, families say duo ‘falsely implicated’
The arrests of two public representatives in Dholpur has come within four days of the police opening fire at villagers on September 23 who...
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 |...
‘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...
‘They wanted to incite riots’: Hindutva mob targeted Muslim shops in Bihar’s Samastipur during...
Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net
The city of Samastipur in Bihar witnessed horrific incidents of communal outbreak on Maha Shivratri. What should have been a normal business...
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...
How False Accusations of Having Links with Al-Qaeda Upended a Muslim Cleric’s Life
Shahzeen Khan, TwoCircles.net
Ranchi: Arrested as a terror suspect, a Muslim cleric in Jharkhand has recently been acquitted of all charges after nearly a decade-long...
गुरुग्राम : जहां मुसलमान पढ़ रहे थे नमाज़ ,वहीं हिन्दू संगठन करने लगे कीर्तन
जिब्रानउद्दीन।twocircles.net
बीते शुक्रवार, गुरुग्राम के सेक्टर 47 में मुस्लिम समुदाय के लोगों को एक बार फिर जुमे की नमाज़ अदा करने में दिक्कत का सामना...
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...
Ajmer Dargah Dispute: Deewan and Khadim Bodies Seek Legal Standing in Controversial Petition
TCN News Desk
Ajmer: A legal twist has emerged in the ongoing dispute over the Ajmer Dargah (shrine). Five new applications have been filed in...
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...
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...
कर्नाटक : मनीषा से मुहब्बत के बदले में अरबाज को मिली मौत
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
कर्नाटक में एक मुस्लिम लड़के की अंतर-धार्मिक संबंध के चलते हत्या का मामला सामने आया हैं। पिछले महीने 28 सितंबर को बेंगलुरु के...
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...
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...
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...
Impact of Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025: Potential Threats to Muslim Community’s Religious and Property...
Dr. Intekhab Alam
New Delhi: Days after its passage from both houses of Parliament following marathon debates, the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, got assent of...