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....
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...
‘Self-Censorship’: Siddique Kappan’s Battle for Justice and Identity After Jail
Hana Vahab, TwoCircles.net
Two years after being granted bail by the Supreme Court, Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan's struggle is far from over. His release from...
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 |...
“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...
Rs 5 That Cost a Life: Muslim Vendor Murdered in Broad Daylight in Bihar...
Shahzeen Khan, TwoCircles.net
Patna: On a muggy September evening, Kako market in Bihar’s Jehanabad district came alive at dusk. The bargaining voices of women cut...
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...
‘Save Waqf, Save the Constitution’: AIMPLB Launches Nationwide Campaign Against Amendments
TCN News Desk
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has announced to launch a nationwide campaign against the recent amendments to waqf...
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...
How Ex-CJI Chandrachud Opened Floodgates for Litigations Against Ancient Mosques, Religious Sites
TCN Staff Correspondent
It was a 1986 district court order in Uttar Pradesh that set off a chain of events, which eventually led to the...
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...
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...
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...
Nagpur Erupts in Violence Over Aurangzeb Grave Row, Quran Desecration ‘Rumour’; Curfew Imposed
TCN News
Mumbai: Nagpur witnessed violent clashes between two groups following the ongoing controversy surrounding the demolition of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s grave in Sambhajinagar. Stone...
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...
Debate on Name Changes Reaches Delhi Assembly: BJP Leaders Push for Renaming Localities
Asad Shaikh, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: The discussion about changing names, which began before the Delhi Assembly elections, has now reached the floor of the assembly....
Lynchings as the New Normal? The Hidden Crisis of Mob Violence and Muslim Persecution...
Tarique Anwar, TwoCircles.net
The rising tide of mob violence in India, particularly against Muslims, has shattered the illusion of safety and justice. What was once...
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...
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...
‘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...
‘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,...
From Celebration to Fear, How Festivals Are Being Weaponised for Communal Polarisation
Maariyah Siddique, TwoCircles.net
Religious festivals in India, particularly Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti, have in recent years increasingly become platforms for asserting "dominance and spreading...
‘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 |...
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...
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...
Congress Talks Secularism, Delivers Exclusion? Party Snubs Telangana’s 12.5% Population in Cabinet
Adnan Ali, TwoCircles.net
Hyderabad: After a wait of 13 months, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy finally expanded his cabinet by inducting three new ministers. However,...
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...
Curious Case of Moradabad Lynching: No Arrest Or Mob Assault Charge in Shahdeen’s Murder,...
TCN Staff Reporter
As the nation was gearing up to welcome new year, a brutal murder shook the streets of Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh. Thirty-seven-year-old...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
“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...
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...
‘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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
When a Wedding Turned into Bloodshed: Muslim Family Lynched in Prayagraj Over a Minor...
Sidra Fatima, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: It was supposed to be a day of joy. The courtyard of Anwar’s sister’s house at Handia in Uttar Pradesh’s...
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...
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...
साजिश के तहत बिगाड़ा गया त्रिपुरा का माहौल ,जमीयत की रिपोर्ट में किया गया...
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
जमीयत उलमा ए हिंद की एक टीम ने त्रिपुरा में हुए हिंसा के बाद वहां पहुंच एक फैक्ट रिपोर्ट तैयार किया है,...
Is Nitish Kumar Making Bihar’s Administration ‘Muslim-Mukt’?
Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
On June 5, the Bihar government issued two official notifications - announcing the appointment of 28 public prosecutors (PPs) and 27 government...
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...
What Happens When a Viral Experiment Reaches a Place Where Water and Food Are...
Sanjana Chawla, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: In today’s hyper-documented world, it often feels like moments do not exist unless they are posted online. No post, no...
Assam Police’s Tear Gassing Killed Congress Leader Mridul Islam? Unanswered Questions Loom Following Assault...
Sandipan Talukdar, TwoCircles.net
Guwahati: "The tear gas shells suddenly fell before us like a bolt from the blue while we were about to take bytes...
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...
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...
‘Beaten’, ‘Shaved’ and ‘Forcibly Converted’: Sitapur Man Reverts to Islam, Vows to Stay Muslim
TCN Staff Reporter
New Delhi: Fatehuddin, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur, converted to Hinduism and changed his name to Fateh Bahadur on December 18....
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...
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...
‘Is Medina built on Waqf land?’: Owaisi challenges PM Modi to ask Saudi crown...
TCN News Desk
New Delhi: Asaduddin Owaisi, president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), took a direct jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during...
House Demolished Before Trial Concluded: Former BJP Leader and Sons Acquitted After False Rape...
Abdul Wasim Ansari, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal: Even before the judicial process could run its course, the house of Shafiq Ansari, a former leader of the ruling...
‘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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
‘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),...
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...
‘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...
Dubbed ‘Super Spreaders of COVID-19’, Taunted ‘Even Allah Can’t Save Them’: Tablighi Jamaat Members...
Unzila Sheikh and Maryam Hassan, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: When Mohammad Aftab looks back at the past five years, the memories grief, fear and humiliation come...
‘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...
Karnataka: How Hoolikatti School’s Water Poisoning Case Exposes Communal Undercurrents in Classrooms
Harishankar Manoj, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: A school poisoning case in Karnataka’s Belagavi district has brought to light the growing influence of communal tensions in local institutions....
‘You Are a Terrorist, a Murderer’: Kashmiri Students Face Rising Threats Across India Following...
TCN News Desk
“You are a terrorist.” “You are a murderer.” “Get out, or we will deal with you.”
These threats have been directed at Kashmiri...
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...
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...
Jamia Millia Islamia Fails to Fully Comply with Delhi HC Order, Continues to Bar...
Unzila Sheikh, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Despite the Delhi High Court's order on March 4 staying the suspension of 17 Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) students, the...
‘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...
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...
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...
Patriot Or Provocateur? Ashoka University Prof Mahmudabad Jailed Over Post Praising Diversity, Critiquing ‘Hypocrisy’
Sumit Singh and Syed Abubakr, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Ali Khan Mahmudabad, an associate professor and head of the Political Science Department at Ashoka University, was...
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 |...
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...
Why All Accused in the Malegaon Blast Case Were Acquitted: Court Tears Into Probe,...
The blast killed six, injured over 90. The bomb was real, the pain remains, but the evidence, the court says, was never enough.
Sumit Singh,...
‘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...
Kunan Poshpora: The Silent Night That Still Echoes Cries for Justice
Raqif Makhdoomi, TwoCircles.net
Kunan Poshpora, a village in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district, carries a story that continues to haunt its people even after 35 years....
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...
Who Said What During the Waqf Bill Debate in Lok Sabha
TCN News Desk
New Delhi: The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was approved by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, securing 288 votes in favor and 232...
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...
Hate Speech or Misinterpretation? Kerala BJP Leader’s TV Debate Leads to Legal Battle
Quamar Equbal, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Kerala BJP leader Plathottathil Chacko George is under fire for allegedly making inflammatory and hateful comments against the Muslim community...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Priyank Kharge Slams BJP’s Priorities Over Nagpur Violence, Says They’re Fixated on Aurangzeb While...
TCN News
Bengaluru: The violence that erupted in Nagpur, Maharashtra, over the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb has stirred a war of words between Karnataka's...
मुस्लिम औरतों को बदनाम करने की शर्मनाक साजिश
सिमरा अंसारी Two circles.net के लिए
जब हम सभी बीते साल की सभी कठिनाइयों और दुखों को पीछे छोड़कर नए साल में...
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...
Cow Slaughter, Beef Ban: The Lackluster Obsessions of Assam CM
Sandipan Talukdar, TwoCircles.net
Mohen Morang’s family owns over 80 buffaloes and 50 cows in their cattle shed near Bamun Chapori, located in the Golaghat district...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Sixteen Years as an Under-Trial, Kerala Youth Zakariya to Move SC for Bail
Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
Kozhikode: After spending 16 years in jail as an under-trial, Kerala youth Zakariya is preparing to approach the Supreme Court with a bail...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Clean Streets With Closed Doors? Muslims in Indore ‘Face Boycotts and Targeted Exclusion’
Adnan Ali, TwoCircles.net
Indore: Madhya Pradesh's Indore, which is often celebrated as the cleanest in India, is facing a growing unease that has nothing to...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
We Gave Land for the Navy, Now They Want What’s Left’: Abandoned, Unheard and...
Mohammed Ramees, TwoCircles.net
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): Bitra Island, the smallest in the Lakshadweep archipelago, is home to fewer than 300 people. Once a place where islanders...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
How Muslims Have Gone Missing from All-Inclusive Bollywood Cinemas
Zeba Afrin, TwoCircles.net
Bollywood sells itself as India's voice, which is secular, universal and meant for all. But look closely, and something is missing. Or...
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...
‘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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
‘Terror isn’t just in Kashmir’: Kashmiri Students Facing Backlash After Pahalgam Attack
Unzila Sheikh, TwoCircles.net
Following the devastating terrorist attack at Baisaran meadows in Jammu Kashmir's Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives and left several others injured on...
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...
Selective Policing? Provoked, Beaten & Blamed – BJP Leader Leads ‘Unlawful’ March in MP’s...
Abdul Wasim Ansari, TwoCircles.net
Guna (Madhya Pradesh): A series of violent incidents over three days following Hanuman Jayanti have raised serious concerns about the safety...
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...
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...
2024: The Year of Religious Disputes and Legal Battles Over Sacred Spaces in India
TCN News Desk
New Delhi: Several high-profile legal petitions brought the issue of religious sites and its historical significance back into the limelight in India...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 |...
Bhopal: Young Muslim Killed for Exposing ‘Saffron Love Trap’
Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net
Adnan, a 22-year-old mechanic, was resting after iftar when one of his acquaintances Raj allegedly lured him outside under the guise of...
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...