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...
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...
They Stole 9 Years of My Life’: Framed in 2006 Mumbai Blasts, Wahid Shaikh...
The Price of Injustice? Innocent Muslim Man Spent 9 Years in Jail, Now Demands Rs 9 Crore
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Wahid Shaikh, one of the 13...
‘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...
‘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...
They Put a Dog Collar Around My Neck’: Muslim Rug Seller Narrate Horror After...
Arsheed Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
On the humid morning of June 17, Mohammad Waseem, a rug trader in Mukteshwar - a serene tourist village in Uttarakhand’s Nainital...
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...
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...
Trial Concludes in 2008 Malegaon Blast Case, Verdict Expected on May 8
TCN News Desk
Mumbai: Nearly 17 years after a deadly explosion shook the communally sensitive town of Malegaon in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, a special NIA court...
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...
“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...
Facing the Brunt of Islamophobia: Unveiling the Stories & Effects of Discrimination
Sanjana Chawla, TwoCircles.net
Aman (name changed on request), a Muslim professional from North India, allegedly experienced religious discrimination at a young age that has continued...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
SC Asks Karnataka Police for Stance on ‘Jai Shri Ram’ Chant Inside Mosque, to...
TCN Staff reporter
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on December 16 sought the State of Karnataka's response to a petition challenging the Karnataka High Court's...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 |...
‘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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
They Called Delhi Home for 30 Years, The City Calls Them Illegal Bangladeshis –...
Sana Kauser, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: More than a thousand Bengali migrant families living in Jai Hind Camp, a slum tucked behind the upscale Vasant Kunj...
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...
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),...
‘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...
‘Hounded’ for Legal Livelihood? Why Qureshi Traders Have Shut Down Buffalo Meat Trade in...
Azib Ahmed, TwoCircles.net
Mumbai: On a hot and humid July afternoon in Jalna, 25-year-old licensed cattle trader Sadiq Qureshi sits beside his idle truck and...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
‘Cauliflower Over Corpses’: Karnataka BJP Meme Linking Maoist Killings to Bhagalpur Riots Raises Alarms...
Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Patna: A meme by the Karnataka wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following elimination of Maoists by security forces left many...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
‘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...
‘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...
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...
‘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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Maharashtra Drops ‘Islam’ from Islampur: Political Symbolism or Cultural Cleansing?
Azib Ahmed, TwoCircles.net
Mumbai: Sparking discussions around identity and cultural memory, the Maharashtra government on July 18 announced that Islampur town in Maharashtra's Sangli district...
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...
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...
1,080 Homes, One Bullet and a Broken Father – The Death of Hope in...
Arsheed Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Guwahati: When bulldozers rumbled into Betbari village in Assam’s Goalpara district on a Thursday morning, 19-year-old Shakwar Ali was at his shop...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
‘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...
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),...
Healing or Optics? RSS Chief’s Meeting with Muslim Clerics, Leaders Raises Hope and Questions
Shoaibur Rahman, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: On July 24, at Haryana Bhawan in New Delhi, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat met with over 60...
‘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...
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...
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 —...
Fear Behind Closed Doors: The Aftermath of Sambhal’s Clash
TCN Staff Reporter
Sambhal: Life in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, a city steeped in history, seems to have come to a standstill. Two months ago, the city’s...
‘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...
‘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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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 |...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
यूपी : आईएएस इफ्तिखारुद्दीन पर धर्मातरण के आरोप,एसआईटी जांच के आदेश
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उत्तर प्रदेश के वरिष्ठ आईएएस अधिकारी इफ्तिखारुद्दीन का एक वीडियो सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हुआ है। वायरल वीडियो में आईएएस इफ्तिखारुद्दीन पर...
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...
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...
Facts or Fables? The NCERT Textbook Debate India Can’t Ignore
Sanjana Chawla, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: India’s primary classrooms have become the latest battleground in a long-standing ideological struggle over the nation's history. The latest revisions...
Question the War or Govt, Lose Your Freedom – Inside India’s War on Online...
Maryam Hassan, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: A pattern of censorship and arrests has taken hold in the weeks following 'Operation Sindoor' - India's military response to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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 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...
‘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...
‘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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 —...
Married Six Months Ago, 24-Year-Old from Bihar Killed in Panipat for ‘Wearing Skull Cap’
Syed Abubakr, TwoCircles.net
Asad Raza was sipping tea after a long day of stitching clothes when his phone rang. What he heard left him breathless....
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...