COVID vaccine: Is it Halal or not?

By Asad Mirza, TwoCircles.net It’s not only the Muslims, even Hindus and Jews have raised questions about the use of the COVID vaccine, due to...

The rise of India’s Balcony Class

By Shimul, TwoCircles.net The last few days have been hard. When it becomes a choice between holding on and giving up, unlike the vast majority...

Win or Loss, RSS Scandal will haunt Sri Preston Kulkarni

By Pieter Friedrich “I didn’t know about all this, like all this RSS stuff, to be honest,” Sri Preston Kulkarni, brow furrowed and hands waving, stressed at...

‘द केरेला स्टोरी’: फिल्म बनी दुष्प्रचार का हथियार

-    राम पुनियानी केरल का नाम सुनते ही हमारे मन में उभरता है एक ऐसा राज्य जहां शांति और सद्भाव का राज है, जहां निरक्षता का निर्मूलन...

#TalkToAMuslim: armchair activism gone horribly wrong

By: Masarat Daud In a parallel world, today is 100th birth anniversary of Nelson Mandela, a peace activist radical by today’s standards. I say parallel...

Operation Samadhan-Prahar and the Changing Nature of Indian State

Syed Ali Mujtaba Operation Samadhan-Prahar is the new initiative of the Indian government to combat Maoist insurgency in the tribal pockets of the country. Under...

यूपी में भाजपा की जीत के बीच कहाँ खड़े है मुसलमान !

आसमोहम्मद कैफ।Twocircles.net देश के सबसे बड़े राज्य उत्तर प्रदेश में भारतीय जनता पार्टी चुनाव जीत गई है। संभवतः योगी आदित्यनाथ एक बार फिर...

Gender equality and human rights: “Let different flowers bloom in the garden of God”

By Shobha Shukla "...All must be encouraged in an understanding of the fact that all human beings are born good, but they may be endowed...

How to utilise the occasion of Eid Ul Azha – ‘Bakri’ Eid wisely in...

By Dr Sajid A.H Khan On Monday 11 th August 2019, majority of India’s Muslim community will celebrate Eid ul Hajj or Eid ul Azha...

New stage of Muslim disempowerment

Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam One of the less examined and analysed aspects of the recent Lok Sabha elections is the stark fact that the old...

यूपी उपचुनाव में विपक्ष को मिल गया जीत का पैटर्न

आस एम कैफ़ ।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश में हुए तीन सीटों पर हुए उपचुनाव में खतौली विधानसभा सीट की सबसे अधिक चर्चा है। खतौली में...

Not Just BJP, it is the Indian State which is Islamophobic

By Iqbal Salahkar Exactly six years back, in the first week of April 2014, the polling for Lok Sabha elections began. BJP-led-National Democratic Alliance, registering...

Babri Masjid: Derailment of civic politics in India

By Dr. Md Afroz & Md Tabrez Alam 6 December 1992 was the day when Babri Masjid was demolished and it was the day when...

Why we must revisit Babasaheb Ambedkar’s call for Constitutional Morality

By Nikhil Asdude, TwoCircles.net “Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated. We must realise that our people have yet to...

Azadi ki or Chalo: The future of India’s farmers’ protest

One battle appears won but the war for India’s soul rages on. Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net When the Kisan Morcha — the Farmers Protest — was...

Running for US Congress, Sri Preston Kulkarni under fire for ties with India’s right-wing...

By Pieter Friedrich In the middle of his second attempt to secure a seat in US Congress, Sri Preston Kulkarni is under fire for his...

Biden administration taking a dangerous path with Modi regime

Communal violence escalates in India as the US embraces its source. Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net  Two months ago, Atul Keshap — who was then temporarily serving...

Ayodhya imbroglio 1949-2019: Need to restitute and indemnify Muslim sociopolitical losses

Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood Of late, some people have been approaching the Muslim community leaders persuading them to welcome the Supreme Court decision if it...

The plight of Meitei Pangals or Manipur Muslims remains unheard

Syed Ali Mujtaba Manipuri Muslims or Meitei Pangals are not jumping into the current tribal war between Meitei and the Kuki. They are not ready...

The University is a Graveyard. Burn it down

By Anubhuti Agnes Bara for TwoCircles.net “…It leads to no good if institutions that grant titles, qualifications, and other prerequisites for life or a profession...

Why BJP supporters and non-BJP supporters can’t remain friends anymore?

By Arif Hussain Recently an old friend, an urbane corporate worker, mused on Facebook that what is it about this election that’s making it difficult...

Dialogue – The best way to resolve the Kashmir Issue

By Syed Mujtaba Kashmir is a zone of chaos, among the highest militarised zones in the world. Kashmir is a bone of contention between two Nuclear...

Lockdown Lessons: Laws needed, but civic sense sits at the heart of the fight...

Dr. Ahmed Raza Being the world’s second most populous country, India has geared up to fight Covid19 by initiating persistent efforts towards health care management,...

आखिर अब क्या करेंगे आजम खान !

आसमोहम्मद कैफ़। Twocircles.net हाल के दिनों में समाजवादी पार्टी के जेल में बंद नेता मोहम्मद आजम खान की नाराजग़ी की खबरों के बीच कई तरह...

View from JNU: Recent hooliganism by ABVP reveals its divisive communal political core

During a recent incident at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), members of the right wing student outfit  Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) allegedly attacked a...

Unmarriageability: the unspoken stigma behind dishonour killings

By A.B.Karl Marx Siddharthar Unmarriageability  noun 1.       (in India in the present) the practice of not marrying outside one’s caste 2.       refers to the caste-based endogamous practice 3.       a form of discrimination...

Kerala sets model for yet another success

By Ashiq C. K Islam first came to India in the Arabian peninsula, Kerala, the southernmost state of India, where Muslims constitute one fourth of...

Longread: Believing women who pray, evidence from scripture and history

By Roshan Nageena Women and their status, role and position in society is a topic close to my heart. A picture widely circulated in WhatsApp...

Who to blame for Plight of Muslims

By Ram Puniyani Naseeruddin Shah in an interview to Karawan-E-Mohabbat expressed his anguish and anger at the killing of Subodh Kumar Singh, the police inspector....

In defense of the indefensible -Triple Talaq and Sabarimala issue

By Md. Aariz Imam Courtesy ANI, Narendra Modi has clarified his position on both the Triple Talaq Bill as well as the Sabarimalatemple entry movement. Though...

Sardar Patel, Maulana Azad, and national mythology – Part II

By Umair Azmi In the  first part of this series, Rajmohan Gandhi's defence of Patel as fair and not communally prejudiced was compared with Maulana Azad's...

TV serials and the rise of Hindutva

ShahNawaz Khan TwoCircles.net I would argue Ramanand Sagar, and not the BJP, started laying the bricks of a Hindu Rashtra, although, perhaps inadvertently. The Ramayan...

Of dreams and hope: Remembering Shaheen Bagh

By Sharjeel Usmani, TwoCircles.net Last year, around this time, Amir Aziz recited his poem that soon became an anthem for the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters...

Holi, Brahmin cultural hegemony and Bahujan narratives

Sumeet Samos, TwoCircles.Net Mar 12. 2020. Every year around the time of Holi and Durga Puja we encounter a discontent emanating from a Bahujan activists...

Only Nehru’s inclusive vision will save India

By Sarfaraz Nasir For more than two months into the Coronavirus epidemic, India has consistently recorded the highest reported case and highest death rate among...

VHP-America’s Narsinghanand controversy is tip of Islamophobic iceberg

Affiliate of India’s Hindu nationalist movement has a history of platforming hate. Narsinghanand’s host of hateful remarks include a call to “finish off Islam” which...

ईशनिंदा, मुसलमानों की ज़िम्मेदारियां और विश्व समुदाय

वसीम अकरम त्यागी  पेरिस में मोहम्मद पैगम्बर ए इस्लाम वाले ‘अध्यापक’ की हत्या कर दी गई। इस अध्यापक ने क्लास के दौरान पैगंम्बर ए इस्लाम...

दास्तान -ए- आज़म : “कहाँ से छेड़ूँ फसाना कहाँ तमाम करूँ” !

  आसमोहम्मद कैफ़। Twocircles.net राजनीतिक हलकों में आज भी एक बात आम है कि 1989 में मुलायम सिंह यादव को मुख्यमंत्री चुनी जाने वाली अंदरूनी...

Muslims must think beyond defeating BJP

By Mukhtar Ahmad Whenever any community , sect, group  or section gives a call for unity , it always implies unite against a common enemy....

Majoritarian radicalization in post-truth India

By Syed Ali Mujtaba Hindu radicalization is brimming at its seams but many among the community refuse to acknowledge this growing phenomenon under the Modi...

Naseeruddin Shah ko Gussa Kyon Aata hai?

Ram Puniyani The index of health of democratic society is gauzed by the feeling of security experienced by the minorities. Similarly one can say that...

Why Muslims in India no longer need to answer for composite culture

The article is the author’s rebuttal to Ajai Gudavarthy's article titled Mobilisation and Composite culture published by The Hindu on 21 January.  By Md. Aariz Imam  Contrary to...

अंतरराष्ट्रीय जनसंख्या दिवस पर विशेष :संघ के बड़े एजंडे का छोटा सा हिस्सा है...

यूसुफ़ अंसारी साल 2014 में केंद्र में मोदी सरकार बनने के बाद बीजेपी देश भर में अपने व्यापक एजेंडे को लागू करने की दिशा में...

कांग्रेस की नई हलचल, आखिर यह माजरा क्या है !

जावेद अनीस twocircles.net के लिए कांग्रेस के संकट पर चर्चा अब उबाऊ हो चला है, यह बहुत लम्बे समय से चला आ रहा है....

Remembering Sept. 11 attacks and its cost on humanity

On the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the Taliban is back in power and the United States has to negotiate and trust...

Muslim liberals’ problematic noises on Karnataka anti-hijab row

To discuss whether the hijab is essential or not, whether all Muslims wear the hijab or not, whether those who wear it do it...

Never let a crisis go to waste

By Artuk, TwoCircles.net Be it Judaism, Christianity or Islam - “Call of repentance” has been proclaimed by all the Abrahamic faiths in view of COVID19. ...

Islamophobia in Times of Corona

NailaAlavi At a time when the world is drenched in the fear of a decreasing possibility to see a new tomorrow, Modi government is busiest...

IIT Madras has long been an Agrahara and Fathima won’t be its last victim

By Maya Pramod, TwoCircles.net It was on January 17, 2016, that research scholar Rohit Vemula committed suicide in his hostel room at the Hyderabad Central...

Why did Maulana Madani and Mohan Bhagwat meet

The meeting between Jamiat-e-Ulema-Hind (A) chief Maulana Arshad Madani and RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on August 30th Friday triggered a storm in the Muslim...

Syria’s Shifting Sands: Power Struggles, Regional Ambitions and the Dawn of a New Middle...

Mushtaque Rahamat It is indeed perplexing how swiftly Syria’s Assad regime collapsed, forcing the dictator to flee. Understanding and unpacking the incident and its implications...

Fathima Latheef: Public memory versus memory of the margin

By Raniya Zulaikha, TwoCircles.net Memory is often a construct. There are many factors influencing the popular memory such as movies, newspapers, books and so on....

Understanding Modi’s crying in public

Narendra Modi is not the first Prime Minister to (attempt) crying in public. Analysts say political crying is almost routine and hardly helps to...

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...

Countering Hate and Violence: What Should Minorities Do?

By Ram Puniyani The violence against religious minorities has been on the rise during last few years. Many a reports tell us not only about...

The cruel irony of Human Rights Day

By Abdullah Khan 10 December is internationally celebrated as the International Human Rights Day. In 1950, the United Nations declared 10 December as the International...

Hate Speech: a contemplation in Indian legal regime

The term ‘hate speech’ has not been formally defined in any of the Indian legislations, however, it is a term created out of social...

Self determination – solution to crisis in Kashmir

Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai This is an opportunity to explore a vexing but significant topic in the field of human rights: the Right of Self-determination....

Social Media as a Public Sphere: Where it is Heading?

By Shamsher Alam The German philosopher Jürgen Habermas has given a concept known as ‘Public Sphere’. He defined the public sphere as “a realm of...

Fasihuddin Balkhi: the forgotten historian of Bihar

Born in Patna, Bihar during the British era, Fasihuddin Balkhi made a tremendous contribution to history-writing in Urdu. Despite this feat, he remains largely...

Rape Raj: Shrouded in Shadow

By Shahnaz Islam, TwoCircles.net A frenzied attack or bouts of insanity; “rape is rape”! Every 30 minutes one rape is committed in India. A woman...

स्त्री – शिक्षा के लिए सब कुछ दांव पर लगाने वाली सावित्रीबाई फुले

हमारे जानी दुश्मन का नाम है अज्ञान उसे धर दबोचो मजबूत पकड़ कर पीटो और उसे जीवन से भगा दो! तन्वी सुमन। Twocircles.net उपर लिखे हुए एक-एक शब्द भारत की...

Dealing with Corona Virus: No place for blind Faith

Dr. Ram Puniyani The World today (March 2020) is gripped with the pandemic of Corona Virus. While it began from China, currently it has gripped...

Concerns over ‘surveillance state’: Can excessive data monitoring lead to discrimination?

By Padmakumar M.M. & Om Prakash L.T. for IANS: The Supreme Court on July 13 took strong note of the Ministry of Information and Broadcastings...

Where Are the Rest? ‘Panchayat’ Celebrates Rural India but Ignores Its Dalits, Marginalised

Adnan Ali, TwoCircles.net The hit Amazon Prime series 'Panchayat' has become one of India’s most popular web shows, widely appreciated for its simple storytelling and...

Build a Wall: Trump must see the Shining India, not the Seething India

Hasib Khan, Twocircles.net “Uff tumhaare usool, tumhaare aadarsh! Kis kaam ke hain tumhaare usool! Tumhaare saare usoolon ko goonth kar ek waqt ki roti nahiin...

Dalit Christians caught in the Church vortex

By  R L Francis The Christians all over India observed November 11 as “Dalit Liberation Sunday” (DLS) with an avowed aim of bringing the Dalit Christians...

Understanding BJP’s victory: Critical questions, electorate response and the way forward

By Md. Aariz Imam The reconciliatory efforts by the country’s largest minority should focus on establishing a SHURA, a council of visionaries on the lines...

सच्चा इतिहासः गांधीजी की शहादत, गोडसे और आरएसएस

-राम पुनियानी हाल में (अप्रैल 2023) में एनसीईआरटी ने स्कूली पाठ्यपुस्तकों में से बहुत सी सामग्री हटाने का फैसला किया। हटाई गई सामग्री में मुगलकालीन इतिहास, गुजरात दंगे, वर्ण...

बिहार : बदहाल उर्दू की दास्तान

फहमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles,net वैसे कहने को तो उर्दू बिहार में ऑफिशियली सेकंड लैंग्वेज यानी सरकारी दूसरी ज़बान हैं लेकिन आज भी ये कहीं कोने में...

Superiority of faith, an impediment in solidarity

By Md. Aariz Imam The response world over to Christchurch terror attack has been historic. For the first time since the start of America's war on...

Minority rights at the altar of Judiciary-Executive friction in India

In India, the judiciary needs to check that every authority of law is doing its duty in accordance with the rule of law. It...

सच्चर रिपोर्ट के पंद्रह साल : हाशिए से बहिष्करण तक का सफर

जावेद अनीस सच्चर कमेटी रिपोर्ट को डेढ़ दशक से ज्यादा समय बीत चुके हैं. साल 2006 में जब तत्कालीन यूपीए सरकार द्वारा सच्चर कमेटी...

Citizenship Amendment Bill is nothing but an ‘irrational fear’ of Muslims

By Muddassir Ahmad Qasmi for TwoCircles.net Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) is the brainchild of people who think that Muslims will dominate India in the next...

Glorifying encounter killings in Hindi movies

By Almas Ahmad “Tum log society ka kachra hai ... main society ka jamadar” (You people are the trash of the society…and I am the cleaner of...

The role of Cold War in Indira Gandhi’s Emergency

By Saeed Naqvi for IANS Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency in 1975, plonk in the middle of the most intense phase of the Cold War....

मुस्लिम विरोधी पूर्वाग्रह से ग्रस्त मीडिया और बेगुनाह मुसलमान

मोहम्मद हुसैन अहमद Twocircles .net के लिए  सोमवार को बॉम्बे हाईकोर्ट ने 20 विदेशी तब्लीगी सदस्यों को रिहा कर दिया। लेकिन मार्च में उनकी गिरफ्तारी...

Muslims under Modi 2.0

By Haamim Kutub Javed Ahmed National Democratic Alliance ( NDA) is now no longer identified as such. It is Modi 2.0. The brand that catapulted...

Does it matter who wins election in Araria?

By Ashish Ranjan and Kalyani B This is where the road ends tarmac of India shining gives way to gravel and red dirt of...

What led to BJP’s defeat in Delhi assembly election 2020?

Ahmed Raza The spectacular majority mark for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the BJP in Delhi assembly elections did not astonish people – landslide victory...

निज़ामुद्दीन मरकज़ के बहाने सरकार की ख़ामियों पर पर्दा डालने की कोशिश

साजिद अशरफ़ क्या इनका क़ुसूर सिर्फ़ इतना भर है कि इन्होंने लॉकडाउन के उस दिशा निर्देश का पालन किया, जिसमें कहा गया है कि जो...

जेएनयू में प्रवेश प्रक्रिया की जटिलता को लेकर उठ रहे गंभीर सवाल

आलोक राजपूत जवाहरलाल नेहरू विश्वविद्यालय (जेएनयू) विभिन्न राष्ट्रीय विवादों एवं गरमा-गरम बहसो का केंद्र बिंदु रहा हैं। हालांकि स्वयं जेएनयू के भीतर व्याप्त विभिन्न...

Is Social Distancing: Myth or Panic?

Istikhar Ali, Lochan Sharma Diseases have always harmed society’s cohesion, not just with its consequences, but the myth that broadens distance within family and society...

Choosing My Religion: ‘Freedom of Religion Laws’ to Curb Liberty

By Ram Puniyani Indian Constitution gives us the right to practice, preach and propagate our religion. To not to follow any religion is also a...

Pyare Khan: the journey of a socially conscious entrepreneur

Pyare Khan from Nagpur has spent around Rs 1 crore for procuring oxygen tankers, oxygen concentrators and cylinders. Through newspapers, he learnt about the...

Longing for the reconstruction of Babri Masjid

By Misbahuddin Mirza December 6, 1992, exactly 500 years after Christopher Columbus landed on Santo Domingo island in search of gold, the Kar Sevaks of...

एक के बाद एक ग़लती करके मोदी खो रहे हैं देश की जनता के...

संजय तिवारी सोमवार शाम को जब यह ख़बर आई कि मोदी मंगलवार की सुबह 10:00 बजे देश के नाम संदेश देंगे तू लोगों को उम्मीद...

AI’s Transformative Impact on Indian Education: Unveiling the Pros and Cons of Modern Tools

By Farooq Siddiqui Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changer in various spheres of life, and its influence on education is revolutionizing the Indian...

Analysing Fascism and other phrases thrown around these days

By Jaspal Singh A young man, an undergraduate student has written and asked me, “Uncle what is Fascism? Some people in India and abroad are...

State of leadership among the Muslim community in India

By Yash Nawaz In this 21st century a Muslim is considered as the way he is being pictured in Bollywood movies. The Indian Muslims, second...

OFBJP now listed as foreign agent under US Law, ties with ruling BJP laid...

By Pieter Friedrich The Overseas Friends of the BJP (OFBJP), after 29 years in operation in the United States, formally registered as a “foreign agent”...

Corona Jihad, the newest on the block in Godi Media

Mahmood Hussain Let me begin with a disclaimer – I am not a member of the Tableeghi Jamaat and I am not their advocate. All I...

Enriching life through Zakat in India

By Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood, TwoCircles.net ‘Zakat’ is one of the five basic pillars of human faith in the Creator. Etymologically it means purification. That...

Indian Muslims: A rich hunting ground for Middle Eastern rivals

By James M. Dorsey When President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently declared that Turkey was “the only country that can lead the Muslim world,” he probably...

Farmer’s movement: Is ethics at issue?

In the modern world, in the world of industries and metropolis and the world governed by centralized rule, the farmer and the village have...

Kind gestures not brute force is the way for policemen on the frontline of...

By Dr Nadeem Jilani As a doctor myself, reports of attacks on doctors from various places are profoundly disturbing and we must condemn such incidents...

RSS: Connecting patriotism with religion for politics

By Ram Puniyani The word ‘anti-national’ has been in vogue from last few years. Simply put, all those who are criticizing the RSS and its...

Is PAGD in Kashmir a Plebiscite Front 2.0 in making?

The trajectory of the People’s Alliance in J&K is somewhat similar to that of the Plebiscite Front in terms of the circumstances in which...

यूपी में मजलिस : खेल बिगाड़ रही है या अपना खेल बना रही है...

आसमोहम्मद कैफ़। Twocircles.net इरफ़ान मंसूरी मुजफ्फरनगर में रहते हैं। 52 साल के है और वो पेशे से दर्जी है। राजनीति में रुचि रखते हैं। पहले...

The Secular Dilemma: Understanding the Bihar Elections 2020

By Shah Nawaz Afaque, TwoCircles.net The state of Bihar witnessed its high profile and extremely charged Legislative Assembly Elections amidst a pandemic situation and that’s...

Non-involvement of religious representatives in Muslim think tank IMPAR a concern

By Syed Khizar Ahmed There is an excellent initiative in the news concerning the Muslims of India that over 200 prominent Muslims of India have...

Delhi Violence: Genesis of Carnage

Ram Puniyani They say ‘history repeats itself first as a tragedy and then as a farce’. In case of India, communal violence not only keeps...

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan: Muslims for composite Indian nationalism

By Ram Puniyani As per the recent communiqué from Chief Minister of Haryana M.L. Khattar’s, the Government of Haryana has decided to change the name...

Coronavirus and the myth of freedom

By Muhammed Tauqeer  It’s been more than 70 years since the independence of India, an arduous journey of freedom from the British colonial rule; a...

Understanding LOC ceasefire and reorganization

The US influence cannot be the only reason for this change. In its current political construct, India needs some solid reasons to go forward...

Covid-19, state repression and the decline of people’s movement

The outbreak of Covid-19 shattered the whole world and everything was on a standstill except the state. The state managed to get absolute control...

Twitter’s Sewa International donation: Image rehabilitation for RSS-linked charity?

Beyond a financial boost, Twitter’s donation legitimizes a non-profit tainted by past exposés.   Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net   As COVID plagues India, Indresh Kumar and Shyam Parande...

‘खुदाई खिदमतगार’ वाले फैसल खान और संत राघवेंद्र दास की दोस्ती की बहुत प्यारी...

अभी सात आठ महीने पहले की बात है। हमारी सोशल मीडिया टीम के एक साथी ने बताया कि एक साधू महाराज आपका फ़ोन नंबर...

मायावती :दलित महिला का 4 बार सीएम बनना, ब्राह्मणवादी-पितृसत्ता पर है सबसे बड़ी चोट

मीना कोतवाल।Twocircles.net मायावती का नाम सुनते ही दिल और दिमाग पर छा जाती है एक दलित महिला की पहचान, जिसने छाप छोड़ दी है लगभग...

गोयबल्स की तरह फैलाई जा रही है मुसलमानों के ख़िलाफ़ नफ़रत, जोंबियों में बदल...

गिरीश मालवीय एक बात पर गौर कीजिए। रविवार को पंजाब के पटियाला में लॉकडाउन के दौरान गाड़ी में बैठे निहंग सिख ने एक पुलिसकर्मी के...

Suffocating dissent: the Modi regime’s COVID strategy

The mask slips from Modi’s faltering image as he responds to a “viral apocalypse” of “unprecedented proportions” by silencing critics of his approach.  Pieter Friedrich,...

New Jersey marks ground zero for growing US resistance to Hindutva

Modi's regime’s American support base suffers multiple defeats in the Summer of 2022.  Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net UNITED STATES — After the Old Paramus Reformed...

Jharkhand after 20 years: Rich state, poor people and a tale of betrayal

By Dr. Md Afroz & MD Tabrez Alam, TwoCircles.net Jharkhand is considered one among the richest states in contemporary India because of its rich mineral...

Can Modi Win “Sabka Vishwas”? Did Modi implement Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas?

By Ram Puniyani After 2014 victory Modi, Prime Minister of India had promised that he will implement Sabka Sath; Sabka Vikas (Taking everybody along, development...

नफरत की खेती वोटों की फसल

तो क्‍या यह चुनाव व्‍हाट्सएप पर लड़ा जा रहा है...   नासिरूद्दीन एक फोटो आती है. देखते ही देखते ही हम सबके मोबाइल में घूमने लगती...

75 years of citizenship by choice: Where do Indian Muslims stand?

After BJP's win in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his government would work for the development of Muslims...

Naseeruddin Shah & backlash for Hijacked Political Narrative of Muslims

By Muhammed Tauqeer This article is complimentary to an article published in "The Print" by Fatima Khan and triggered by comment on twitter by "I am Troll" fame...

On Netflix, Islamophobia, and garble of identity representation

By Ehaab Qadeer  Madhya Pradesh police filed an FIR against Netflix for what they deem to be is anti-Hindu content. Later BJP leader Gaurav Tiwari...

संडे स्पेशल : तो क्या भीम आर्मी सुप्रीमो चंद्रशेखर का सूरज अब डूब रहा...

आसमोहम्मद कैफ़।Twocircles.net पिछले कुछ सालों में राजनीतिक सरगर्मियों में तेजी से उभर कर सामने आए और दुनियाभर का ध्यान आर्कषित करने वाले भीम आर्मी के...

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...

The calls from the constitution and how can we hear them?

By Md Farrukh Ilyas  Amidst the global chaos due to COVID19, the world is witnessing a new settlement for its respective governance. The global village...

Meet Alfiya Pathan, Nagpur’s teenage boxing legend

Like most Indian female boxers, Alfiya has been inspired by the legendary Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte, popularly known as Mary Kom.  Moin Qazi, TwoCircles.net It was...

Different economic strokes to COVID’s single stroke

By Asad Mirza While the countries across the globe are grappling with Covid-19’s current situation and its aftermath, they are also focussing on how to...

Everyone is a minority in India

SAAD RAZI SHAIKH, Twocircles.net A few weeks into my first year in university, my Professor dropped an interesting line. The discussion was about post-positivist theories....

Tiding Over Controversies: AMU Fraternity must rise upto the Occasion

By Syed Tahseen Raza 17th October is the birth anniversary of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, founder of MAO College, which later became the Aligarh Muslim University. The...

Why the followers of Hindutva in India support Israel?

The common force uniting Hindutva and Zionism is their shared understanding of the nation and the treatment of minorities. While Zionism sought to violently...

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...

“You can cover the circus, but you can’t sleep with the animals”.

By Gurvinder Singh The media also called the 'fourth estate' possesses enormous power to make or break governments, individuals and organisations. Unfortunately over a period of...

Can we put a brake on rampant Islamophobia?

Dr Ram Puniyani  Islamophobia as a word came more into vogue after 9/11 2001 twin tower attack. In the aftermath the American media popularised the...

Why do Muslims sacrifice animals on Eid?

Every year on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, Muslims across the world sacrifice animals to mark the sacrifice made by Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH). The article...

मीडिया पर कसता शिकंजा

रईस अहमदी “खींचों न कमानों को न तलवार निकालो, जब तोप मुक़ाबिल हो तो अख़बार निकालो” मशहूर शायर अकबर इलाहबादी का यह शेर अंग्रेज़ी दौर में...

नौजवान साथियो… तो 2014 के पहले यह सब नहीं था

नासिरूद्दीन हाल ही में व्हाट्सएप पर एक मैसेज मिला. इसे चुटकुला कहना ज्‍यादा सटीक होगा.  चुटकुला कुछ यों था: हमारे एक मित्र का बेटा 18...

कोरोना से भी बड़ी महामारी है धार्मिक कट्टरता और आक्रामक राष्ट्रवाद : हामिद अंसारी

स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर । Twocircles.net पूर्व उपराष्ट्रपति हामिद अंसारी ने कहा  है कि " भारतीय समाज कोरोना वायरस संकट से पहले दो अन्य महामारियों - "धार्मिक कट्टरता"...

यूपी में मुस्लिम सीएम के शगूफ़े के बीच जानिए, राज्यों में कब और कैसे...

उत्तर प्रदेश में होने वाले विधानसभा चुनाव से पहले ओवैसी और राजभर के गठबंधन की तरफ से छोड़े गए मुस्लिम मुख्यमंत्री के शगूफ़े से...

AMU is being attacked: But where are our ‘secular’, ‘progressive’ and ‘Ambedkarite’ leaders?

By Saquib Salim for TwoCircles.net It was February 13, 2016. We, the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), were protesting the arrest of the JNU...

HR Day: Shocking status of ‘Right to Healthcare’ in India

By Dr Kafeel Khan 10 December is celebrated as the Human Rights Day across the world. On this day, let us talk about the most...

Playing for Corporates

By Asif Husain Sporting fever has gripped the whole world. All year round we have world cups and tournaments taking place and a good number...

Kabul to Delhi: Massacre in the name of faith

Dr. Nadeem Zafar Jilani I am speechless hearing the news of the attack on Sikh worshippers in a Gurudwara in Kabul. At a time of...

Politics and psychology: a study of political campaign in Indian democracy

By Yash Nawaz What is politics and psychology? How are both related to each other? I have tried to figure out these questions to understand political...

The ordeals of Madrasa education

By Sadiya Rohma Khan The tried and tested sagas, the typical appeasement of Muslim community just before any electoral is just so predictable. The power-packed...

Why does Indian Media detest Muslims so much?

Syed Ali Mujtaba Indian Muslims always get bad press and the blame is put on the community for not doing anything spectacular that may give...

Human rights as a secular project : Theoretical and practical conundrums in the western...

By M Abdul Fathah A plethora of human rights rulings came out of the Indian supreme court has been a tonal material for many a recent...

Shariah Courts Do Not Imply a Parallel Judicial System

By TwoCircles.net There is a divided opinion on Darul Qazas or Shariah courts amongst both Muslims and non-Muslims. Many women rights groups and secular Muslims...

Is new Industrial Revolution in offing post COVID-19 pandemic?

By Md Arif Hussain With the nationwide lockdown in India easing from June 1, the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be far from over. Safety, precautions...

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...

On New Zealand Attack: Breaking the chains of violence

By Arlene J. Schar and Dr. David Leffler In the words of New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, today is "one of New Zealand's darkest...

इस तरह तो रमज़ान की रहमत रूठ जाएगी !

आसमोहम्मद कैफ। Twocircles.net उस दिन 2 अप्रैल थी और रमज़ान की आमद का ऐलान हो चुका था। मुस्लिम समाज इस रमज़ान का शिद्दत से...

सोशल मीडिया पोस्ट पर कार्रवाई को लेकर सुप्रीम कोर्ट नाराज़, कहा ‘ ...

सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने एक मामले में कोलकाता पुलिस को कहा है कि आम नागरिकों को सरकार की आलोचना करने के लिए प्रताड़ित नहीं किया...

The tale of two India Conferences

By Shabir Hassan for TwoCircles.net MIT and Harvard, the two hallmarks of excellence and legacy are often being flaunted as the best places to learn....

Tehzib-ul Ikhlaque: Ameliorating the Social Conditions of Indian Muslims

By Areeba Shabbir, TwoCircles.net An exhaustive audit of Sir Syed Ahmad’s scholarly services laid the foundation of responsible journalism in India. He was the first...
Send this to a friend