Explained: The case against adivasi activist Himanshu Kumar
On June 15, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition filed by Chattisgarh activist Himanshu Kumar seeking a probe into alleged rights violations by security...
India’s Hindu nationalist movement intrudes into Maryland’s gubernatorial election
Lieutenant Governor candidate Aruna Miller’s association with US supporters of the RSS-BJP prompts outcry from Maryland voters.
Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net
MARYLAND (UNITED STATES) —...
This rally will question why untouchability is prevalent in India
As India will celebrate the 75th year of independence this year, well-known Dalit rights activist Martin Macwan will lead a rally at the Indian...
Muslim institutes bring empowerment to a coastal village in Kerala
Muslims of Edavanakad in Vypin island of Kerala have set a vibrant example of empowerment by building community institutions that provide education, and interest-free...
‘Zubair’s arrest is to scare other marginalised journalists’: Muslim reporters
Several journalists pointed out that journalist and fact-checker Mohammad Zubair's arrest is part of the ongoing targeting of India's Muslims.
Nikita Jain | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI...
A new documentary challenges notions of mainstream anti-caste movement
Caste-ing Space raises serious questions about the prevalence of caste in social spaces and underlies crucial concerns in anti-caste circles.
Muhammed Nihad PV | TwoCircles.net
KERALA — A...
Why has music maestro Ilayaraja been nominated to Rajya Sabha?
Many believe that Ilayaraja’s praise for prime minister Modi and the BJP’s agenda to give token representation to Dalits led to his nomination.
Basil Islam...
A peek inside the online campaign against Mohd Zubair
Multiple tweets of Alt News fact-checker Mohammad Zubair reveal that these were shared without context by the Hindu right-wing contributing to his arrest.
Vipul Kumar...
दाग़ अच्छे नहीं : सहारनपुर में जुमे की नमाज़ के बाद कथित हिंसा में...
एम. रियाज़ हाशमी Twocircles.net के लिए
आम तौर पर कहा जाता है, ‘पुलिस रस्सी का सांप बना देती है’ लेकिन सांप बनाकर बेकुसूरों के...
Former Muslim employers perform last rites of 75-year-old Hindu man in Patna
Shah, who was living alone in the city and had no relatives to cremate him, was suffering from a liver ailment.
Sami Ahmad | TwoCircles.net
PATNA...
Muslim man stabbed in Karnataka village, family alleges hate crime; police refutes communal angle
A 38-year-old man was allegedly stabbed in a Karnataka village by a man who professed Hindutva ideology. Police have refuted the communal angle.
Waquar Hasan...
Karnataka govt draws flak for ‘saffronising’ school textbooks
After the government in Karnataka made modifications to several school textbooks following allegations of saffronisation of education, student groups, and activists termed these changes...
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...
Students from Islamic seminary in Mumbai top state board exams
An Islamic seminary in the Malad area of Mumbai has a unique achievement with 22 of its Hafiz-e-Quran (Quran memorizers) clearing the state board's...
Who is RB Sreekumar, the top cop arrested in 2002 Gujarat riots case?
In the wake of the 2002 Gujarat riots, Sreekumar questioned the Narendra Modi administration’s claims of peace and exposed the apparent collaboration between law...
Udaipur tense after protests break out over Hindu tailor’s beheading
Muslim clerics and organisations condemn the act and demand action as per the law.
Muhammed Nihad PV | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — After protests following the beheading...
Udaipur: Multiple Muslim bodies, leaders condemn hate crime, call for severe punishment to killers
The beheading of a tailor by two Muslim men in Rajasthan has sent shock waves across the country.
Muhammad Nihad PV | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Several...
Who is Teesta Setalvad? From 2002 Gujarat riots to 2022 SC verdict
The arrest of Padma Shri awardee Mumbai-based activist Teesta Setalvad has been widely condemned.
Muhammed Nihad P V | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — The detention of...
‘We are living like prisoners’: Muslims from riot-hit Khargone decry construction of wall separating...
While the Khargone administration argues that ‘barricading’ will help maintain peace in the city, the local residents told TwoCircles.net that it has added...
International rights bodies urge the Indian govt to release G.N. Saibaba on humanitarian grounds
G.N. Saibaba, a wheelchair-bound academic, is an active campaigner for the rights of oppressed communities, including Dalit and Indigenous communities. He was arrested in...
Prominent anti-CAA leaders charged for violence in Prayagraj
Following the violence in the Atala area of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh over derogatory remarks made by now suspended BJP leaders, police have booked...
‘No designation and delayed salaries’: Hard lives of Delhi’s Dengue Breeding Checkers
Even after rendering their services for more than 25 years now, these contractual workers feel exploited and left out.
Sanjana Chawla | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Thousands...
New report claims Pune police ‘linked’ with hacking campaign against Bhima Koregaon accused
New clues revealed by American magazine WIRED connect Pune police to a long-running hacking campaign involving a coordinated attack on digital devices used by...
मजदूर के बेटे फ़राज़ की प्रेरक कहानी, 16 साल की उम्र में हासिल की...
सिर्फ 16 साल के मोहम्मद फ़राज़ ने ब्लैकबेल्ट हासिल कर ली है। शनिवार को वो महाराष्ट्र के नासिक से एक सप्ताह तक चली राष्ट्रीय...
Why are Jharkhand’s tribals demanding a separate religious code?
The fight for the Sarna Adivasi religious code is quite old. On November 11, 2020, Jharkhand Assembly passed a resolution asking for a separate...
Immigrant Muslim woman to be the first hijab-wearing senator in Australian parliament
Fatima Payman is an Afghan-Australian woman whose family fled Afghanistan in 1999 to settle in Australia.
Basil Islam | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Labor Party candidate...
Messiah or mastermind? What we know about the main accused in Kanpur violence, Hayat...
Hayat Zafar Hashmi is a well-known name in Kanpur and is the national president of Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar Fans Association, a relief organization....
Prayagraj violence: More than a week later, Muslim restaurant owners continue to suffer huge...
Atala area, the epicentre of violence in Prayagraj, is popular among locals for restaurants serving non-vegetarian food.
TCN Staff
PRAYAGRAJ (UTTAR PRADESH) — It was just...
To protest or not to protest? The dilemma facing India’s Muslims
With the government going after protestors in several states following protests against the remarks against Prophet Muhammad made by the now-suspended BJP spokesperson,...
‘Take action only in accordance with the law’: Supreme Court to UP govt on...
The apex court granted three days to the Uttar Pradesh government to prove how demolition complied with the building laws and other mandatory procedures.
Basil...
Exclusive: Story of the ‘objectionable’ material recovered from Afreen Fatima’s house
Soon after razing his house, police claimed that Afreen Fatima’s father, Javed Mohammad, was the mastermind of the protest in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh in...
4 reasons why there is no justification for bulldozer politics
Experts believe that demolishing houses of protestors is against the rule of law and deprives people of fundamental rights.
Basil Islam | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Following...
Protests over Prophet Muhammad remarks in Ranchi: Justice evades family of slain minor boy
In the wee hours of June 11, a day after protests broke out in Ranchi, a police convoy reached Alam’s home with his corpse...
TV debates mainstreaming Islamophobia: Can Personal Law Board contain the damage?
AIMPLB suggestion to Muslim scholars and clerics to avoid participating in discussions on news channels has received a mixed response.
Tabeenah Anjum | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI...
Kanpur violence: Details in FIRs, eye-witness accounts allege police bias
While no one in the violence-hit area denies that stone-pelting happened during the protest. However, there are claims and counterclaims with regard to instigation.
TCN...
Decline of Muslim candidates in civil services: not a single in the first 100
A total of 685 candidates cleared the UPSC exam, of whom only 25 are Muslim—the least number of candidates from the community to have...
On backfoot over caste census in Bihar, BJP targets ‘Muslim population, Rohingya infiltration’
BJP leaders in the state have demanded that “no Rohingya or Bangladeshi infiltrators” be included in the census and are pressing hard for a...
अमन की और बढ़ा कानपुर मगर एकतरफा कार्रवाई पर उठे है सवाल !
आकिल हुसैन। Two circles.net
कानपुर हिंसा के बाद अब कानपुर अमन की तरफ बढ़ रहा है। धरपकड़ चल रही है। हालांकि पुलिस की कार्रवाई पर...
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...
Facing ire over remarks on Prophet Muhammad, Nupur Sharma has a record of controversies
37-year-old Sharma is a former president of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) who rose through the ranks of the ruling BJP to become...
Silent in the past, why has the Gulf reacted so strongly this time?
The experts said that targeting Prophet Muhammad, the most revered figure in Islam is a red line for Muslims across the world.
Zafar Aafaq |...
In the eye of the storm: The rise of AAP’s Amanatullah Khan
48-year-old Amanatullah Khan grew in popularity after he consistently spoke for the Muslim community and has been in the eye of the storm throughout...
‘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...
‘My aim is to serve the underprivileged,’ says Muslim surgeon from Hyderabad after cracking...
Dr Mustafa Hashmi is the only Muslim candidate from the south Indian state of Telangana making the UPSC list. He is one among the...
Muslim groups in Australia protest against controversial BJP MP’s Tejasvi Surya’s invitation to youth...
Several Australian Muslim youths said that they were shocked after hearing about Surya being invited for addressing the events in Australia and called it...
‘Everyone in uniform is not a hero’: Meet the man behind biopic Haemolymph
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...
Killing of a minor Muslim girl in Bihar sparks allegations of ‘kidnapping & rape’
The killing of the minor girl has caused uproar in the village with protest demonstrations taken out by local villagers and relatives of the...
Is US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi handled by leaders of a foreign agent?
US House Intelligence Committee members’ entire entourage at the campaign debate consisted of activists and leaders in Overseas Friends of the BJP.
Pieter Friedrich |...
Outrage over BJP spokesperson’s blasphemous comments on national TV, police complaint filed
Action demanded against Nupur Sharma and netizens ask global Muslim leaders to take note.
Muhammad Raafi | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur...
देवबंद में जमीयत उलेमा ए हिन्द का महत्वपूर्ण सम्मेलन शुरू, ज्ञानवापी मस्जिद मामले में...
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
मुसलमानों के हालिया ज्वलंत मुद्दों पर चर्चा के लिए जमीयत उलेमा ए हिन्द का सम्मेलन देवबंद में शुरू हो गया है। यह ...
MP: Fact-finding team questions Police version over killing of 3 Muslim men in Guna...
Three Muslim men Naushad, Shahzad and Chotu Pathan alias Zaheer Khan were killed by the police in encounters on 13, 14 and 17 May...
Credit society run by Muslims offers respite for low-income wage groups
Headquartered in a small building in the state capital Patna, Al-Khair Co-operative Credit Society, with thirteen branches in four states, has transformed lives by...
Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik sentenced to life imprisonment; shutdown, clashes in Srinagar parts
Ahead of the sentencing of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a 'terror-funding' case, spontaneous shutdown was witnessed in Kashmir parts, with clashes, sloganeering...
अजमेर के हिन्दू दुकानदार मानते हैं उन पर है गरीब नवाज की रहमत का...
अजमेर में ख़्वाजा गरीब नवाज दरगाह स्थानीय नागरिकों को आर्थिक रूप से सक्षम बना रही है। इनमे दुकानदार ज्यादातर हिन्दू समुदाय से आते हैं।...
In Uttar Pradesh, toddler son’s mysterious illness leaves parents hopeless
Azeem Malik, a senior doctor at Aligarh Medical College, said that children with this brain disorder die before they become adults. In Shayan's...
In Kashmir, women diagnosed with PCOS face trauma, infertility
The latest Indian National Family Health Survey (NFHS), published in December 2020, found that at least 60% of Kashmiri married women report one or...
AMU cancels 3-day lit fest, students aghast
The festival was organised after a gap of two years due to Covid-19 pandemic. The last festival was held in 2019.
Muhammad Raafi | TwoCircles.net
NEW...
Mentally challenged Hindu man killed in MP over suspicion of being Muslim
Video of the incident went viral on social networking site Twitter showing Jain being slapped repeatedly by a person donning a red shirt. The...
15 years on, justice eludes Makkah masjid blast victims
Ten persons allegedly belonging to Hindu right-wing organizations were named as accused in the case. However, in April 2018, five of the accused were...
Hoisting of saffron flag on top of mosque in Bihar done to make Muslims...
The PUCL report released in Patna on May 17 questioned the role of the administration and has called for investigating the alleged involvement of...
Abducted Muslim girl from Uttar Pradesh alleges ‘mistreatment, threat of being married off without...
The family of the abducted Muslim girl, who was rescued after more than twenty days, alleged that the girl was tortured and would have...
Lawyers, experts term Varanasi court’s sealing of area around Gyavapi mosque as ‘illegal, and...
Water was drained out of the pond on Monday morning and a Shivling was allegedly found, claimed a lawyer representing a group of Hindu...
Social divide widens in J&K’s Pir Panjal amidst ST reservation politics
Gujjar-Bakarwals and Paharis, the two distinct ethnic groups of Jammu and Kashmir are at loggerheads with each other due to the changing political dynamics...
Anger, protests in Kashmir after killing of migrant Kashmiri Pandit
Killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in Kashmir valley has evoked sharp reactions in the Pandit community with several calling for the mass resignation of...
Khargone violence aftermath: Muslims allege police of highhandedness, arresting ‘innocent youth’
Accusing the Khargone police of harassment, protesting women said that they have been forced to hit the streets because of the persistent persecution of...
Why Delimitation Commission’s report to redraw electoral boundaries in J&K is ruffling feathers??
Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have said that the recommendations by the Commission will disempower the erstwhile state while the political observers believe...
Uttar Pradhesh’s Tharu tribals fear growing privatization will result in lack of govt jobs
Growing privatization of public sector units during the current government is giving sleepless nights to the people belonging to the Tharu tribe in Uttar...
Demolition drive at Shaheen Bagh stopped after protest by locals; SC refuses to intervene
The demolition drive was stopped after a massive protest by locals and intervention by Okhla MLA, Aam Aadmi Party's Amanatullah Khan.
Muhammad Raafi | TwoCircles.net
NEW...
Explained: Why is Kashmir’s historic grand mosque frequently shut down by authorities?
Kashmir valley's grand mosque of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar was shut for congregational prayers on the Muslim festival of Eid on May 3. In...
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...
For many rural women in Bihar, Kheta embroidery work aims to boost livelihood
Kheta is said to be a 500-year-old quilting heirloom practised exclusively by Shershahabdi women. Today, Kheta embroidery work is getting popular among non-Shershahabdi people...
In riot-hit Khargone, WhatsApp forwards advocate economic boycott of Muslims
More than two weeks after the communal clashes, calls for boycotting Muslims are repeatedly being made both offline and online causing fear among the...
Fearing further attacks & arrests, Muslim families flee Uttarakhand village
Following communal violence in a village in Uttarakhand on April 16, several Muslim families have fled the area fearing arrests and further attacks.
Muhammad Raafi |...
Closure of slaughter houses in UP brought 400-year-old bone carving trade to an end
Over-400-year-old bone carving trade in UP has been hit hard by the government’s crackdown on illegal slaughter houses.
A Tripathi | TwoCircles.net
UTTAR PRADESH — Abrar Ahmed,...
Controversy in Kashmir after Army-run school asks staff to ‘avoid Hijab’
The Dagger Parivaar School, which is run by the Army in collaboration with an NGO, said the move was aimed to help disabled students...
In Bajrang Muni’s prouncements, anti-Muslim hatred is rife
Mahant Bajrang Muni Udasin was arrested earlier in April 2022 for 'threatening to kidnap and rape Muslim women,' but was soon released on bail....
2 years after crackdown on anti-CAA protests in UP, families await justice
Having lost their loved ones, the deceased families’ hope for justice is fading and their battle has now turned to earning two square meals...
“I want to break the othering of Indian Muslims in media,” says film-maker Fahim...
In this free-wheeling interview, filmmaker Fahim Irshad of Aani Maani fame talks about the depiction of Indian Muslims in media, film, and society and...
Jahangirpuri demolition drive aftermath: Local vendors live in terror, afraid to restart work
The pain and helplessness of the street vendors is hard to miss in the violence-hit C-block of New Delhi's Jahangirpuri area. Many who lost...
Longform: Sonal Shah’s journey from American Sangh to US Department of Homeland Security
Has the newly appointed Chief Commissioner of President Joe Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Sonal Shah put the...
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...
Odisha’s applique artisans are struggling to conserve this 12th century traditional artform
Once known as the hub of applique works in Odisha, a market in Chandua has lost its shine with most of the shops selling...
Kashmir marred by series of attacks ahead of PM Modi’s visit
This will be the prime minister's first visit to the newly carved Union Territory (UT) post abrogation of Article 370—which granted special status to...
In pictures: Remains of the clash at Jahangirpuri
Cases of violence against Muslims were reported in at least eight states in India in recent days during the Ram Navami processions, followed by...
Jahangirpuri violence: Tensions remain high following arrest of Muslim men
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...
‘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...
Why are minority-run elementary schools in Bihar on verge of extinction?
Out of the total 108 minority-run schools in Bihar, 91 have been reportedly shut, while others are without required teachers.
Sami Ahmad | TwoCircles.net
BIHAR — Elementary...
When food politics entered JNU campus
The meat politics has created tensions inside the JNU campus, with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) beating up students for eating meat in hostels.
Nikita...
Writing about marginalised communities is like walking a tight rope
On the sidelines of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), writers reflect on the experiences of writing on the issues of marginalized communities in India.
Tabeenah...
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 |...
ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट करोली : पहले धर्म पहचाना और फिर लगा दी दुकानों में आग
अहमद कासिम Twocircles.net के लिए
2 अप्रैल 2022 की शाम राजस्थान के शहर करोली में हिन्दू नववर्ष की शोभायात्रा निकाले जाने के दौरान साम्प्रदायिक...
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 —...
Why are three Kashmiri students in jail after court granted them bail?
On March 30, the Allahabad High Court granted bail to all three students who were booked for sedition. They are still behind bars as...
तस्वीरों में रमज़ान : जामिया में इफ्तार में जुटे छात्र
सिमरा अंसारी।Twocircles.net
रहमतों का महीना ‘रमज़ान’ की आमद के बाद हर कोई अल्लाह की इबादत में जुट जाता है। इस महीने को बहुत ही पाक...
Meat sellers in Delhi live in fear after purported ‘ban’ on selling meat
Meat shop owners and labourers said they will comply with the ban out of fear. The shop licences are due for renewal this month....
California city pressured to renounce Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh praise
Roseville, California faces sustained pushback for platforming RSS’s international wing.
Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net
UNITED STATES — When Roseville, a quiet suburb of California’s capital city of...
Dalit cattle skinners in UP desperate to resume work
With cow vigilantism at its peak and a dearth of private skinning orders, Dalit cattle skinners of BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh have been left with...
राजस्थान से ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट : जातीय भेदभाव के चलते पाली में मरने वाला जितेंद्र...
राजस्थान् दलितों के उत्पीड़न के लिए नकारात्मक छवि रखता है।
हाल के दिनों में कुछ गंभीर घटनाओं ने इसकी पुष्टि की है। यहां के...
‘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...
गाजियाबाद : मीट की दुकानों के खुलने पर गहराया संस्पेंस
उत्तर प्रदेश में मीट की दुकानें खुलेंगी या बंद रहेंगी ! इस पर घोर कन्फ्यूजन है। यूपी सरकार की गाइडलाइंस में तो इन दुकानों...
‘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 |...
रमज़ान मुबारक : फिर से लौट आई रमज़ान की रौनक, तस्वीरों में देखिए दिल्ली...
रमज़ान के पाक महीने की आमद के साथ इस बार मुसलमानों में काफा उत्साह दिखाई देता है। इबादत,रहमत और बरक़त का महीना रमज़ान दुनियाभर...
Unorganized mica workers in mineral-rich Jharkhand in disarray as govt disallows ‘illegal mining &...
For nearly two lakh unorganized workers involved in mica business in Jharkhand, the March 2 directive by the government has put their livelihood at...
Dalits in Punjab bank on land reforms for economic, social prosperity
With the new Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government promising to bring reforms, it will be interesting to see how things unfold for Dalit farmers...
ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट : मुस्तफाबाद में अरविंद केजरीवाल की शैक्षिक भेदभाव की असलियत दिखाता है...
असद शेख़ Twocircles.net के लिए
देश की राजधानी दिल्ली के उत्तर प्रदेश बॉर्डर पर एक बड़ा मुस्लिम बहुल इलाक़ा मुस्तफाबाद है। ये इलाक़ा ज़्यादातर...
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,...
How a Messi fan in Kerala village became a football journalist in Spain
Jushna Shahin’s passion for the sport made her achieve the unthinkable.
Najiya O | TwoCircles.net
KERALA — Jushna Shahin’s earliest memories are of watching football matches on...
तस्वीरों में : जामिया में हिजाब के मुद्दे पर जुटी छात्राएं
सिमरा अंसारी और सऊद आलम की रिपोर्ट
जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया की छात्राओं ने परिसर के अंदर हिजाब प्रतिबंध को लेकर कर्नाटक उच्च न्यायालय के...
Why keeping a moustache continues to be deadly for some Dalits
Unable to digest upward mobility of many erstwhile untouchables, Dalits now face caste violence over the most mundane things including a moustache.
Smitha R |...
We still don’t know why police stopped Friday prayers at multiple mosques in Delhi
Last Friday on the eve of Holi, several mosques in Delhi did not hold congregational prayers allegedly under the direction of police.
Muhammad Raafi |...
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...
Many under financial constraint as Delhi riot victims still wait for compensation
About 2569 families in North East Delhi have filed claims for compensation. Of the 2,569 claims, 1,425 have been examined, while work on the...
Journalists in Kashmir anxious after admin’s “militant sympathizers” remarks
The remarks made by the region’s top administrator in a fact-finding report by Press Council of India (PCI) has caused worry among the journalists...
Zanani Masjid in Aurangabad: An inspiration to Muslim women to reclaim their space in...
Zanani Masjid was built 350 years ago in the Mughal period. Many Muslim girls and women gather at Zanani Masjid to study the Quran...
Slain journalist Danish Siddiqui’s parents file complaint against Taliban before International Criminal Court
Siddique's parents have demanded punishment against culprits for torturing and killing him while he was on an assignment in Afghanistan.
Snobar | TwoCircles.net
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‘An open prison’: Back in campus after 2 years, Jamia students decry police presence
As New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia resumed physical classes this month, the heavy police presence leaves students unsettled.
Shadab Farooq | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Two...
Do you know these women who won their right to Hijab?
These four Muslim women across the globe are resisting discrimination and reasserting their right to wear their Hijab.
Naila Khan | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — The Karnataka...
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...
What happens when Muslims unite to defeat the BJP?
Reports from the ground indicate that this time a section of Muslims is unperturbed about the saffron party’s win in Uttar Pradesh compared to...
Two photojournalists on what they learned while documenting manual scavenging
In an interview with TwoCircles.net, two celebrated photo journalists Vijay Pandey and Palanikumar.M talk about their experience of cataloguing the lives (and deaths) of...
These Muslim artisans in Jaipur are preserving traditional art-form of Gulal Gota for celebrating...
Dozens of Muslim artisans in Jaipur have kept the 400-year-old traditional art form of Gulal Gota alive.
Tabeenah Anjum | TwoCircles.net
JAIPUR — The narrow lanes...
झारखंड में वक्फ की प्रोपर्टी पर बढ़ रहा अवैध कब्जा, नींद में सरकार
देश भर में वक्फ प्रोपर्टी के अतिक्रमण और राज्यों के वक्फ बोर्ड के द्वारा सुचारू रूप से काम नहीं किये जाने की शिकायत मिलती...
‘Order is discriminatory, hurtful’: Muslims react to Karnataka High Court upholding Hijab ban
Women students, activists fear the ban on the Hijab will now extend to educational institutions in the state where it was previously allowed.
Muhammad Raafi...
Journey of a slum dweller to fight illiteracy among poor
More than 6000 kids from underprivileged families are benefiting from schools run by Mamoom Akhtar in West Bengal.
Partho Burman | TwoCircles.net
KOLKATA — It was...
UP election: More Muslim candidates have won this time compared to 2017. Here’s more...
There are now 31 Muslim candidates in Uttar Pradesh Assembly compared to 25 in the previous polls.
TCN Staff Reporter | TwoCircles.net
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Jailed Samajwadi Party...
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...
Known for his honesty and simple life, Alam Badi becomes MLA for the fifth...
Between the politics of muscle power and money power in Purvanchal, Alam Badi has made a mark for himself due to his simplicity and...
Are Muslims still relevant in UP election?
The UP polls result shows the failure of strategy followed by the non-BJP parties, especially the Congress, SP and the BSP to soft-pedal secularism...
‘Fascism has arrived in India’: For many, BJP’s performance is a triumph of bigotry
Muslims intelligentsia blamed communal polarization and delay on the part of Akhilesh Yadav to take the BJP head on.
Zeyad Masroor Khan| TwoCircles.net
UTTAR PRADESH — As...
Here’s what explains Mayawati’s rout in UP election
Many independent observers believe that Mayawati may be down but she is not out yet.
Hina Khan | TwoCircles.net
LUCKNOW — The rout of the Bahujan...
This super teacher is on a mission to transform the lives of children in...
Kanchan Sharma, a retired lecturer, has been running a school for the slum children for over a decade now.
Mubashir Naik and Irshad Hussain |...
The inspiring journey of Dalit journalists in race for an Oscar award
The documentary Writing With Fire narrates the story of gutsy women in India’s heartland.
Musheera Ashraf | TwoCircles.net
UTTAR PRADESH — Nominated for best documentary feature...
How ‘security from Muslims’ became a BJP poll plank in UP
Activists said this is a way to make minority and disenfranchised groups across Uttar Pradesh look like a threat to Hindus of the state.
Zeyad...
Threats, attacks, slander : The cost of fighting caste atrocities in India
Arokiasamy Vincent Raj, popularly known as Evidence Kathir works to defend the rights of Dalits in Tamil Nadu. His organization has recently won the...
‘As long as Modi is in power, we will not get justice’: Survivors recount...
The riots in February 2020 left 53 people dead. A majority of them were Muslims
Muhammad Raafi | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Muhammad Vakeel (53) is...
Changing the Muslim narrative, one tweet at a time
Against rising hate crimes against Muslims, polarization and widening rift along communal lines, these Twitter pages run by Muslims are making an effort to...
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
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Against all odds, this tribal boy from Srinagar cracks one of India’s toughest exams
Tufail Ahmad constantly struggled to get good internet connectivity and worked as a laborer to arrange funds for books.
Auqib Javid | TwoCircles.net
SRINAGAR — Tufail...
Maharashtra Muslims celebrate Shivaji’s birth anniversary for communal harmony
Chhatrapati Shivaji Muslim Brigade, an independent organisation, has been organising special events and activities on the occasion of Shiv Jayanti for the past...
Modern slavery: Adivasi labourers in Gujarat’s sugarcane fields
Every year more than two lakh Adivasis from the Maharashtra-Gujarat border region immigrate to work in sugar mills as sugarcane harvesters—but without any...
UP elections: No homes for families displaced by Muzaffarnagar riots
Nearly a decade after scores of Muslim families were displaced by the Muzaffarnagar riots in 2013, they still live amid poor living conditions and...
Dharam Sansad hate-speech: Hear it from the journalist who led to Yati Narsinghanand’s arrest
Senior journalist Qurban Ali talks about his plea in Supreme Court against hate speech, his expectations and rising hate speech cases in India.
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From a remote MP village to Mumbai Indians, journey of cricketer Arshad Khan
The left-arm seamer and left-hand batsman, Mohd Arshad Khan has been picked up by Mumbai Indians worth Rs 20 lakh in the mega...
A week after death of student leader Anish Khan, no leads in case
Khan was a popular name in Kolkata, known for his social initiatives and involvement in anti-CAA protests
Sami Ahmad | TwoCircles.net
KOLKATA — Seven days...
In Yogi’s UP, Muslim poll nominees face arrests, externment and criminal cases
Some of them say election officials cancelled their nomination on minor grounds, alleging bias against candidates with a vocal Muslim identity.
Zeyad Masroor | TwoCircles.net
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Scoring a triple-century on debut is no mean feat for Bihar’s Sakibul Gani
Right-handed batting all-rounder Sakib is from Motihari, some 70 kilometres north of Bihar’s capital Patna. Without a proper stadium in Motihari, Sakib would...
Jailed in November last year, Delhi youth returns home dead
The family said the victim had visible marks on the body and demanded justice while the police has promised cooperation.
Muhammad Raafi | TwoCircles.net
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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...
‘The existing assertion of Hinduism is not free from caste’: Understanding UP elections with...
Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of assembly’s seats (403) for any state in the country. Parts of UP voted on Monday (February 14)...