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Meet Wali Rahmani, whose Umeed Academy is source of inspiration for Kolkata’s underprivileged children

Wali Rahmani’s work has earned him recognition and respect and people have come forward to sponsor the students in whatever way they can. Nikhat Fatima...

No Men Beyond This Point: The ‘Women’s Only’ Cafe In Jamia Nagar, Delhi

Café Sheeru seeks to offer a ‘safe and comfortable’ space for women customers By Simeen Anjum & Arbab Ali, TwoCircles.net Sarah (who goes by her first...

Mohammed Jamal: A godfather to thousands of orphans in Wayanad

By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net The beauty of Wayanad district in Kerala needs no introduction, and Muttil a hilly hamlet in this district is no different....

Meet Azharuddin, a mechanical engineer from Meerut who made an electric cart from junk,...

Thirty-year-old Azharuddin from Meerut in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is good with his hands. He created an electric cart from junk...

Meet Waseema Shaikh: A deputy collector from rural India

Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Born and brought up in a small village called Joshi Sanghvi in Loha Taluka of Nanded District of Maharashtra, Waseema Shaikh struggled...

Asif Dange: The man behind EasyNikah.in, a completely free and safe Matrimony site

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Mumbai: In January 2014, Asif Dange, a Navi Mumbai-based resident and an engineer by profession was looking for suitable match for...

Bushra Arshad creates history; busts all myths; clears UPSC

By Aas Mohammed Kaif, TwoCircles.net Bushra Arshad is being lavished with praise for achieving 6th rank in UPPCS, after the results were recently announced, and...

23-year-old Kashmiri girl becomes first from her village to crack civil services

By Asma Hafiz, TwoCircles.net  Srinagar: Twenty-three-year-old Nadia Beigh hailing from Punzwa village in Kupwara district of North Kashmir is the first girl from her village...

Sara Ansari: Indian girl living in Dubai is an acclaimed UN speaker, budding physicist...

By Afshan Khan, TwoCircles.net Sara Iqbal Ansari may not have lived much in India, but the Malegaon-born girl now residing in Dubai has managed to...

A father’s dream, a daughter’s dedication: The story of the first Muslim woman from...

By Tanzil Asif, TwoCircles.net Purv chalne ke batohi, baat ki pahchaan kar le Anginat raahi gaye Iss raah se unka pta kya Par gaye kuchh log iss par Chhod...

पहनावे और दाढ़ी के चलते नही मिल रही थी नौकरी,इरशाद ने अपने दम पर...

आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net इरशाद सिद्दीकी बिहार के रहने वाले हैं। उनका ताल्लुक़ बिहार के एक संपन्न परिवार से हैं। उनके पिता मेडिकल स्टोर चलाते हैं।...

This Muslim youth left lucrative job to improve rural education in his home district...

By Nazish Hussain, TwoCircles.net JHARKHAND: Thirty-four-year old Mohammed Sajid Hussain, was working at the prestigious National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL) in Bangalore but something was amiss...

12-year-old Venkatesh wins National Bravery Award for rescuing an ambulance caught in village flood...

Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net On 26th January, the 71st Republic Day, the Indian Council of Child Welfare (ICCW) conferred 22 children from across the country with...

Abandoned “Mosques of India” are crying for attention, one Muslim youth is bridging the...

Mohammad Mirza is a travel writer and a social media executive from Hyderabad. He is currently based in the Middle East. His Instagram page “Mosques of...

Meet Bushra Arshad from UP, who cracked civil services thrice to land her dream...

A mother of two, Bushra Arshad Bano's story is one of grit and determination. Cracking the civil services exams for the third time last...

मुजफ्फरनगर के जुहैब क़ुरैशी की आईईएस में छठी रैंक,चौतरफा तारीफ

आसमोहम्मद कैफ। Twocircles.net मुजफ्फरनगर के मशहूर मीनाक्षी चौक से जब आप शामली बस अड्डे की तरफ चलते हैं तो ऐतिहासिक शहीद चौक से लगभग...

From studying in a madrasa to clearing the UPSC exams: The inspiring story of...

By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Shahid Raza Khan may not have made it to the Top 10 in the UPSC results declared on April 5, which...

Meet Seral Murmu, a tribal filmmaker telling untold stories of tribals through his films

By Nazish Hussain, TwoCircles.net  Thirty-four-year-old Seral Murmu hails from Ghatsila in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, a place known for copper mining. While growing up...

These Muslim students from West Bengal fought poverty, hardship to qualify NEET

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net  The son of a weaver, Jisan Hossain from West Bengal’s Barasat subdivision, has ranked 916 in the recently published results...

Abdul Hakeem Faizy Adrisseri: The first Indian to join the governing body of League...

By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Malappuram might be thousands of miles away from Cairo, but that has never deterred the exchange of ideas and scholars. And...

Meet Rehana Khan, a daredevil biker who rides in the ‘Maut Ka Kuan’

By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Rehana Khan, the daredevil stuntwoman, from Chhattisgarh was in Hyderabad last month February 2019, and we met up with her to...

How Rahmani 30 has made a difference in these Muslim students career

At least 65 students, including one girl, of Rahmani 30 – an educational movement for underprivileged students started in Patna, Bihar by late Wali...

आमिर अंसारी —मुसलमानों में बिखेर रहे हैं तालीम की रोशनी…

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net मुंबई : एक ऐसे दौर में जहां मुसलमानों के बीच तालीम को लेकर भारी पसमांदगी है, मायूसी है, परेशानी व...

Azharuddin Quazi of Yavatmal secures AIR-315 in UPSC exam

By Maariyah Siddique, TwoCircles.net “I faced poverty and misery since childhood and my father took up odd jobs to support the family financially,” recalls Azharuddin....

Bihar’s NEET topper Zeya Bilal credits success to Rahmani 30

Mohammad Zeya Belal from a remote village in Bihar has topped the list of successful candidates from Bihar in this year’s NEET. A Rahmani...

देश की माटी ने पुकारा तो लौट आईं वतन, बनीं आईपीएस

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net विदेशों में अपनी प्रतिभा का लोहा मनवा चुकी इल्मा अफ़रोज़ को अपनी माटी ने जब आवाज़ दी तो वह खुद...

Meet Sadaf Chaudhary, who wants to serve country by becoming an ambassador

UPSC topper among Muslim aspirants, Sadaf Chaudhary of Roorkee uttarakhand, who secured the overall 23rd rank, is of firm opinion that improvement in the...

उज़मा नाहिद : मुस्लिम महिलाओं को आर्थिक रूप से सशक्त बनाने की एक मिशन

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net मुंबई : मुसलमानों में मज़हबी तौर पर जो रिवायती घराने हैं, उन घरानों की बेटियां भी देश की खुली फ़िज़ा...

Leela Santhosh: Kerala’s first Adivasi filmmaker who wants to tell the real stories of...

By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Kerala is often presented as one of the most equitable states in the nation; a state where (at least relatively) your...

‘मेरी ख़्वाहिश कलक्टर बनने की थी और अब भी है, इंशा अल्लाह कलक्टर ज़रूर...

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net बुलंद हौसलों को कभी किसी सहारे की ज़रूरत नहीं होती. इलाहाबाद की शीरत फ़ातिमा की भी यही कहानी है. इलाहाबाद...

Meet Manjuwara Mullah from Assam’s riverine sandbank who is leading Muslim women to social,...

Manjuwara Mullah from the north-eastern state of Assam is a social activist whose initiative Amrapari has changed the lives of many women in the...

Nazar Nasir: Breaking gender stereotypes in Kashmir through crochet

By Auqib Javeed,  TwoCircles.net Srinagar:- At the age of 19, Nazar Nasir decided to share the idea of him knitting and crocheting with his family...

Mohammed Farooq: The Bangalore resident behind an old-age home, a food bank and putting...

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net How much money do you need to be called rich? And more importantly, how much money do you need to assure...

Meet Sadiya Shaikh, emerging community leader from Mumbai

Nikhat Fatima|Twocirlces.net Born in Bihar, Sadiya’s family shifted to Mumbai when she was 4 years old. Sadiya, eldest of her 5 siblings has recently been...

Ansari Abdullah: The IITian from Malegaon talks about his challenges, dreams and doing research...

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Malegaon might be a small town in Maharashtra, but over the years it has always found space in the national media,...

J.V. Pawar: A life dedicated to Ambedkarite movement

By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net J.V. Pawar is 74 years old and recently underwent a cataract operation. But age and medical issues do not prevent him...

अपने क़ौम को शिक्षित करने के मिशन में जुटे हुए हैं ओबैदुर रहमान

फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net पटना : तालीम किसी भी समाज का आईना होता है. इतिहास गवाह है कि शिक्षित क़ौमों ने हमेशा तरक़्क़ी की है. किसी...

From Seemanchal to Southampton: The extremely inspiring life of Dr Mumtaz Naiyer

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net If you were a child growing up in rural Bihar in the 90s, there were a few things that you got...

A fashion designer turns her village home into garment manufacturing unit

Tabassum Jabeen's entrepreneurial journey began amidst the Covid lockdown. Sufi Parween | TwoCircles.net  PATNA (BIHAR) — A whirring sound from a nondescript building in the middle...

Bihar: Imarat-e-Shariah’s new chief is a man of technology, who believes ‘massive action’ can...

The new Amir (Chief) Ahmad Wali Faisal Rahmani of Imarat-e-Shariah has the challenging task of carrying forward and better the legacy of Imarat-e-Shariah which...

बागपत में नाकामयाब हुई मॉब लिचिंग ‘ प्रवीण ‘ की जान बचाकर...

आस मुहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net बागपत- गुरुवार को बागपत शहर के माता रानी मौहल्ले में अंधेरे और उजाले के बीच एक द्वंद हुआ और इसमें अंधेरा हार ...

यूपीपीसीएस के परिणाम में इस बार 26 मुसलमान, पहले से बेहतर है परफॉर्मेंस

स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net हाल ही में उत्तर प्रदेश लोक सेवा आयोग ने पीसीएस 2021 का रिजल्ट घोषित कर दिया है, इस बार उत्तर प्रदेश को...

This Muslim teacher in Maharashtra developed all-purpose workbook for underprivileged children who can’t afford...

By Imraan Inamdar, TwoCircles.net  Maharashtra: At a time when educational institutions across the country have been shut due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, online teaching...

एक साइंटिस्ट के सिविल सर्वेन्ट बनने की कहानी…

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net  इमरान अहमद की बचपन से ख़्वाहिश तो एक साइंटिस्ट बनने की थी, लेकिन अचानक हालात ऐसे बने कि उन्होंने खुद के...

Meet brothers Akram and Khalid: successful entrepreneurs taking their brand YourLibaas to people’s homes

By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net As students, brothers Khalid and Akram, bubbling with enthusiasm would dream of building a business of their own. They would experiment with...

Ashfaq Wani: A Kashmiri journalist who teaches self-defence and prepares youth for international competitions

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Baramulla: Ten years ago, Ashfaq Wani, then a 16-year-old martial arts champion, conceived an idea of starting an academy 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...

क़ैसर ख़ालिद —ज़बान की मिठास से मुहब्बत फैलाने वाला एक आईपीएस अफ़सर

आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net मुंबई : जहां मुल्क में चारों तरफ़ नफ़रत का माहौल है. वहीं एक शख़्स लगातार इस माहौल में मुहब्बत फैलाने के...

संजीव बालियान : लोग कहते हैं तुम तो ‘मुसलमान’ हो गए हो!

आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net दुल्हेड़ा (शाहपुर) : आज से चार साल पहले मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर दंगे में जहां एक ओर एक संजीव बालियान पर दंगा भड़काने का...

Meet Md. Shujatullah who completed 1000 days of serving free breakfast to 1000 people

By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Mohammed Shujatullah, a student of Pharm D from Sultan Ul Uloom College of Pharmacy, Hyderabad began serving free breakfast to the needy...

This Muslim doctor in Bangalore provides free medication at people’s doorstep amid lockdown

By Aparajita Ghosh, TwoCircles.net  Mumbai: As the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the country and access to healthcare became a challenge, a Muslim doctor Dr Syed Moinuddin...

बनना तो मुझे सिर्फ़ और सिर्फ़ ‘राजा’ ही है, अगले साल ज़रूर बनूंगा…

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net तू पंख काट ले, मुझे सिर्फ़ हौसला दे दे फिर आंधियों को मेरा नाम व पता दे दे… गुजरात के 22...

Dr Rehan Ansari: A medical practitioner keeping the art of Urdu Calligraphy alive

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net Calligraphy is one of the many arts that has been on the decline in the modern age: with people not even...

“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...

बीपीएससी का परिणाम जारी, मुस्लिम अभ्यर्थियों का शानदार प्रदर्शन, इस बार ‘100’ बने अफसर

स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग (बीपीएससी) ने रविवार को बीपीएससी 64वीं संयुक्त प्रतियोगी परीक्षा (सीसीई) का अंतिम परिणाम घोषित कर दिया। मेरिट लिस्ट...

खुश्बू सिन्हा : पटना की बेटी जिस पर हमें नाज़ होना चाहिए

आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net पटना : किसी ज़रूरतमंद को आपकी एक छोटी सी मदद आपको इतना बड़ा बना सकती है कि आप कल्पना भी...

Ahmed Ali: A former rickshaw puller who helped build 9 schools in Karimganj, Assam

By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net No matter how old we get, there are some regrets that never leave us: some choose to act on it,...

This Muslim-run NGO run in Hyderabad helps women build sustainable livelihoods

SAFA is an NGO that has changed the lives of thousands of women from poor economic groups in Hyderabad and given them hope...

Popular calligraphy artist from Kerala aims to ‘build bridges between communities with his art’

A graphic designer by profession, Abdul Kareem, who is popularly known as Kareemgrahy, left his job at an American company in Qatar last...

Nasreen qualifies for boxing tournament in Toronto but needs support to bag the gold

Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net 17-year-old Shaikh Nasreen has won the gold medal in the Indian professional Boxing League tournament in Madurai, Tamil Nadu in January 2019....

Seher Hashmi Raza – Colouring her way out of depression

Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Seher Hashmi Raza, felt melancholic for no reason at all even as a child. And she did not know the reason. No...

30 Years On, Mumbai’s Ideal Educational Movement Is Still Helping Muslim Students Pursue Their...

Khan Kafeel Ahmed and Nikhat Fatima | TwoCircles.net Zeeshan Shaikh, 28, recalls searching for a coaching center that would coach him for a lower fee...

Samima Khatun: Multiple-medal winner in National Paralympics for West Bengal, but no recognition or...

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net It is a well-known fact in India that compared to cricketers, sportspersons belonging to every other discipline have to struggle...

Farhana Firdous: Triple medal winner in M.Sc and a dream to help the marginalised

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net If our mainstream media is to be believed, nothing good happens near or at the India-Bangladesh border. Every now and...

बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग का परिणाम जारी, मुस्लिमों का इस बार बेहतर हुआ प्रदर्शन

जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग (बीपीएससी) ने 7 अक्टूबर को बीपीएससी 65वीं संयुक्त प्रतियोगी परीक्षा (सीसीई) के अंतिम परिणाम घोषित कर दिए। इस बार मुख्य...

Class 11 Student From Hyderabad Publishes Her First Book Chronicling the Syrian Conflict

Tauseef Ahmad | Two Circles A class 11 student from India hopes to bring a new level of awareness to the Syrian Civil War with...

Daughter Of A Tyre Puncture Repairer Cracks NEET, Scores 633

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net Jalna, Maharashtra: Misbah Anwar Khan, a resident of Jalna city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, has become an inspiring example...

Israil Mansuri: From Mukhiya to a Minister

The new information technology minister of Bihar Mohammad Israil Mansuri belongs to a socially backward Dhuniya community. Sami Ahmad | TwoCircles.net  PATNA (BIHAR) — Mohammad Israil...

निजामाबाद से पांचवी बार विद्यायक बने यूपी के सबसे ईमानदार नेता आलम बदी

आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net आज़मगढ़ की निज़ामाबाद विधानसभा से समाजवादी पार्टी के नेता 86 वर्षीय आलम बदी चुनाव जीत गए हैं। आलम बदी उत्तर प्रदेश के सबसे...

“Young Trailblazer Maryam Mirza Ignites a Reading Revolution with 31 Mohalla Libraries in Aurangabad”

By Nikhat Fatima |Twocircles.net Books have been Maryam’s passion ever since she learnt to read. She turned her passion into a mission of starting a...

Tarannum Firdous, the first Muslim girl from Siliguri to crack WBCS in her maiden...

TCN News with inputs from Sadique Mumtaz “Hard work never goes in vain. One who continues working hard despite enduring pain and adverse conditions is destined...

रवायतों की सफे तोड़कर दौड़ रही है लखनऊ की बुर्का राइडर आयशा अमीन

By आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net लखनऊ- नवाबी शहर लखनऊ की एक लड़की रवायतों की सफे तोड़कर आगे बढ़ गई है।न केवल वो आगे बढ़ी है...

Meet Nasir Akhtar, whose sole mission in life is Sikh-Muslim unity

By Aas Mohammad Kaif, TwoCircles.net   Malerkotla: The news about Muslims donating 33 tonns of grain to Golden Temple Langar was widely reported. This initiative of...

खुदी ना बेच ग़रीबी में नाम पैदा कर : यूपीएससी में कामयाब रहे शेख़...

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net मेरा तरीक़ अमीरी नहीं, फ़क़ीरी है खुदी ना बेच ग़रीबी में नाम पैदा कर यूपीएससी में इस बार 339 रैंक लाने वाले...

सलीम मुल्ला : टास्क फोर्स के सहारे वक़्फ़ बचाने को लड़ता एक योद्धा…

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net पुणे : वक़्फ़ की संपत्तियों से मुसलमानों ने आंखें फेरी तो क़ौम के दुश्मनों ने अपनी गिद्ध जैसी नज़रें उस पर...

Meet Maulana Shafiq of Darul Uloom, and its massive project to laminate rare books,...

By Aas Mohammed Kaif, TwoCircles.net Uttar Pradesh: Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband, the world-famous seminary is proud of its educational heritage since its inception. Its huge library plays...

यूपीएससी 2020 : सदफ चौधरी को 23 वी रैंक, मुस्लिम समुदाय से किया टॉप

न्यूज डेस्क। Twocircles.net संघ लोकसेवा आयोग ने सिविल सेवा 2020 का मुख्य परीक्षा का परिणाम जारी कर दिया है। सिविल सर्विसेज परीक्षा 2020 में...

Meet Zuhaib Qureshi: the star of Muzaffarnagar who secured 6th rank in India’s top...

Sitting at his home, Zuhaib Qureshi has a look of satisfaction on his face over securing 6th rank in the recently declared Indian Engineering...

Meet Kaneez Fatima, Karnataka’s Only Muslim Woman MLA

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net  Kaneez Fatima, the hijab-clad politician who won in the recent assembly elections in Karnataka is currently very popular with her videos...

Sana Sabah: A 27-year-old CEO from Banaras who provides voice to young artists

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net She lived through a tough childhood and now she is the voice for many young art aspirants who are willing to...

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...

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Zanani Masjid in Aurangabad: An inspiration to Muslim women to reclaim their space in...

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From homemakers to life coaches: The inspiring stories of Gazelle Khan and Yasmin Mehtab

By Shabina Akhtar, TwoCircles.net If you believe in first impressions, you are likely to be disappointed by Gazelle S Khan and Yasmin Mehtab. The two...

Muslim nursing graduates from West Bengal university get 100% job placement

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Meet Ariba Khan: A Young Municipal Councillor from Shaheen Bagh

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Operated from mosque, a women-run health clinic in Hyderabad has treated over 25000 patients...

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‘Inexpensive, timely and accessible’: Darul Qaza of Bihar emerging as ‘effective dispute redressal forum...

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Dr Wajahat Hussain Rizvi: A government employee committed to reviving the legacy of eminent...

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‘The Little Muslims Gift Factory’: An Indian Muslim Woman’s Islamic Gift Shop Is Going...

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Narayanan M Sankaran: A Ph.D. holder from Kerala who wants to instill Adivasi pride...

By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Most people would be happy to find work after completing nearly a decade of higher education. But Narayanan M Sankaran, who...

Why wait for Ramadan to help the lesser privileged? The inspiring story of Nasir...

By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net During the month of Ramadan, it is common to see acts of charity from Muslims across the world. But in a...

Mehvish Zargar: A Kashmiri lawyer who found independence through opening her own café

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Toilet tales: Why Divya Bharathi’s Kakkoos is a must-watch documentary

By Sibi Arasu for TwoCircles.net Strap: Kakkoos (Latrine) is a Tamil documentary that is a powerful indictment of society’s apathy towards the thousands who are...

Muslim institutes bring empowerment to a coastal village in Kerala

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“Muslim youth need to dream big,” say founders of Misaal initiative

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Anti-bride trafficking crusader Shafiqur Rahman Khan to be the first Indian recipient of the...

Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Shafiqur Rahman Khan has won the Grinnell prize for his outstanding work in eradicating the Indian bride trafficking trade (the selling of...

Meet Raees, determined to dispel myths about disability

By Najiya O, TwoCircles.Net Exams were over and the students were getting ready for the school annual day celebrations.  It was an important day in...

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Maulana In Aurangabad Gifts Kiddy Banks To Get Children To Read Books

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Tamil Nadu girl clears the path to become first doctor in her tribe

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Noora Zaineb is a young environmentalist who is on a mission on to plant trees across India. Her foundation Plants Our Passion has planted...

Meet Dr Rafat Seema, a scholar who lends helping hand to displaced Rohingyas, needy

By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net  Hyderabad: With a doctorate in Islamic studies, Dr  Rafat Seema is an ‘Aalima’ and has been active in lending support to...

फख्र से भर देता है दारुल उलूम का 75 साल का स्टूडेंट

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Aroob Abdul Aziz: Carving her space in the antique business in India

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Jaipur: The antique business is a blooming market across the world, but it is very likely that in India, many...

Raju Chalwadi: Helping migrant Dalit-Bahujan students crack higher education

By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net In a small room located on the first floor of a tiny two-storey house in the migrant colony of Baiganwadi area...

Remembering anti-caste leader T. M. Umar Farooq on 6th death anniversary

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Meet Aman Wadud, a human rights lawyer assisting people to fight citizenship battle in...

While the Constitution of India ensures the fundamental rights and dignity of every individual, in Assam thousands of people are fighting the legal battle...

कूड़ा बीनने वाले बच्चियों की भविष्य को तालीम से रौशन कर रहे हैं मेरठ...

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Maulana Syed Shahabuddin Salfi Firdausi: A cleric who built a Blood Bank in Solapur

By Ubaid Salfi for Twocircles.net The role played by Muslim clerics (Ulema) during freedom movement in India cannot be undermined. The sacrifices they made and...

Meet Shams Alam, the fastest paraplegic swimmer of India

By Musheera Ashraf, TwoCircles.net  Bihar: Shams Alam is a 34-year-old fastest paraplegic swimmer who holds two Limca book records, 50 plus gold medals, many international...

एक सुनहरा सबक़ है शामली की नग़मा मंसूरी का यूनिवर्सिटी टॉपर बनना

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Asif Khan Dehlvi: Using storytelling to showcase and promote India’s diversity and communal harmony

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net Even as India remains caught in a whirlpool of political turmoil and religious polarisation, it is heartening to see there...

SEED-USA, Helping Hand foundation provide scholarships worth Rs 24 lakh to meritorious students in...

SEED has been an active organization providing education to 15,000 students studying in 58 schools and has provided around 2 crores of scholarships to...

Independent journalist Mohammad Ali wins Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting on South Asia...

Independent journalist Mohammad Ali was announced as the winner of this year's Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting on South Asia by the South...

Meet Kaif Ali, who is housing the homeless with his ‘architecture for poor’ idea

Born and brought up in New Delhi, twenty-year-old Kaif Ali is an architecture student at Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New...

शारिक़ नदीम —स्कूल से महरूम बच्चों के लिए एक मिशन

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Mohammad Areeb Of Jamia Contributes To The Success Of Chandryan-3, A Proud Moment For...

Staff reporter/ TCN The people of Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar are overwhelmed with pride as Areeb from their town contributes to the success of Mission Chandryan-3. Areeb is...

These Muslim Covid Warriors helped Hyderabad in overcoming Oxygen crisis

Relief organizations of Hyderabad, run by Muslims, have come to the rescue of the state and offered help to fight the shortage of Oxygen....

Meet Mubeena Ramzan, the trailblazer in imparting women’s education and property rights

By Sadaf Shabir, TwoCircles.net “In today’s world, if something goes wrong in our household, women are held responsible,” said Mubeena Ramzan, an iconic figure for...

Giving shoes a new life in Patna

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आस मोहम्मद कैफ़।Twocircles.net लखनऊ। "मैं अल्लाह पाक का शुक्र अदा करना चाहती हूँ, जो कुछ था हमारी क़िस्मत में उसने दिया माशाल्लाह। मेरे पापा ने बेहद...

Ecokash: Creating Sustainable Clothing Line in Kashmir

Sabha Khan | TwoCircles.net In the Padshahi Bagh neighbourhood of Srinagar, a young entrepreneur named Insha Mir, 30, has launched Kashmir's first sustainable apparel line...

Meet Manjeet Sarkar: The Anti-caste Comedian

Aatika S. | TwoCircles.net Humour is often associated with comic enjoyment. The question of whether that enjoyment comes from subjugation or incongruity is rarely spoken...

How Budha Ismail Jam, a Gujarati fisherman, challenged multinationals in a US Court

By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net In 2005/06, when coal plants were set up in Kutch District of Gujarat district, locals were promised employment. The project, set...

How a Messi fan in Kerala village became a football journalist in Spain

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बेहतर कल के लिए तालीम से रास्ता बना रहे हैं पिछड़े मुसलमान!

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Meet Tabassum Ali, a single woman from Bihar riding a Bullet, piloting social work

Forty-one-year old Tabassum Ali from Patna, Bihar is a single woman riding a Bullet motorcycle and works tirelessly for promotion of the rights of...

Who is Nabeela Syed, the Indian-American Muslim woman who made history in US midterm...

An Indian-American hijab-wearing Muslim woman has made history by becoming the youngest person to win the election for Illinois’ 51st Congressional District. Afnan Habib...

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देश की सबसे कठिन परीक्षाओं में से एक नीट का रिजल्ट पिछले हफ्ते घोषित कर दिया गया है। हाफ़िज़ अब्दुल रहीम ने नीट परीक्षा में 700...

Amina Hossain: Why she is fondly called the ‘Mother Teresa of Malda’

By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net Mother Teresa’s love for humanity is both well-known and well-documented. Even today, the Missionaries of Charities continue her work, and it...

Disfigured but not defeated: Hajida, an acid attack survivor, ensured the culprit does not...

By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Hajida and her mother Zareena were walking back home through the market, engaged in a light conversation when Subhan flung two...

Meet Ehraz Ahmed, a Bengaluru based ethical hacker safeguarding data of 700 million...

Twenty-four-year-old Ehraz Ahmed is a college drop-out but his passion for technology has led him to help big tech companies like Airtel, TrueCaller, Netflix,...

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...

How Tamil filmmaker Pa Ranjith is bringing marginalised into the mainstream

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वीडियो रिपोर्ट : एक पत्रकार की ‘कैफे कारवां’ शुरू करने की प्रेरक कहानी

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Bihar: Lack of sponsors derails national-level Karate player’s dream to attend international tournaments

25-year-old Zabir Ansari is a national-level Karate player from Bihar and has won many accolades but lack of sponsors is likely to derail...

Meet Falak Naaz, who braved poverty to make it to India’s U19 Women’s T-20...

18-year-old Falak Naaz comes from a poor family in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. This did not stop her from dreaming to play for national...

This education Centre in Mumbai named after Rohit Vemula offers education, training to underprivileged...

By Aparajita Ghosh, TwoCircles.net   Mumbai: A group of young students of Mumbai’s Phule Nagar have collectively started an education centre naming it after PhD scholar...

Burqa-Clad Auto Driver Defies Norms in Chennai

Syed Ali Mujtaba, Twocircles.net Chennai: Meet Bhiyari Fatima a burqa-clad Muslim woman auto-driver on the busy streets of Chennai. She has broken two myths, one...

This school in Ghaziabad helps rebuild lives of Delhi’s riot-affected children

Started by social activist Aasif Mujtaba, the Sunrise Public School in Loni, Ghaziabad offers free education to children from riot-affected families.  Arbab Ali |...

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...

Ashit Sable: A young documentary maker highlighting the role of Shahiris of Maharashtra

By Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net In its purest sense, the role of an artist has always been to work for the empowerment and enlightenment of the...

Meet Sobia Mushtaq, a self-taught calligrapher from Kashmir

During Sultan Husain Shah’s reign, Mir Ali Haft Qalam came to Kashmir from Iran. He was a noted calligrapher. Bestowed with the title of...

राजधानी में एक ‘कुनबा’ जो भूखे मुसाफ़िरों को खाना खिलाता है…

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I Feel Unmistakable Sense of Belonging: Rishab Dahiya, the Photographer Behind  Powerful Photographs of...

Aatika S | Twocircles.net Aatika S. interviews Rishab Dahiya, a dalit photographer and a filmmaker who is famous for clicking powerful pictures of members of...
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