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...
In Photos: Stories of Communal Harmony in Jamia Nagar
Jamia Nagar in New Delhi has been vilified in certain sections of the mainstream press and called ‘mini-Pakistan’ and ‘unsafe for Hindus.’ This TCN...
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...
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...
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प्रेरणा : ग़रीब बच्चों को ‘नेशनल सेलर’ बनाने वाले जिद्दी कोच सुहेम शेख की...
मोहम्मद जमीर हसन। Two circles.net
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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...
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...
The Vanishing Art of Hand-Painted Signs: Inside Painter Kafeel’s World
Aamirah Thayibah, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Behind a frayed curtain, a modest and dimly lit room in a narrow alley in Old Delhi houses a treasure...
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Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Humairah Shami, a young Karate champion from Kolkata, has recently earned the honour of representing India at the 7th World Meet, scheduled...
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आकिल हुसैन।Twocirles.net
शुक्रवार को महाराष्ट्र राज्य माध्यमिक शिक्षा बोर्ड का जब रिजल्ट घोषित हुआ तो मुंबई के एक मदरसे में पढ़ने वाले बच्चों...
Fresh killing renews fear among Kashmir’s minority Hindu community
The killing of a Kashmiri Pandit man in Shopian district of Kashmir last week evoked a sharp condemnation from the Union Territory administration and...
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...
Almost Jailed, Now a Future Doctor: How a Kashmiri Teen Escaped PSA to Clear...
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Nineteen-year-old Zubair-ul-Islam Bhat had every reason to give up. A teenager from the remote village of Khumrail in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, he...
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 |...
Meet Mary Theresa Karthic: a 23-year-old woman from Chennai on a ‘March of Happiness’
The World Health Organization estimates that 56 million Indians suffer from depression and 38 million from anxiety disorder. During the Covid-19 lockdown, the severity...
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...
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...
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आसमोहम्मद कैफ।Twocircles.net
38 साल की डॉक्टर अक्सा शेख़ इस समय देश मे जारी कोरोना संकट में प्रेरक बन कर उभरी है। कोरोनाकाल में वो...
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इसरार अहमद, twocircles.net
दिल्ली। एक तरफ़ जहां नागरिकता संशोधन क़ानून पर पूर्वी दिल्ली के कई इलाकों में हिंसक झड़प जारी है और बीजेपी और संघ...
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...
Where letters still sail: Kashmir’s floating post office bridging tradition and modernity
Tauseef Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: At a time when technology connects people from every corner of the world, the unique floating post office in the serene waters...
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,...
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...
अशरफ़ हुसैन : एक प्रोफ़ेसर जो बनाते हैं लोगों की हजामत
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
रांची : अगर लगन, मेहनत और इरादा हो तो सफलता किसी की मोहताज नहीं होती, बल्कि ये चीज़ें कामयाबी की सबसे...
फख्र से भर देता है दारुल उलूम का 75 साल का स्टूडेंट
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
देवबंद : औरंगाबाद के सय्यद मज़हर इस समय विश्व प्रसिद्ध इस्लामिक शिक्षण संस्थान दारुल उलूम, देवबंद में आकर्षण का केंद्र है.
एक...
Mufti Nasihur Rahman: A cleric devoted to promoting sanitation in Assam
By Abdul Gani, Twocircles.net
Guwahati: A week or so ago, the issue of Assam’s Islamic clerics coming together to pass a Fatwa against a young...
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....
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...
6500 किमी,12 राज्य 139 दिन और ईवीएम बैन कराने के लिए देश भर में...
आस मुहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
रुद्रपुर-
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“Here to prove football isn’t a sport for elites,” Muslim girl-group Parcham breaking stereotypes...
By Aparajita Ghosh, TwoCircles.net
Mumbai: “We wanted to break the stereotype and bring girls together to interact,” said Sabah Khan, co-founder of Parcham. The organization...
Operated from mosque, a women-run health clinic in Hyderabad has treated over 25000 patients...
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a healthcare NGO Helping Hand Foundation (HHF) from Hyderabad in south India has been a source of respite for the...
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...
Meet The Doctor Who Prescribed Himself UPSC Dream — and Achieved It
Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Patna: Dr. Wasim Ur Rahman, a medical doctor by training, is among the 26 Muslim candidates who cracked the prestigious Union Public...
Meet Naziya & Shabrun, two Muslim nurses from Bihar awarded by President Murmu for...
The young nurses believe that more Muslim girls across the country should opt for the nursing profession to serve society.
Sami Ahmad | TwoCircles.net
PATNA...
Sevens Football: Throbbing Soul of Kerala’s Sporting Fraternity
Grace Mubashir, TwoCircles.net
The December weather in Northern Kerala is humid and soakingly sizzling. Askar Vandithodi, a 33-year-old IT official by profession and loyal fan...
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...
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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
दिल्ली के रहने वाले सबिहुल हसन ने बिना किसी कोचिंग संस्थान की मदद के बिहार पब्लिक सर्विस कमीशन में 288...
Battling odds amid pandemic, these rural women from Assam turned traditional craft into livelihood
For these women from Char Areas of the north-eastern state of Assam, the Kantha (a type of embroidery craft) making work brought them together...
Delhi Cop’s Unique Initiative Helps the Underprivileged; Provides Them Education
Sanjana Chawla/ TwoCircles.net
Than Singh, a resident of Rajasthan, started his very own little school called “Than Singh Ki Pathshala” in 2015 to help students...
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...
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...
Meet Wani, the 82-Year-Old Man Who Runs Kashmir’s Last Traditional Oil Mill
Faizan Mir, TwoCircles.net
Inside a dimly lit old two-story mud and timber house patched with tin sheets, 82-year-old Ghulam Mohammad Wani guides an old angled...
18 year old Syed Amjad keen on presenting prominent Urdu writer Akhtar Orenvi to...
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Syed Akthar Ahmad, also known as Akthar Orenvi, was a Bihar-born Urdu writer who produced exceptional literary works, devoted his life to...
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...
From Homemaker to Entrepreneur: Asiya Begum’s Inspiring Journey in Indoor Mushroom Cultivation and Rooftop...
Tauseef Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: In a region where unemployment among youth is a pressing issue, Asiya Begum, a 29-year-old woman from North Kashmir, has emerged as...
कूड़ा बीनने वाले बच्चियों की भविष्य को तालीम से रौशन कर रहे हैं मेरठ...
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
मेरठ : शास्त्रीनगर मेरठ का सबसे पॉश इलाक़ा है. यह वही इलाक़ा है, जहां कभी शायर बशीर बद्र रहते थे और...
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Hana Vahab, TwoCircles.net
Two years after being granted bail by the Supreme Court, Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan's struggle is far from over. His release from...
गुमनाम कबड्डी कोच इलियास की कहानी, जो समाज की अज्ञानता से जूझे मगर देश...
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Meet Imtiaz Jalil, MP from Aurangabad, recipient of the News makers achievers award 2023
By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
Imtiaz Jalil,MP, Aurangabad was honoured with the ‘15th News makers Achievers Awards 2023’ in the ‘Best Working Politician’ category on May 1st 2023 at Yashwant Rao...
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...
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...
Teaching children to say NO: How Shweta Goswami is fighting child sexual abuse
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Child sexual abuse can be a most traumatic experience, yet Indian society refuses to discuss or even acknowledge the issue. We...
आजमगढ़ के 12वी पास सलमान का कमाल , नैनो से बना दिया हेलीकॉप्टर, शादियों...
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
आजमगढ़ के 12 तक पढ़े युवक सलमान ने अपने तकनीकी ज्ञान की बेहतरीन नुमाइश करते हुए नैनो कार से हेलीकॉप्टर बना दिया...
“Muslim youth need to dream big,” say founders of Misaal initiative
Misaal is a platform committed to inspire and influence young Indian Muslims by sharing success stories of people from the community who achieved incredible milestones...
From Adversity to Prosperity: How Shakeela’s Rug Weaving Initiative Transformed Rural Women’s Lives in...
Pavan Kumar Maurya, TwoCircles.net
Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh): Shakeela Bano’s journey from a housewife to an entrepreneurial inspiration in her village, Katsil in Sakaldiha Tehsil, is...
हाफ़िज़ कुरान अब्दुल रहीम ने नीट परीक्षा में शानदार सफलता प्राप्त की
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...
Mazdoor Kitchen: A melange of love, salt and labour
By Aatika S | TwoCircles
Nida Ansari, is a Delhi based development practitioner and consultant with over 12 years of experience in working with national...
आमिर सुबहानी बिहार के मुख्य सचिव बनाए गए
जिब्रानउद्दीन।twocircles.net
बिहार के इतिहास में पहली बार मुस्लिम समुदाय के किसी आईएएस अधिकारी को राज्य के मुख्य सचिव का पद सौंपा गया है। 1987...
From Urdu to Sufism: Young Author’s New Book Illuminates Bihar’s Mystical Past
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Hyderabad: Syed Amjad Hussain, 19, who previously authored a book on the celebrated Urdu writer Akhtar Orenvi, is now poised to unveil...
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...
Interview With Dr. Zafarul Islam Khan on His New English Translation of the Quran
Hasan Zia Rizvi/ TwoCircles.net
Dr. Zafarul Islam Khan, a 75-year-old Indian scholar, has published a new translation of the Quran, the holy book of the...
Meet Shariya Manzoor: The boxer girl from Kashmir
Twenty-year-old Shariya Manzoor from a restive region in Kashmir is a boxer whose passion for combat sports has earned her laurels. Her dream is...
Telangana’s Student Islamic Organisation’s ‘Covid Relief Task Force’ works around the clock to assist...
The pandemic has laid bare India’s poor health care system and its governance, where young citizens have become foot soldiers in assisting the needs...
How a Young Kashmiri Girl is Reviving the Koshur Through a Reading Club
Sidra Fatima, TwoCircles.net
“Haye kasher zev, me che cheeni drieh, cze myeen khabar, cze myeev nzar, cze myeen shaoor’ich sonzil zich, cze myeeni zameer’ich mecx’sang.”
(O...
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...
Once arrested for terror links, undertrial techie returns as a lawyer
By Sukanya Shantha for Twocircles.net
Mumbai: Eight years after his first brush with the criminal justice system, 33-year-old Mohammad Atik is back in the system...
दिल्ली हिंसा का असरः सिखों के क़रीब आए मुसलमन, सहारनपुर में गुरुद्वारे के लिए...
आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, twocircles.net
सहारनपुर। दिल्ली में हुई हिंसा के बाद सिख और मुस्लिम समुदाय एक दूसरे के बेहद क़रीब आ रहे हैंं। दिल्ली में...
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...
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 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...
बेहतर कल के लिए तालीम से रास्ता बना रहे हैं पिछड़े मुसलमान!
आसमोहम्मद कैफ। Twocircles.net
72 साल के जमील अहमद बीते हुए कल को याद करते हुए गहरी सांस लेते हैं और कुर्सी से टेक लगाकर...
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...
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...
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...
Ayesha Noor, the Karate champion from slums of Kolkata conferred with Tejaswini award
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Ayesha Noor, four times gold winner, also known as 'golden girl' of Kolkata, has been conferred with ‘Tejaswini’ award at the ICCR, Kolkata organised...
Gurucool, a Jamia alumni-led ed-tech start-up launches app for underprivileged
The Padhai app will provide academic space for learning and to make quality education accessible for the underprivileged.
Mohd. Umair Yunus | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Gurucool,...
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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
सिद्धार्थनगर: छोटी-छोटी कोशिशें हमारे आसपास कितना बदलाव ला सकती हैं, ऐसी कई मिसालें दुनिया के कोने-कोने से अक्सर देखने और सुनने...
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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
मुंबई : एक ऐसे दौर में जहां मुसलमानों के बीच तालीम को लेकर भारी पसमांदगी है, मायूसी है, परेशानी व...
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...
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...
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...
Ramadan Special: Bandipora’s tribal girl promotes cultural heritage during the holy month of fasting
Tauseef Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Bandipora: Shabnum Bashir, a 21-year-old tribal girl from Bandipora in Kashmir valley, is reviving a forgotten tradition of breaking fasts in open...
RAMADAN SPECIAL SERIES: A DAY ON THE ROAD WITH A FASTING FOOD DELIVERY EXECUTIVE
Shehzad Ahmad drives 120 km, delivering food in southeast Delhi, and breaks his fast on the road
Ubair Ul Hameed
It’s 6.15 pm and the clock...
‘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...
From Kairwan’s meadows to poetic pages, how Kashmiri woman attempting to revive native language
Tauseef Ahmad and Nuzhat Masoodi, TwoCircles.net
Kupwara: Each sunrise in Lolab, also called Wadi-e-Lolab (the land of love and beauty), gives the valley a golden...
Aurangabad: CISF Inspector conferred with prestigious Utkrisht Seva Padak
Inspector Shiraz Khan has received more than 20 rewards for outstanding service at the Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF).
Basil Islam | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI —...
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...
Tamil Nadu girl clears the path to become first doctor in her tribe
While NEET has abetted several institutional murders of students hailing from the marginalized groups, 20-year-old student Sangavi from the Malasar tribal community in Coimbatore has...
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...
A Madrasa Like No Other: Inside India’s First Inclusive Madrasa for the Deaf, Mute...
Suhail Bhat, TwoCircles.net
In Pune, Maharashtra, Jamia Abdullah Ibne Umme Maktoom offers free Islamic and contemporary education to mute, deaf, and blind children from across 17...
From Tragedy to Triumph: How a Delhi-based IITian Empowering Survivors of Violence Through Education...
Mohammad Aatif Ammad Kanth, TwoCircles.net
On February 16, 2024, 36-year-old Sajida, a mother of six, received the most
devastating news of her life. Her husband, Mohammad...
Yawar Abdal: A musician dedicated to breathing new life in Kashmiri music
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: In a conflict zone like Kashmir, the tales of excesses by the state and the continuous portrayal of its...
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...
व्हाट्सएप ग्रुप का कमालः ‘हेल्प फॉर नीडी’ ने 50 दिन में 7300 जरूरतमंद...
आस मोहम्मद कैफ।Twocircles.net
सहारनपुर। गरीबों की मदद करने के लिए सहारनपुर में कुछ जागरूक लोगों की पहल देशभर के लिए मिसाल बन गई है। इनके...
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...
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...
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...
“मुझे जान की परवाह नही थी, मैने देखा कोई मुसीबत में हैं तो...
जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net
सोशल मीडिया पर भोपाल के बरखेड़ी फाटक के समीप का एक वीडियो तेज़ी से वायरल हो रहा है। इस वीडियो में एक व्यक्ति...
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....
Aamir Manzoor: Kashmiri youth who started Islamic radio station to promote ‘Halal’ entertainment
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: For Muhammad Aamir Manzoor, a 26-year-old from Srinagar, youths in Kashmir are deflecting from the path of Islam and...
Small Acts, Big Rewards: Kifayatullah Malik’s Quest to Empower Underprivileged
TCN News
Bandipora, Kashmir: Growing up in Lawaypora, a small village in bandipora, Kifayatullah was the first child in his family to attend school. His...
How a Mosque in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur is Serving as a Centre for Learning for...
By Sobiya Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
Ichalkarnji (Maharashtra): Naazim Latkar aspires to become a doctor and is preparing for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). He lives in...
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...
क्या सोचते हैं यूपीएससी की परीक्षा में मुसलमानों के टॉपर रहे साद मियां खान?
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
दिल में अगर अपनी मंज़िल हासिल करने का जुनून, अपने ख़्वाब के प्रति समर्पण और अल्लाह पर यक़ीन और खुद...
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,...
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...
From Designing Clothes To Designing Cakes: The Journey of a Hijabi Cake Artist From...
Sobiya Inamdar/ TwoCircles.net
Nadia Aslam, a resident of Panjim, Goa has always had a love for baking cakes. She used to bake delicious cakes for...
Ramadan Special: A fruit seller’s story of hard work, dedication and unwavering spirit
K K Ahmed, TwoCircles.net
Mumbai: Shaikh Rafiuddin is a familiar face on the bustling streets of Mumbai. For 14 years, the 43-year-old resident of Govandi has...
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...
Empowering Taste and Women Entrepreneurs: Doodhpathri’s Culinary Queens in J&K Redefine Tradition
Mehar Zargar, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Amidst the picturesque scenery of Doodhpathri in Jammu Kashmir’s Budgam district, where lush meadows meet flowing streams, a remarkable story unfolds. Here,...
Maulana In Aurangabad Gifts Kiddy Banks To Get Children To Read Books
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Maulana Abdul Qayyum Nadvi, 47, opens 'the Mirza World Book House' on Jinsi Road in Aurangabad, Maharashtra at 10 am every day,...
पिछड़े समाज को कानूनी-प्रशासनिक व्यवस्था से जोड़ने में लगे काशिफ यूनुस
फ़हमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
"मौजूदा राजनीतिक, प्रशासनिक और पुलिसिया व्यवस्था में हर गरीब, कमज़ोर और आम आदमी का सम्मान दाव पर लगा है।" ये शब्द मुस्लिम...
Solar Bike Creation by Asad Abdullah: A Testament to Innovation
Asad is a 23-year-old resident of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, who has been innovative since childhood. Recently, he built a seven-seater solar bike. Impressed by...
Meet Sheikh Maqsud Alam, a Muslim caretaker of Kolkata’s oldest Christian cemetery for 24...
Forty-seven-year old Sheikh Maqsud Alam is a caretaker of a Christian cemetery. He looks after the Barrackpore Cemetery, which is one of the oldest...
Two Circle Network’s Seed Fellow Sufi Parween Wins Laadli Media Award
TCN News
We are happy to announce that TCN’s SEED Fellow Sufi Parween has won the 13th Laadli Media Award for her exceptional contribution to...
A Physics Project: Two 11th Graders Build Affordable Electric-Powered Car
Imran Inamdar | Two Circles
Mohammad Sehab Beig and Muhammad Shaan Sheikh, two classmates from Shantadurga Higher Secondary School in Goa's Bicholim town, were assigned...
Dr Sadathullah Khan’s ‘Discover Yourself’ workshops offer Islamic perspectives on personality development
Dr Sadathullah Khan, who hails from the south Indian state of Bengaluru, is an Engineer by profession. He has conducted more than 450 ‘Discover...
15 साल के फुरकान ने सुमित को बचाने के लिए कुर्बान कर दी जान
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
रामपुर के एक 15 साल के नौजवान फुरकान ने दो युवकों को डूबने से बचाते हुए अपनी जान गंवा दी। कमाल यह कि...
साल 2022 की टीसीएन की कुछ शानदार रिपोर्ट
टीम टीसीएन। Twocircles.net
वर्ष 2022 संपन्न हो गया। हमें कई तरह के राजनीतिक और सामाजिक बदलाव देखने को मिले। TwoCircles.net इस दौरान पत्रकारिता का धर्म...
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...
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...
Wearing slogans on sleeves: Rupali Jadhav designs her activism on T-shirts
33-year-old Rupali Jadhav started designing and selling T-shirts in early 2020, a year after the arrest of six activists of Kabir Kala Manch (KKM).
Riya...
This Kashmiri woman distributes sanitary napkins for free
Asma Hafiz, Twocircles.net
Irfana Zargar was settling in after a long day at work when she received a desperate call from a woman asking for...
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...
West Bengal: This Muslim family are traditional makers of Rashchakra during popular Hindu festival
As per local history, more than 200 years ago the Maharaja of the Koch Dynasty pressed a Muslim family into service to make...
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दिल्ली। स्वतंत्र पत्रकार मीना कोटवाल को इस साल अपनी दो स्टोरी के लिए ईमका अवार्ड से सम्मानित किया गया है। इनमें से एक रिपोर्ट...
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...
शाह आलम : क्रांतिकारियों के लिए पहले साईकिल यात्रा और अब खोल दी चंबल...
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के इटावा शहर में चंबल घाटी के क्रांतिकारियों के इतिहास को सहेजने की नियत से ‘अंतर्राष्ट्रीय आर्काइव्स दिवस’...
66-Year-Old Jharkhand Man a Beacon of Hope for Abandoned Girls
Tauseef Ahmad/ TwoCircles.net
Hari Ram Pandey, a 66-year-old man from Deogarh in Jharkhand, has been raising abandoned girls on his own for the past two...
Ramadan special series: A day in the kitchen of a fasting cook
How Rafiq cooks for 100 people while going without food and water
Ubair Ul Hameed, TwoCircles.net
As the sun sets over the bustling streets of Delhi’s Zakir...
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...
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...
“Award will draw light to lives and wonders of minority, marginalized communities,” says Padma...
Ali believes that knowledge has to be nurtured from what man sees and understands. He claims to reflect on the Quranic verses, connecting them...
MP: Muslim man saves life of ailing Hindu boy
36-year-old Rafat Khan from Chattarpur, Madhya Pradesh has donated blood 13 times in a year.
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CHHATARPUR (MADHYA PRADESH) – A Muslim man donated...
Media-shy Rumman Ashraf, the SSC topper from Sheikhpura aims to join the Indian Army
Sami Ahmed & Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
“It was Friday and we were preparing for Iftar. We got a call from the school that Rumman has...
Photo essay: Weaving Change: How Dr. Angika Turned Pineapple Leaves into a Fashion Revolution
Aradhana Pandey, TwoCircles.net
Banaras is known for its temples and ghats. But another legacy breathes quietly in its narrow lanes - the art of handloom...
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...
Saidul Islam: The man who donated his kidney for free now runs a school...
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
Adversities can often bring out the best, or the worst, in us. Is your need greater than someone else's and...
Lateef Khan: The man behind Hyderabad’s free IIT and IAS coaching centre aimed at...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Hyderabad: For Mohammad Abdul Lateef Khan, 45, the low literacy rate among the Muslim community has been always a cause...
Ayesha Noor, karate champion from slums of Kolkata to represent India in Thailand
TCN News
Ayesha Noor, also known as the ‘Golden Girl’ in Kolkata, began learning Karate from a very tender age and today she has been...
After halt of 2 years, country’s largest Islamic congregation commences in Bhopal
Held for the first time in 1948, the Bhopal Ijtema is known for its massive participation of people and for promotion of peace...
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...
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...
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...
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...
शारिक़ नदीम —स्कूल से महरूम बच्चों के लिए एक मिशन
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली : दिल्ली जैसी दौड़ती-भागती शहर में कई चेहरे आज भी ऐसे हैं जो अपने ज़िन्दगी को किसी ख़ास मक़सद...
हलीमा : इनके हौसलों की उड़ान ने कई दरवाज़े खोल दिए हैं…
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
शाहपुर (मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर) : शाहपुर बुढाना मार्ग पर एक गांव है कसेरवा. मुस्लिम जाट बहुल इस गांव में ज़्यादातर किसान परिवार...
Meet Gulab, an insurance agent who gives free meals to poor families outside a...
By Shaik Zakeer Hussain, TwoCircles.net
Across India, one of the most common sights that you will come across is hundreds of people sleeping outside hospitals,...