All India Democratic Women’s Association ask the president to not sign the TT bill
TCN News
The AIDWA ( All India Democratic Women's Association) have issued a statement on the Triple Talaq Bill to the press wherein they refer...
Rajya Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill
TCN News
Despite tough resistance from the opposition parties, the Triple Talaq Bill has been passed in the Rajya Sabha today, Tuesday with 99 members...
Triple Talaq Bill passed in Lok Sabha, to be tabled in Rajya Sabha now
TCN News
The Lok Sabha passed the Triple Talaq Bill today, Thursday criminalizing the practise defeating the amendments proposed by the opposition parties. The bill...
Gujrat’s Thakor community bans inter caste marriage and mobile phone for unmarried girls
TCN News
The Thakor community, in a meeting held in Jegol village, Gujrat, on Sunday came up with a 9 point diktat to be followed...
5000 people from 40 villages in Maharashtra gather to demand justice for Dr. Payal...
By Imran Inamdar, Twocircles.net
Jalgao (Maharashtra)
With the intention to send a strong message to the government authorities, as many as five thousand Adivasi activists including...
Fresh Triple Talaq Bill to be the first bill to be introduced in the...
TCN News
The union cabinet, today, has approved the fresh bill banning triple talaq or the instant divorce practise. The bill will replace the ordinance...
Remarkable increase in the number of women parliamentarians in this elections
TCN News
The general elections of 2019 seems to have set a precedence of sorts with a lot of things happening for the first time.
This...
Singing for victory: Ramya Haridas– the second Dalit woman parliamentarian from Kerala
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
She sang and danced, entered people’s hearts and finally won. Ramya Haridas became the second Dalit woman from Kerala to win...
Clean Chit to CJI Ranjan Gogoi in sexual harassment case is supreme injustice, say...
TCN News
About 350 feminists and women’s rights groups have written an open letter to the retired judges of Supreme Court expressing their disappointment at...
Army opens doors for women in military police
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Sexual harassment charges against CJI: SC asks IB, CBI, Delhi Police to look into...
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Protestors gather outside SC on CJI issue
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Protesters on Monday gathered outside the Supreme Court complex demanding an independent probe into the sexual harassment allegation raised...
A widow’s vote: A photo essay
Text and images by Meher Ali, TwoCircles.net
Aligarh went to the polls on April 18, 2019 with almost a 60% voter turnout. Before it happened,...
SC seeks response on women’s entry in mosques
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre, the Central Waqf Council and the All India Muslim...
इस चुनाव में महिला वोटरों की होगी महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका
फ़हमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
पिछले दिनों नेशनल सैंपल सर्वे द्वारा 2017 18 के जारी रिपोर्ट में कहा गया कि नोटेबंदी की वजह से एक करोड़ दस लाखलोगों को अपना रोज़गार खोना पड़ा जबकि सरकार द्वारा ये भी कहा गया कि उनके पुरे कार्यकाल में बहुत से योजनाएं शुरूहुई, जिसमें आमजन को इसका लाभ मिला.
दरअसल 2014 में बनी केंद्र की भाजपा सरकार ने महिला सशक्तिकरण के नाम पर बहुत सी योजनाओं की शुरुआत कीजिसमे अगर बिहार राज्य की बात करें तो पिछले दस वर्षो से चलाए जा रहे महिला सशक्तीकरण एवं जागरूकता अभियान काअसर लोकसभा चुनाव पर भी दिखने लगा है।
वर्ष 2014 के मुकाबले 12 फीसदी महिला मतदाताओं में वृद्धि हुई है. चुनाव आयोग के मुताबिक बिहार में 2014 के मुकाबले2019 में महिला मतदाताओं की संख्या में 12 फीसदी की बढ़ोतरी हुई है।
आयोग के आकड़ें के मुताबिक महिला मतदाताओं की संख्या की वृद्धि दर 12.19 प्रतिशत है। महिला वोटर 2014 में 2 करोड़96 लाख 76 हजार 576 थीं जो 2019 में बढ़कर 3 करोड़ 32 लाख 93 हजार 468 हो गईं हैं।
दरअसल बिहार में जाति व धर्म से अलग हटकर लोकसभा उम्मीदवारों के जीत-हार में महिला मतदाताओं की निर्णायक भूमिकाशामिल है जिसमें सरकार के पिछले कार्यों का आकलन भी शामिल है।
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Women march for Change – Pictures from Hyderabad
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Women and transgender people from all walks of life gathered at Sundariah Vignana Kendram, Hyderabad in the hot afternoon on 4th April...
विरासत में मिले मुस्लिम औरतों को शरअई अधिकार: मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ
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Male students disrupt Leadership Summit organised by women students in AMU
TCN News
The women’s leadership summit, 2019 scheduled for 3 days from 26th March to 28th March that began yesterday at the Aligarh Muslim University...
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Mohammad Faisal, TwoCircles.net
How easy it is for women to get tickets in Lok Sabha polls? At least it is not that easy in India’s...
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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
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TCN News
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बिशप फ्रैंको मुलक्कल पर रेप का आरोप लगाने वाली नन का समर्थन करने वालींं 5 ननों के खिलाफ कार्रवाई किए जाने के विरोध...
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Four nuns transferred for protesting against Bishop refuse to go
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Will cover the same people again if required, says Kerala journalist attacked by BJP...
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
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Why Triple Talaq Bill aims at ‘Criminalising’ the Muslim community, not ensuring gender justice
By Badre Alam Khan for TwoCircles.net
Since the BJP government came into power in 2014, it has initiated and purposed to make legislation on Muslim...
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TCN News
Today marks the 188th birth anniversary of Savitri Bai Phule regarded as an icon in the field of education for girls in India. Born...
Protests as two women pray at Sabarimala, Kerala shutdown called
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Sabarimala temple shuts after two women pray at shrine
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हिजाब हटाने से अगर किया इंकार मतलब परीक्षा में ‘NOT Allowed’
फ़हमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
यूनिवर्सिटी ग्रांट्स कमीशन के नेशनल एलिजिबिलिटी टेस्ट में जामिया मिलिया इस्लामिया की एक मुस्लिम छात्रा को हिजाब पहने होने के कारण प्रवेश...
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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
The number of women in Telangana State Assembly has come down this year as compared to the previous elections of 2014,...
Triple Talaq bill introduced in Lok Sabha
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A manifesto with a difference, one that covers all aspects of development: Dr Lubna...
TCN News
Dr Lubna Sarwath, Contesting Candidate for Karwan Legislative Assembly, Telangana, Hyderabad, Socialist Party(India) has released the manifesto for her constituency which is a...
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Sabarimala: All women face backlash, but the worst is being reserved for Dalit women
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
Several women tried to enter the Sabarimala temple in southern Kerala following the Supreme Court order allowing entry for all women...
Only BSP can nominate a Dalit woman with no money or political legacy for...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
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By Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net
Dilshada Begum and Arifa Begum were born and brought up in Kashmir. They are in fact, as Kashmiri as Omar Abdullah...
Barak Valley felicitates Maria Tanim, Assam Civil Services topper
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Guwahati, November 18: The story of the Assam Civil Services Exam 2016 topper Maria Tanim is no different from the “flight of the...
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By Aparna Sharma for TwoCircles.net
Name of the book: The Mothers of Manipur: Twelve Women Who Made History
Author: Teresa Rehman,
Publisher: Zubaan Books, 154 pages
Number of...
NHRC issues notice to DGP Chhattisgarh for stripping and torturing two women in police...
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Sexual harassment case against Pachauri heads to trial
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) A Delhi court on Saturday paved the way for trial as it framed sexual harassment charges against noted environmentalist...
Women skip Sabarimala temple after huge protests
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“Her New World” project launched by Shaheen Academy at Guwahati
TCN News:
“Her New World” a project for both rural and urban women of Assam was launched on 15th of October by Shaheen Academy. The...
Indian-Americans Demand Minister M J Akbar’s Resignation
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A week ago about 10 women journalists made public allegations of sexual harassment against current BJP central government minister MJ Akbar. These women...
Badi Ammi: In memory of educationist Mrs.Fatima Anees
By Asma Anjum Khan
It seemed Badi Ammi was going to live forever.
We were so used to her.
The shore that tells you to traipse along...
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Woman allegedly burnt alive by in-laws in North Kashmir
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#MeToo must also fight against agents of state, realise the truth of occupation: A...
By TCN News:
The #Metoo Campaign is gaining momentum with each passing day with more and more women comng out in the open to talk...
Woman gang raped on the banks of river Ganga
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Naqvi faces wrath of ASHA, Anganwadi workers in Rajasthan
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By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
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SC opens Sabarimala Temple gates to women aged 10-50
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Workshop on self defence for women journalists in Kolkata
By TCN News:
A 3 days workshop in self defence was organised exclusively for lady journalists, their daughters, sisters and other women in Kolkata by...
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आस मोहम्मद कैफ, बिजनौर (नहटौर)
बिजनौर में एक दर्दनाक घटनाक्रम में मुफलिसी से तंग आकर एक गरीब औरत ने अपनी दो बेटियों के साथ ख़ुदकुशी...
From Shopian to Kathua: The never-ending tragedy of Kashmir and the eternal wait for...
Introduction: In the collective memory of the Indian state, the rape of an eight-year-old has already been relegated to the back pages of newspapers,...
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...
BJP MLA threatens to abduct women for spurned suitors
Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) A political furore erupted in Maharashtra on Wednesday after a ruling Bharatiya Janata Party legislator threatened to "abduct" girls and bring them...
Skill Development Centre for women from BPPL families
By TCN News:
New Delhi: A skill development centre Sponsored by Human Welfare Foundation & Managed by Women’s Manifesto has been started for women from...
शर्मसार बिहार : महिलाओं पर बढ़ते हमले
फहमीना हुसैन : TwoCircles.net
बिहार के मुजफ्फरपुर में एक एनजीओ द्वारा संचालित बालिका गृह में लड़कियों के यौन शोषण की घटना का डरावना सच पूरी...
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...
SC questions about custodial torture of key witness in Kathua rape case
New Delhi, (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Jammu and Kashmir government on a plea alleging custodial torture of...
अनदेखी : उप्र राज्य महिला आयोग में एक भी मुस्लिम महिला नहीं
आस मोहम्मद कैफ , TwoCircles.net
भारतीय जनता पार्टी भले मुस्लिम महिलाओ की हितैषी बनने का एलान करे और तलाक़ और हलाला जैसे मुद्दों लड़ाई लड़ने...
In the name of progressiveness: A Note on the recent Speak-Out movement in...
By Praveena Thaali for TwoCircles.net
In recent times, Dalit-Bahujan women have started a speak-out* campaign to reveal their experiences of sexual harassment, which until now it...
हक़ मांगना कब से मज़हब के खिलाफ़ हो गया…
नासिरूद्दीन , TwoCircles.net
जब भी कोई मज़लूम आवाज उठाती/उठाता है, ताक़तवर उसकी आवाज़ दबाने की भरपूर कोशिश करते हैं. ताक़त के कई रूप हैं. इसके...
Another twist to the Muzaffarpur house of horrors
IANS and TCN News:
The shelter house ‘Baalika Grauh’ a short stay home run by NGO Sewa Sankalp Va Vikas Samiti has now become a horror...
Saving Muslim women? First, learn to stand for us: An Open Letter to AIMPLB
By Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net
Dear respected AIMPLB members,
Be it the women rallies taken out by AIMPLB throughout the country abruptly stopped, the sudden...
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By IANS:
Patna, July 26: The opposition in Bihar on Thursday demanded the resignation of Social Welfare Minister Kumari Manju Verma and the arrest of her...
Nitish recommends CBI probe into shelter home rapes
BY IANS:
Patna, July 26: Under pressure from opposition, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday recommended a CBI probe into the alleged rape of over...
Women in Pakistani village vote for first time in 70 years
By IANS:
Lahore, July 25: Millions of registered voters are heading towards polling stations to cast their vote as Pakistan goes for its 11th general...
Anti-trafficking bill ignores consenting sex workers
By Somrita Ghosh for IANS:
New Delhi/Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) Geeta (name changed), a resident of Sangli village in Maharashtra, was 19 when she became...
Crimes against women up in 2016
By IANS:
New Delhi, July 24: Number of crimes recorded against women went up in 2016 to more than 3.3 lakh (338,954) from 3.2 lakh...
No need for CBI probe into rape at girls’ home: Bihar DGP
By IANS:
Patna, July 24:Amid growing demand for a CBI probe into the alleged rape of over 40 minor girls in a shelter home in...
Islamic practice cited to justify bar on women in Sabarimala
By IANS:
New Delhi, July 24: The Travancore Devaswom Board on Tuesday cited the Islamic practice of barring women from entering mosques to justify the...
Lack of coordination between officials delaying Nirbhaya Fund: DCW chief
By IANS:
New Delhi, July 24 : The One Stop Centres (OSC), a scheme under the Nirbhaya Fund, is getting delayed in Delhi due to...
SC seeks Centre’s response on plea against polygamy, refers matter to constitution bench
By IANS:
New Delhi, July 23: The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Central government on a fresh plea that challenged the...
Khuti gang-rape mastermind held in Jharkhand
By IANS:
Ranchi, July 22:The mastermind of the gang rape of five women in Khuti district of Jharkhand a month ago was arrested on Sunday...
Women politicians welcome no GST on sanitary pads
By IANS:
New Delhi, July 22: Women politicians, cutting across party lines, have welcomed the government's decision on scrapping GST on sanitary napkins.
Reactions flowed in...
AMU Women’s Club organizes Eid Milan programme
By TwoCircles.net
The Aligarh Muslim University Women's Club held Eid Milan function hosted by Prof Shagufta Aleem at the Indira Gandhi Hall on 21st July,...
Muslim group demands ban on nikah halala, question Darul Qazas
By TwoCircles.net
Darul Qaza or shariah courts according to the ulema are very much in the light of the constitution of India but on the...
Introduction of anti-human trafficking bill a ‘resounding victory’: Satyarthi
By IANS:
New Delhi, July 18: Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi termed the tabling of anti-human trafficking Bill on Wednesday a "resounding victory", saying that if...
Death penalty can’t prevent crimes against women: Amnesty
By IANS
New Delhi, July 9: After the Supreme Court decided to reaffirm its verdict of upholding the death sentence to four convicts who gang-raped...
Professor Suraiya Husain passes away
By TCN
Aligarh: Noted writer, renowned scholar and former Chairperson, Department of Urdu, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Professor Suraiya Husain passed away following a prolonged...
Let the world hear our stories of defiance and resistance to caste-violence: Dalit women...
By Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
On June 21, issues and stories of Dalit women were presented at the UN level for the first time ever...
संयुक्त राष्ट्र में उठा भारत में दलित महिलाओं के साथ बढ़ते उत्पीड़न का मामला
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली : भारत में दलित महिलाओं पर बढ़ते उत्पीड़न व शोषण का मुद्दा अब अंतर्राष्ट्रीय प्लेटफॉर्मों पर भी उठने लगा...
Ramadan 1439: Sakina
By Poornima Marh, TwoCircles.net
Sakina, born and brought up in Mumbai, is a teacher. She lives in Bangalore with her family. She says “We shifted...
Ramadan 1439: Mehnaaz
By Poornima Marh, TwoCircles.net
Mehnaaz, 21, is a psychological counsellor and a career guide at Blue Nile counselling.
She says, “This is my passion, something...
Ramadan 1439: Shaista Yacoob
By Poornima Marh, TwoCircles.net
Shaista Yacoob, 43, is a writer, poet based in Bangalore. Born and brought up in Bangalore, she has been living in...
Tired of government neglect, Mumbra residents take to training their own youth for employment
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
Mumbra, a largely Muslim settlement on the outskirts of Mumbai, has a peculiar history; it largely came up after the 1992...
Ramadan 1439: Zainaba and Haroon
By Poornima Marh, TwoCircles.net
Zainaba Farzana is a dentist and her husband Haroon works for a medical instrument company in Saudi Arabia. They have two...
Instead of lowering prices, BJP lawmaker Meenakshi Lekhi asks to pay taxes on Sanitary...
New Delhi (IANS): BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, who was part of a panel discussion on "Loss Fertility in Females" at the inaugural Menstrual Awareness...
Ramadan 1439: Sarah
By Poornima Marh, TwoCircles.net
Sarah, 33, was born and brought up in Bangalore. She is an Electronics Engineer and used to work as a microchip...
Ramadan 1439: Andaleeb Wajid
By Poornima Marh, TwoCircles.net
Andaleeb Wajid, is the author of several novels. "Ramadan is a month of faith and devotion. It is month where all...
The heartening story of Irfan and Anjum Bagban, the first Muslim couple to clear...
By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
It is no secret that even today, many Muslim girls do not get an opportunity to pursue their dreams due to...
A Muslim woman’s decade-long struggle to get Khula
By Nadia Hussain, TwoCircles.net
When Shabana (name changed) got married to Javed (name changed) in 2006. she had never imagined the battle she would have...
Video report: March Against Bride Trafficking
Experts estimate nearly 20,000 women and children were trafficked in India in 2016 (Reuters, 2016). Child marriage, which is regarded as a form of...
भूख और गरीबी से जूझते बिहार की ज़मीनी हकीक़त
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
9 साल की संगीता जिसके चेहरे पर अनगिनत मखियाँ बैठी थी जिसे देख कर एक पल को मुझे सकता सा हुआ के...
“यहां तो हमारा हर रोज़ बलात्कार होता है…”
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
“बचपन में शादी का बहुत अरमान था. लेकिन अपने बाप को मेरा सौदा करते देखकर रिश्तों से भरोसा उठ गया.”
ये दर्द...
Why death penalty for child rape doesn’t mean swifter, better justice
Mumbai, (IANS/IndiaSpend): About 90 per cent of child rape cases were pending trial in India in 2016, no more than 28 per cent of...
BJP has highest MPs/MLAs with declared crime against women cases, says report
New Delhi (IANS): The BJP leads recognized political parties with the highest number of 12 lawmakers at the central and state levels who have...
Frequent tweeter Modi loses voice when it comes to rape of minority women: NYT
New York, April 17 (IANS) Sharply criticising Prime Minister Narendra's silence over rape cases in India, the New York Times in an editorial on Tuesday...
South Kashmir girl receives 100% scholarship offer to pursue Mechanical Engg. in University of...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Eighteen-year-old Adeeba Tak from Shopian district in south Kashmir has brought laurels to the valley by securing admission in...
अंधविश्वास ख़त्म करने की सरकारी नाकामी में बढ़ते मनोरोगी
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
सासाराम (बिहार) : आज जहां एक ओर देश में मेडिकल साईंस आसमान की बुलंदियों को छू रहा है. जहां अत्याधुनिक मशीनों से...
19-year-old Maryam Siddiqui bags top spot in GenZ Leadership Olympiad
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
New Delhi: Nineteen-year-old Maryam Siddiqui, a first-year Bachelors in Architecture student of Jamia Millia Islamia, has brought laurels to the university...
Nursing school in Srinagar asks students to sign affidavit banning Abaya, covering face during...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Srinagar: A nursing school in Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir has landed itself in controversy after directing its students to...
A Burqa can be empowering too, but I don’t expect Ram Guha to understand...
By Hatif Imam for TwoCircles.net
My great uncle attained the coveted post of a Tehsildar before independence. He was a poet and a pious Muslim,...
“हरियाणा में महादलित महिला होने के बजाय गाय होना ज़्यादा अच्छा है”: महादलित महिला...
मनीषा मशाल
भारत में यह एक कठिन समय चल रहा है, जिसमें देश में रह रहे हाशिए के समुदाय से जुड़े लोग ब्राह्मणवाद और प्रताड़ना...
Do ‘liberal icons’ encourage identity politics among Muslims?
By Dr Kouser Fathima for TwoCircles.net
The ‘liberal icons’ are again preaching Muslims, especially women, about what is an acceptable form of dressing. This has...
Jamia administration bows down to women hostellers; accepts all their demands
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Delhi: The administration of Jamia Millia Islamia accepted all six demands made by the women hostellers on March 19 after more...
JNUSU demands arrest of professor accused of sexual misconduct
New Delhi, (IANS): Scores of Jawaharlal Nehru University students on Monday staged a protest outside police station near the varsity demanding the arrest and...
Hadiya’s Love Jihad versus the propaganda of Love Jihad: Why she is my Hero
By Arif Khan for TwoCircles.net
The International Women’s Day 2018 brought the best present that Hadiya deserved: my heartiest congratulations to Hadiya and credit to...
महिलाओं की दुनिया का एक कड़वा सच
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
महिला दिवस हर साल की तरह आया और चला गया. खानापूर्ति के लिए महिलाओं पर जमकर भाषणबाज़ी की गई और सशक्तिकरण...
Triple Talaq: Muslim women hold multiple protests against Bill, demand changes
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Hundreds of Muslim women took out a protest march against the proposed Triple Talaq bill on Monday in Rajasthan's Sikar district.
The...
Families of missing persons stage silent protest in Srinagar against enforced disappearances
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Srinagar: The association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) staged a silent sit-in at Pratap Park here on Saturday, March 10,...
#BreakingCaste: Sujatha Gidla shines reading from Ants Among Elephants
By Valli Karunakaran, TwoCircles.net
New York City, March 10, 2018 — Sujatha Gidla was among the authors invited to speak at #Breaking Caste, a literary...
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...
All this happened because I embraced Islam: Hadiya
Kozhikode (Kerala) (IANS): On her first visit to her home state Kerala after the Supreme Court upheld her marriage with Shafin Jahan, Hadiya on Saturday...
महिलाओं को सशक्त करने की ओर एक अनोखा प्रयास
उषा राय
समय के साथ भारत तेज़ी से लैंगिक समानता की ओर बढ़ रहा है. यहां इसी परिप्रेक्ष्य में कुछ रोचक कहानियां मौजुद हैं, जो...
Over 14,000 Gujarati women went missing in 2 years
Gandhinagar, (IANS): On the eve of International Women's day, the BJP government in Gujarat admitted that 14,004 women from the state were reported missing during...
AMU Convocation: Women take centre stage, bag 122 medals
By TCN News
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) plays a special role in India’s development and AMU students have made their mark not only in India...
Shikha Mandi: The first Radio Jockey to host a show in Santhali language
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Santhali might be the language of over 40 lakh people in four states, but it has rarely received the promotion or...
बिन ईंधन का सिलेंडर, फ्लॉप साबित हो रही है मोदी की उज्ज्वला योजना
जावेद अनीस, TwoCircles.net के लिए
मध्य प्रदेश के शाजापुर ज़िले के कांजा गांव की निवासी मंजूबाई का प्रधानमंत्री उज्ज्वला योजना के तहत मिला गैस...
We want the government to see what they have done, say women resisting in...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, Twocircles.net
Srinagar: For the past four years, the support group, "Justice for Kunan Poshpora" has been commemorating February 23 and the...
मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर का एक गांव जिसकी पहचान ‘बेटियों’ से है
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
खतौली : मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर से मेरठ की ओर जाने वाली हाईवे से 4 किमी बुढाना मार्ग पर क़रीब तीन हज़ार की आबादी...
Imran Khan’s bride’s choice of dress for Nikah and Islamophobia
By Shaheen Naqshbandi for TwoCircles.net
Recently, Pakistani politician Imran Khan married Bushra Maneka. During the Nikah, the bride wore the full veil and some people...
Triple talaq verdict a lesson for Muslim community on reforms: Former minister Salman Khurshid
By Prashant Sood
New Delhi, (IANS): The triple talaq bill is a step towards imposing a Uniform Civil Code and the judicial verdict on the...
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...
BJP’s claim of protecting Muslim women is fraudulent, Talaq Bill satisfies Hindutva forces: SDPI
By TCN News
New Delhi: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) condemned and opposed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s desperate attempts to pass...
मनोबल टूटा था, पर हिम्मत नहीं हारी…
नेहा रोज़ टोप्पो
झारखंड : जब हौसला और विश्वास साथ हो तो कठिन परिस्थितियां भी आपको आगे बढ़ने से नहीं रोक सकती. इस बात को...
आम बजट : महिलाओं व बच्चों को क्यों भूल गई सरकार?
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली: देश में बजट को लेकर लंबी-लंबी बहसे चल रही हैं. लेकिन इस बहस में देश की आधी आबादी...
Sex assault on infant, girl in India, Pakistan ‘heart-breaking’: UN spokesperson
United Nations (IANS): Sex assaults on an infant in India and on a girl in Pakistan are "heart-breaking" but the "scourge" of violence against...
भाजपा गुमराह कर तीन तलाक़ पर मुस्लिम महिलाओं से जुटा रही थी समर्थन, पोल...
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
मुजफ़्फ़रनगर : तीन तलाक़ को लेकर मुस्लिम महिलाओं का समर्थन जुटाने की कोशिश में लगी भाजपा को मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर में क़रारा...
Karnataka: Muslim girl commits suicide after being harassed by teacher ahead of R-Day rehearsals
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
In a tragic turn of events, a Muslim girl named Zaibunnisa committed suicide on January 25 after allegedly facing violence and...