पहले तो हमारी सोच का दायरा इतना छोटा नहीं था…
तरन्नुम सिद्दीक़ी, TwoCircles.net के लिए
भारत के तमाम नागरिकों को भारतीय संविधान के तहत यह अधिकार हासिल है कि वो जिस धर्म को चाहे, उसके...
‘We were promised rehabilitation,’ 40 families homeless after railway demolishes Ranchi slum
Nearly 40 families, most of whom Dalits and Adivasis, were rendered homeless after railways destroyed their basti on December 28 last month.
Aquilur Rahman...
एक परिचय- मेरठ यूनिवर्सिटी की टॉपर इरम फ़ातिमा
By आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुजफ्फरनगर- इरम फ़ातिमा मुजफ्फरनगर शहर के मौहल्ले लद्दावाला में रहती है। बेहद ऊर्जा वान है, मासूम बच्ची की तरह चहकती...
ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट। यूपी के इस गांव में कॉलेज के लिए ग्रामीणों ने मुफ्त में...
उत्तर प्रदेश के सहारनपुर में 1990 में एक दर्जन गांवों ने अपने क्षेत्र में इंटर कॉलेज के लिए मुहिम चलाई, ताकि इस इलाके के...
रोरी गांव से रिपोर्ट : गांव में गुस्सा , एक आवाज़ ! बेटी गरीब...
विशेष संवाददाता।twocircles.net
मोदीनगर थाना क्षेत्र के रोरी गांव में भीतर दाखिल होने से पहले ही इमरान का परिवार छप्पर डाल कर रहता है। इमरान मजदूरी...
Women take charge as Kerala hills echo with sound of labour protests
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Munnar: In Kerala, elections at nearly all levels have been about either the United Democratic Front or...
Women’s College at AMU organises Annual Mushaira
TCN News
Aligarh : Poets from all over India recently gathered in Aligarh Muslim University’s Women’s College for the Annual Mushaira, which was inaugurated by...
Kerala Govt women cell to facilitate poor girls for engineering courses
By Aaliya N.P, TwoCircles.net,
Kannur: The Women Empowerment Cell of Kerala Government is aiming to give engineering education for selected candidates. The girls who have passed science stream in +2 examinations will be given admission to three months engineering course of Indira Gandhi National Open University.
“The girls are taught engineering to give technical help to the cell which will give those girls jobs in field of women empowerment and enlarge the reach of the cell to every section of the society,” said the director of the cell.
A letter to a friend who is getting married
By PA Abdullah
My Dear Friend
Assalamo alaikum wa rahmatullah!
सियासत और लालच की भेंट चढ़ गुमनामी के कगार पर पहुंच गया है बाँदा...
आकिल हुसैन । Twocircles.net
2006 को तीन महिलाएं संपत पाल,हेमलता पटेल,सुमन सिंह चौहान दबी कुचली पीड़ित महिलाओं को उनके अधिकारों के प्रति जागरूक करने के...
Kolkata girl aims to knock out poverty with the help of Karate
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata: Life in a Kolkata slum can break the spirit of even the most strong-willed person. It can also, however, inspire...
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...
The challenges of being a woman leader
By Shehla Rashid
I want to share a thought that has been on my mind for a while. We’re grateful for all the love and...
यूपी के हरदोई में 13 मुस्लिम परिवारों को बुलडोजर नोटिस
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
देशभर में घरों दुकानों को बुलडोजर से गिराने का एक ट्रेंड बनता जा रहा है। ताज़ा मामला हरदोई जनपद का हैं जहां...
Twenty-year battle of the people of Noamundi against Tata Steel still continues
By Xavier Das
Friends/comrades,
हरिद्वार धर्म संसद में ऐलान ‘हिन्दू राष्ट्र ‘ बनाने के लिए 1857 से बड़ा...
विशेष संवाददाता।twocircles.net
उत्तराखंड के हरिद्वार में हुई हिंदू धर्म की संसद में भड़काऊ भाषणों का एक वीडियो सामने आया है। जूना अखाड़े के महामंडलेश्वर यति...
In the climate of polarization, mental health of Muslims is worsening
Research published in the International Growth Center in 2020 found that Muslims were substantially more likely to report sadness and anxiety, as compared to...
From former sanitation worker to Deputy Mayor of Gaya, meet Comrade Chinta Devi
62-year-old Chinta Devi belongs to the socially backward Dalit Manjhi caste and is the first ever Scheduled Caste (SC) person to become the...
ERDF opens women’s college in Assam’s Karimganj
Speakers at the seminar stressed upon the importance of education for women and appealed to the families, especially from the minority communities, to send...
“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...
ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : “पुलिस ने मेरे बेगुनाह शौहर की हत्या की” हिरासत में...
तेलंगाना में मेदक पुलिस ने खदीर को चोरी के इल्जाम में गिरफ्तार किया था, गिरफ्तारी के बाद बेतहाशा पिटाई से खदीर की तबीयत बिगड़...
Empowering Wardha’s Dalits through e-commerce
Sanghamitra Store is an online e-commerce platform run by five Dalit youth that showcases affordable handicrafts and art made by the community.
Riya Talitha...
There are only 70,000 of us Parsis left in India: Penaz Masani
By Biswajit Choudhury
New Delhi : There is something highly moving when a woman, whose people face extinction, sings of unrequited love. Love, not just...
सवर्ण छात्रों को दलित भोजन माता से हुई नाराजग़ी, नौकरी खत्म !
जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net
देवों की भूमि कही जाने वाले उत्तराखंड में एक दलित समाज से आने वाली एक भोजन माता को सिर्फ इसलिए हटा दिया...
‘Saying Islam gave rights to women 1400 years ago, won’t solve our problems’
A National Study on Muslim Women’s Views on Reforms in Muslim Personal Law released.
By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: “Constitutional rights...
Activist groups demand passage of women reservation bill
New Delhi, (IANS) : Several members of women's rights groups assembled here on Tuesday to demand from the government passage of long-pending Women's Reservation...
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...
स्त्री – शिक्षा के लिए सब कुछ दांव पर लगाने वाली सावित्रीबाई फुले
हमारे जानी दुश्मन का
नाम है अज्ञान
उसे धर दबोचो
मजबूत पकड़ कर पीटो
और
उसे जीवन से भगा दो!
तन्वी सुमन। Twocircles.net
उपर लिखे हुए एक-एक शब्द भारत की...
Nawazuddin’s new movie deals with controversial Halala law
Mumbai: After being a part of 68th Cannes International Film Festival, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui's “Miyan Kal Aana” production, directed by his younger brother Shamas...
Massachusetts hosts America’s first-ever Dalit art exhibition
Organized by Adavi Myah, an art collective led by Dalit and Bahujan women, the exhibition will run for four weeks until May 30, 2022.
BOSTON,...
Muslim Personal Law Board to approach Supreme Court on Assam child marriage issue
A case related to the minimum age of Muslim girls getting married is pending before the Supreme Court.
Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI – The...
So when exactly will the Muslims become the majority in India?
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
Headlines screamed more than the numbers when census 2011 data on religious communities was released earlier this week. The most sensational headlines...
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...
Meet Ayesha Qureshi, a resin artist from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut
Nikhat Fatima /TwoCircles.net
Ayesha, 31, a native of Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut town was born with a passion for drawing and painting and displayed it from...
Sania Mirza gets Padma Bhushan award, Chef Imtiaz Qureshi Padma Shri
New Delhi: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was selected for the Padma Bhushan- the third highest civilian award in India.
Sania enjoyed a superb...
In the lanes of Batla House, a mission to empower women
By Sadia Suhail for Twocircles.net
New Delhi: The narrow, dingy lanes of Batla House in Delhi may not look the most appealing for...
Twitter users demolish the idea that Triple Talaq Bill will help Muslim women. Here’s...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
The Muslim Women (Protection Of Rights On Marriage) Bill, 2017, also known as the Triple Talaq Bill, has been presented and...
The Minority Minister: Dr Najma Heptulla
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
I have never met Dr Najma Heptulla, not even for this interview. So I couldn’t read her body language and facial expressions...
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...
Women and children lead fight against CAA-NRC in Maharashtra
T I Inamdar, Twocircles.net
Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) are intensifying across states, the latest being Maharashtra....
Music for protest: Azadi and Inqilab as the new Hindustani beats
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
As marches and rallies dominate the most commonly practised ways of protest, the youth are now searching new ways to protest...
मजदूर दिवस के दिन भी महिला मजदूरों के असल मुद्दे ग़ायब रहें…
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
आज मज़दूर दिवस भी गुज़र गया. हमने सोशल मीडिया पर इसकी बधाई भी दे दी. लेकिन मजदूरों के असल मुद्दे गायब रहे....
Fear Grips Muslims Across India in the aftermath of Anti-Muslim Pogrom in Delhi
By Nazish Hussain, Twocircles.net
Ranchi, Jharkhand: “I don’t know what the future holds. Do I even belong to this country?” wonders a visibly disturbed Afreen.
Atiya...
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,...
US serious to build partnership with Muslim communities: Farah Pandit
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: In her first visit to India today as United States Special Representative to Muslim Communities, Farah Pandit highlighted President Barack Obama’s vision to build partnerships with Muslim communities across the globe on the basis of mutual interest and mutual respect. She was holding a roundtable with Muslim journalists in New Delhi.
भूख से लड़ते भारत के बच्चे
फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
भारत में कुपोषण की शुरुआत मां के गर्भ से ही हो जाती है. गर्भवती महिलाओं को जीवन भर पौष्टिक भोजन का अभाव...
“No one’s helpers,” West Bengal’s women domestic helpers stare at bleak future as livelihood...
The predominance of informal employment in the unorganized sector has been one of the central features of the labour market scenario in India. According...
Legal awareness camp for Muslim women in Manipur
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: All Manipur Muslims (Meitei Pangal) Welfare Association (AMPWA), a prominent civil society organization, organized a One-Day Legal Awareness Programme on the topic “Protection of Women’s Right” in association with Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MSLSA) on June 1, 2014 at the campus of Muslim Girls Hostel at Hafiz Hatta, Imphal.
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...
प्रेरणा : कोरोना से बखूबी लड़ रही है भारत की पहली ट्रांसजेंडर डॉक्टर अक्सा...
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...
शर्मनाक : हॉकी की खिलाड़ी वंदना कटारिया को जाति सूचक गाली देने का आरोप
जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net
टोक्यो ओलंपिक में भारत का अर्जेंटीना से महिला हॉकी का सेमीफाइनल मुकाबला हारने के पश्चात, भारतीय खिलाड़ी वंदना कटारिया के परिवार को जातिवादी गालियों...
She almost did not become a Doctor; but now Dr Farida Ghoghawala helps thousands...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Fort Meyers, Florida: For most professionals, 60 is the age when they are expected to take a...
Savita Ali: Raising her voice to highlight atrocities against Dalit and Muslim women
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Patna: Savita Ali remembers the time when she was in school, in a village called Naraina, district Panipat. She had just...
Twocircles.net journalist Meena Kotwal wins IIMCAA Awards
By TCN News
In the 4th Edition of Connections 2020 by the IIMC Alumni Association, independent journalist Meena Kotwal was awarded the Indian Institute of...
The half widows of Kashmir: A story of endless wait and hardships
In the second of the three-part series, Raqib Hameed Naik looks at the condition of half-widows in Kashmir,...
Longread: Believing women who pray, evidence from scripture and history
By Roshan Nageena
Women and their status, role and position in society is a topic close to my heart. A picture widely circulated in WhatsApp...
Challenges in Implementation of National Food Security Act discussed
By TCN News
New Delhi: The Institute of Objective Studies (IOS) in association with FIAN India and The Child Trust organised a consultation on “National...
एआईएमआईएम के नेता ज़ुबैर अहमद की हत्या में नही मिल रहा इंसाफ, साथ नही...
ज़ाकिर अली त्यागी twocircles.net के लिए
28 अगस्त को मेरठ में हुए एक प्रॉपर्टी डीलर और एआईएमआईएम के नेता ज़ुबैर अहमद की हत्या का...
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...
Remembering Kamla Bhasin, an icon of feminist activism in South Asia
Kamla Bhasin's death at the age of 75 has left a wide gap in the women’s movement in South Asia. Her Azadi (freedom) chant...
“Women’s Day a chance to understand women’s struggles,” AMU celebrates International Women’s Day
TCN News
The International Women's Day (IWD) 2021 was observed to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political accomplishments of women with great ardour at...
हाथ फैलाकर जीना चाहते हैं या मेहनत कर अपना भाग्य अपने हाथों लिखना चाहते...
सरस्वती अग्रवाल
उत्तराखण्ड : “व्यवसाय करने के लिए ज़्यादा पढ़ा-लिखा होना ज़रुरी नहीं है, बल्कि रुची होना ज़रुरी है.”
ये वाक्य है उत्तराखण्ड राज्य जनपद...
अगले जनम मोहे बिटिया न कीजो…
निकहत परवीन
“पढ़-लिख कर क्या करोगी? तुम पराया धन हो”
भारतीय समाज के लगभग हर दूसरे घर में कहने वाला ये प्रचलित वाक्य है, विशेषकर...
रमज़ान मुबारक : फिर से लौट आई रमज़ान की रौनक, तस्वीरों में देखिए दिल्ली...
रमज़ान के पाक महीने की आमद के साथ इस बार मुसलमानों में काफा उत्साह दिखाई देता है। इबादत,रहमत और बरक़त का महीना रमज़ान दुनियाभर...
Ramadan 1438: Furkan
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I have done half of my schooling from Saudi Arabia and the other half from Kashmir and i do see...
रांची में शांतिपूर्ण चल रहा था मुसलमानों का प्रदर्शन,पुलिस के लाठीचार्ज के बाद बिगड़ा...
जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net
पूर्व भाजपा प्रवक्ता द्वारा पैगंबर मोहम्मद के ऊपर की गई विवादित टिप्पणी के खिलाफ शुक्रवार को रांची में चल रहा विरोध प्रदर्शन शांतिपूर्ण...
सवाल : आखिर कौन दे रहा है जुनैद और नासिर के हत्यारों को संरक्षण...
आकिल हुसैन । Twocircles.net
हरियाणा में गाय की तस्करी के आरोप में नासिर और जुनैद को गाड़ी समेत जलानें की घटना को 48 घंटे हो...
Shazia Khan: An entrepreneur trying to mentor Muslim women find their feet
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
For Shazia Khan, the path to success has never been a straight one: as a Muslim girl growing up in...
क्या औरत का काम सिर्फ़ घर संभालना है?
चन्द्रजीत रघुवंशी
उत्तराखण्ड : बुनाई वाली मशीन पर जब वो तेज़ी से अपना हाथ चलाती है तो उसका आत्मविश्वास और काम के प्रति लगन देखते...
6 days after being kidnapped by ‘upper-caste men’ in village in Bihar, 20-year-old Dalit...
The killing of the twenty-year-old Dalit girl in a village in Bihar after being kidnapped by upper-caste men saw a protest by members...
Triple talaq should be covered under Domestic Violence Act: Muslim body
New Delhi, (IANS): In a letter written to Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday, a Muslim body has demanded that the triple talaq or...
बकरी ने गंदा किया आंगन तो बकरी मालिक को पीटकर मार डाला !
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के भदोही जिले में बकरी को लेकर हुए एक विवाद में एक मुस्लिम अधेड़ की हत्या का मामला सामने आया...
‘खुदाई खिदमतगार’ वाले फैसल खान और संत राघवेंद्र दास की दोस्ती की बहुत प्यारी...
अभी सात आठ महीने पहले की बात है। हमारी सोशल मीडिया टीम के एक साथी ने बताया कि एक साधू महाराज आपका फ़ोन नंबर...
In solidarity with Shehla Rashid
By Sana Khan for TwoCircles.net
So much has already been written, in support of her and against her, so much so that a few AMU...
No Country for Women: Love and rights in troubled times
By Neha Dabhade
Recently in Rajsamand, Rajasthan, Shambu lal Raigar brutally hacked Mohammad Afrajul, a migrant from Malda, West Bengal to death with his own...
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...
Muslim women go door-to-door to collect signatures against Uniform Civil Code
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: A signature campaign by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) against the Uniform Civil Code is finding good...
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...
इतिहास की बेटी राना सफ़वी के नाम हुआ साल 2020 का ‘यामिन हज़ारिका नारी...
आसमोहम्मद कैफ । Twocircles.net
इल्मी दुनिया मे 'इतिहास की बेटी' के तौर पर पहचान बनाने वाली इतिहासकार, शायरा और लेखिका राना सफ़वी को इस साल...
Police in Uttar Pradesh beat protesting Dalit women, call it ‘minimal force’
The police denied the allegations claiming the protesting women threw stones at them prompting them to use 'minimal force'.
Afnan Habib | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — In...
डेल्टा मेघवाल और उसके पिता का दर्द…
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नोखा (राजस्थान) : मेरे लिए आपने आप में एक बेहद मुश्किल काम था. मैं डेल्टा मेघवाल के पिता से रूबरू था....
Bodruddoja Saikh: The coach behind more than 75 medals won by Paralympians of West...
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
Sometimes, adversity comes in the form of poverty, illiteracy and malnutrition. On other occasions, it comes in the form of...
In Bajrang Muni’s prouncements, anti-Muslim hatred is rife
Mahant Bajrang Muni Udasin was arrested earlier in April 2022 for 'threatening to kidnap and rape Muslim women,' but was soon released on bail....
Fearing further attacks & arrests, Muslim families flee Uttarakhand village
Following communal violence in a village in Uttarakhand on April 16, several Muslim families have fled the area fearing arrests and further attacks.
Muhammad Raafi |...
A conversation with GN Saibaba’s wife AS Vasantha Kumari
In a conversation with TwoCircles.net, the wife of jailed scholar-activist GN Saibaba AS Vasantha Kumari talks about his new book, the situation of prisoners...
Writing about marginalised communities is like walking a tight rope
On the sidelines of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), writers reflect on the experiences of writing on the issues of marginalized communities in India.
Tabeenah...
अमन की और बढ़ा कानपुर मगर एकतरफा कार्रवाई पर उठे है सवाल !
आकिल हुसैन। Two circles.net
कानपुर हिंसा के बाद अब कानपुर अमन की तरफ बढ़ रहा है। धरपकड़ चल रही है। हालांकि पुलिस की कार्रवाई पर...
Hijab ban forced many Muslim women in Karnataka to drop out of colleges: new...
The report by PUCL Karnataka elaborates the ways in which Muslim women students were denied their right to education by being forced to...
Yusuf Mukati: Empowering the poor through a multi-utility resource centre
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net
Aurangabad (Maharashtra): “Thodi si neki karle pyare …Allah ne mauka diya hai” (Do some good work dear …Almighty has given you...
बेसहारा और गरीब लड़कियों की आवाज़ बनी ‘पहचान’
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली: रुक़ैय्या जब पांचवी क्लास में थीं तो उनके अब्बा ने उनकी मां को तलाक दे दिया. रूकैय्या की मां ग़रीब...
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...
Family support vital for Muslim women to enter politics: Fathima Rosna
TCN series on Muslim women empowerment
On International Women's Day on 8th March, TCN is bringing great stories of Muslim women empowerment from different states of India -- Editor.
Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan turns to Islam
Brooklyn, New York : Famous American actress Lindsay Lohan has reportedly turned to Islam after she was photographed carrying a copy of the Qur'an on her first day of community service in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, according to media reports.
‘My children ask me when their father will be home:’ jailed activist Khalid Saifi’s...
On February 26, social activist Khalid Saifi completed three years in jail in the Delhi riots conspiracy case. A court in Delhi had...
‘It’s a constitutional issue, not a Christian one:’ Women groups protest violence against Adivasi...
Over the last few months, hundreds of Adivasi Christians have fled their homes across several villages of Chhattisgarh after alleged attacks by Hindutva...
Kashmiri Pandits living in Valley struggles to live a normal life
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net,
Srinagar: Against the back drop of highly ambitious Composite Township project of central government to...
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,...
This super teacher is on a mission to transform the lives of children in...
Kanchan Sharma, a retired lecturer, has been running a school for the slum children for over a decade now.
Mubashir Naik and Irshad Hussain |...
The Widow Colony: stories of the widows of 1984 anti-Sikh violence
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
The worst thing for the victims is that their stories will be forgotten. Their suffering will not be recorded. May be more than justice, it is the fear that their stories will not be preserved. The newspaper accounts and future historian will just reduce them to numbers.
Before we can begin to seek justice we need to listen to the stories of sorrow, pain, suffering, loss, anger and betrayal. Documentary ‘The Widow Colony’ attempts to document the loss of some of the widows of anti-Sikh violence of 1984.
Daughter of Nagpur Court peon becomes judge at the age of 25
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Nagpur: In a distinguished event that brought cheer to the face of a Nagpur Court peon, his daughter cracked the competitive...
In a first, Kashmiri woman pens stories of abuse faced by women
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Azra Mufti might not be a well known name in the literary circles of the country, but this...
अपनी योग्यता को देश की सेवा में समर्पित करना चाहती है सदफ़ चौधरी
आसमोहम्मद कैफ।Twocircles.net
कैमिकल इंजीनियरिंग की पढ़ाई और फिर एक अमेरिकी बैंक मेंं काम कर चुकी सदफ़ चौधरी के घर का माहौल पूरी तरह...
Bihar Muslims show black flags to protest Narendra Modi
By TCN News
Patna: Activists of Muslim United Front (MUF) led a protest march against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s Bihar arrival on Saturday. Hundreds raised slogans against Narendra Modi, Varun Gandhi, and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for their alleged attempts to turn Bihar into a Gujarat, reference to genocide of 2002.
Assam: SC provides relief to 50 lakh women; says panchayat certificate is proof of...
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
In a big relief to nearly 50 lakh women in Assam who were fearing deportation after their citizenship had been questioned,...
Tales from 20th century ‘path-breaking’ Muslim women on view
New Delhi, (IANS) Stories of conviction and contribution of Indian Muslim women, who "gave up the purdah" and were at "the forefront of the...
सदफ़ ज़फ़र, जिनका मुस्लिम होना और सच दिखाना पड़ा महंगा
By मीना कोटवाल, TwoCircles.net
गरिकता संशोधन एक्ट यानी CAA के पास होने के बाद से ही देशभर में इसके खिलाफ़ प्रदर्शन किया जा रहा है....
आखिर क्या है बच्चा चोरी की अफवाहो का सच !
आफताब आलम Two circles.net के लिए
https://twitter.com/INCUttarPradesh/status/1574644756419706880?s=19
मेरठ के दौराला में एक महिला को बच्चा चोर बताकर भीड़ द्वारा बेरहमी से पीटने वाले मामले में...
19 years and counting: the tale of Naseema Begum’s wait for her missing husband
In the second of the five personal stories of half widows, Raqib Hameed Naik narrates the story of Naseema Dar.
Tengpora...
AMU sets operating procedure to deal COVID and pregnancy
TCN News
Aligarh: What COVID 19 could do to the pregnancy? The pregnant women grope in the dark and to address their misery, the department of...
प्रेरणा : ग़रीब बच्चों को ‘नेशनल सेलर’ बनाने वाले जिद्दी कोच सुहेम शेख की...
मोहम्मद जमीर हसन। Two circles.net
हैदराबाद की रहने वाली प्रीति कोंगारा ने 2023 के एशियाई खेलों के लिए क्वालिफाई किया है। वे यह उपलब्धि हासिल...
हैदराबाद छात्र संघ चुनाव में अंबेडकरवादियों का जलवा
हैदराबाद छात्र संघ चुनाव में अंबेडकर वादियों और सामाजिक न्याय के पैरोकारो ने झंडा गाड़ दिया है। एएसए,डीडीयू, एसएफआई और अंबेडकर स्टूडेंट्स एसोसिएशन गठबंधन...
India’s Muslims are finally breaking free of the mold
There’s hope for India’s Muslims as they set new examples of excellence defying great odds
By Aijaz Zaka Syed for TwoCircles.net
“Pillars of healthcare system in rural India,” UP’s Asha workers risked life to safeguard...
Hundreds of Asha workers (healthcare workers) have been rendering yeoman's service in rural India during the Covid-19 pandemic by working tirelessly to fight...
Outrage grows as anti-Hijab row escalates in Karnataka
The ban has sparked fears of further marginalization among the Muslim community of Karnataka who constitute around 12 percent of the state’s population.
Muhammad...
उत्तर प्रदेश मे दलितों और महिलाओं के विरुद्ध बढ़ गए अपराध,कानून व्यवस्था पर संगीन...
आसमोहम्मद कैफ़ । Twocircles.net
इन दिनों उत्तर प्रदेश में दलित उत्पीड़न और महिलाओं से जुड़े आपराधिक मामले लगातार बढ़ रहे हैं और आज़मगढ़ से लेकर...
Adivasi Women Continue to be Killed on Pretext of being a “Witch”
Sami Ahmad|TwoCircles.net
Sonamuni Murmu, 47, of Aswari village under Saraiyahat police station in Dumka district of Jharkhand, was forced to eat human excrement for allegedly...
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...
“Your silence is killing us,” transgender persons rue govt apathy, demand horizontal reservations
During a press conference, the community activists demanded that the Union Government establish a system for giving horizontal reservations for transgender people within the...
शादी में दहेज़ के खिलाफ उलेमाओं ने उठाई आवाज़
आकिल हुसैन। Two circles.net
मुस्लिम समाज में उलेमाओं की पहल धीरे धीरे रंग लाने लगी है। उलेमाओं और मुस्लिम समाज के जिम्मेदारों द्वारा चलाई गई...
5 things you need to know about the hijab row
The Hijab row has hogged national and international limelight. TwoCircles.net lists five things you need to know about the controversy.
Kaushik Raj | TwoCircles.net
KARNATAKA...
एक सप्ताह बाद भी जुनैद नासिर के हत्यारों तक नही पहुंचे कानून के हाथ
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
राजस्थान के जुनैद और नासिर की हत्या के एक हफ्ते बाद भी पुलिस खाली हाथ हैं। शुक्रवार को जुमे की नमाज़ के...
क्या कर्नाटक में मुस्लिम लड़कियों का शैक्षिक भविष्य अंधकार में चला गया है !
कर्नाटक हिजाब को लेकर हुए नकारात्मक चर्चा का असर लड़कियों की शिक्षा पर हो गया है, बहुत सी लड़कियों ने स्कूल जाना बंद कर...
Sania rues gender discrimination in sports
Mumbai, (IANS): Decrying the widespread gender discrimination in society at large, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza rued the fact that the world of sports...
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...
NRI Ambedkarites demand immediate prosecution of Hathras rape accused
TCN News
Scores of NRI Ambedkarites from the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Nederland, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Japan, Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Belgium, Hungary, Australia,...
Tamil Nadu’s rape survivors are minorities we don’t know about
Society neglects rape survivors, and those who have been to prison and juvenile homes. It’s this exclusion that makes these victims and survivors indulge...
Facing ire over remarks on Prophet Muhammad, Nupur Sharma has a record of controversies
37-year-old Sharma is a former president of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) who rose through the ranks of the ruling BJP to become...
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...
Manipuri Muslim women who took part in Nupi Lan of 1939 remembered
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: The 75th anniversary of Nupi Lan, or women’s agitation of 1904 and 1939, was observed in Manipur on Dec. 12, 2014. Many Muslim civil societies in Manipur urged State Government to recognise the Muslim women who took part in the women’s agitation of 1939.
Rahbar Free Coaching Centre’s award ceremony held
By TCN News,
Patna: The 69th and 70th award ceremony of city-based Rahbar Free Coaching Centre (run by Bihar Anjuman) was held at Phulwari Sharif,...
Kolkata women welcome Triple Talaq judgment
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain
Women organizations in Kolkata on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court decision on Triple Talaq terming it historic which will usher in new era...
Campaign against caste-based sexual violence highlights ‘pervasive discrimination faced by Dalit women in India’
National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL) said that its campaign will showcase caste-based sexual violence in 15 Indian states, sharing a selection of landmark...
Women activists, journalists condemn hate speech, online auction of Muslim women during virtual event
On January 8, ANHAD organised a virtual discussion titled Women Against Hate in response to hate speech against India's Muslims during an event...
Daughter in law of Millat Council supremo moves to court against harassment, dowry demands
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
In a major development, a woman who is the daughter-in-law of the Aala Hazrat clan is fighting against demands of...
ऑटो ड्राइवर मारूफ की ईमानदारी,सवारी का आभूषणों से भरा बैग लौटाया
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net
मुरादाबाद का एक ऑटो ड्राइवर - मारूफ अली, आजकल चारो तरफ लोगों की प्रशंसा के पात्र बने हुए हैं। कुछ दिनों पहले उनके...
Telegu short-story writer, Muslim physiotherapist win awards at Women Summit 2021
Women Summit is the annual get together of the members and well-wishers of Women’s Manifesto, a national level NGO formed in 2014. It...
देशभर में चर्चित केसीआर की महत्वाकांक्षी ‘दलित बंधु’ योजना की ज़मीनी पड़ताल
तेलंगाना में केसीआर की दलित बंधु योजना की देश भर में चर्चा है। केसीआर अपनी इस योजना को खूब प्रचार करते हैं और...
Muslim Women’s Forum of Azamgarh hosts Islamic Exhibition
By Salman Sultan, TwoCircles.net,
Azamgarh: Muslim Women’s Forum of Azamgarh hosted an Islamic Exhibition on 21st and 22nd May 2010. Islamic Educational & Research Organization (IERO), Allahabad through its girl volunteers exhibited models based on Quranic teachings.
Visitors walking past posters
Remembering anti-caste social reformer Savitri Bai Phule on her birth anniversary
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...
Scores of women’s orgs’, collectives call for unconditional release of student activist Gulfisha Fatima,...
Scores of organizations released a joint statement calling for release of Gulfisha Fatima and all anti-CAA-NPR-NRC protestors who are incarcerated. The statement said that...
What educated Muslim women say about women quota bill?
By TCN Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: While common Muslim is unaware of the debates around Women Reservation Bill, educated and active Muslim women are all for the passage of the bill in Lok Sabha. However, they want some concrete mechanism to ensure the political participation of Muslim women and other excluded groups.