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...
Dear Rahul Gandhi, it is time you learnt how to be truly inclusive
By Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net
I felt like writing to you after your being hailed as the new messiah of Indian secularism.
Today you charm...
‘Beauties of AMU’ meet successfully held in Lucknow
By TCN News
Women alumnae of Aligarh Muslim University reunited at the hotel Radisson Blu in Lucknow on Monday. It was the second get-together organized...
मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर की कबड्डी क़्वीन ज़ीनत की दमदार कहानी
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर : ‘तावली के प्राथमिक विद्यालय में बतौर शिक्षा-मित्र पढ़ा रही ज़ीनत चौधरी सिर्फ़ एक नाम नहीं हैं. बल्कि इस...
Did Ishrat Jahan, one of the petitioners in Triple Talaq, lie about her divorce?
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
Over the past few years, the issue of instant Triple Talaq has been discussed, criticised, debated and analysed a lot....
Remembering Qurratulain Hyder : The fierce, unapologetic and bold Urdu writer
By Sharjeel Usmani for TwoCircles.net
The Union Hall building of Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union (AMUSU) is buzzing with supporters of the newly elected...
Amnesty International urges Chhattisgarh authorities to protect Adivasis protesting against private companies
By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter
Raigarh: Amnesty International India on Sunday, January 14 said that the local authorities in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, should respect and protect the...
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...
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...
Pellet victim Insha clears Class 10 exams, aims to become a doctor
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Srinagar: On Tuesday, January 9, Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) declared the result of students appeared in 10th...
Why I participated in the Yuva Hunkar rally
Text and photos by Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
The Yuva Hunkar rally, which took place in Delhi today, saw a sizeable participation from people from all...
Jankidevi Bajaj award conferred on Shamshad Begum of Chhattisgarh
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) The prestigious 25th IMC Ladies Wing Jankidevi Bajaj Puraskar 2017 was conferred on the renowned social worker from Chhattisgarh, Shamshad...
On Bhima Koregaon, your Janaeu was shining brightly on Republic TV: An open letter...
By Disha KR for TwoCircles.net
Dear Mr Arnab Goswami,
Your debate #Endcastepolitics on both 2nd and 3rd of January is a perfect example of a casteist...
BJP derails Rajya Sabha over triple talaq row
New Delhi, (IANS): The ruling BJP on Wednesday forced an unprecedented adjournment in the Rajya Sabha as the opposition pressed for the triple talaq Bill...
Triple talaq bill will put Muslim women in trouble: Mamata
Kolkata, (IANS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday termed the triple talaq bill as "defective" and claimed that the impending legislation will put...
Triple Talaq Bill: A classic case of judicial overkill
By Tariq Hasan for TwoCircles.net
Algarh: The Triple Talaq bill passed in the Lok Sabha and to be presented in the Rajya Sabha if passed...
Suspense clouds fate of triple talaq bill
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The fate of the bill that seeks to criminalise instant divorce by Muslim husbands remained shrouded in suspense on...
Hajj and Mahram: Modi government taking credit for Saudi government’s decision, say clerics
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that his government has relaxed the rule to allow Muslim women to go for Hajj...
सरकार वाक़ई में महिलाओं के प्रति चिंतित है तो उनके बारे सोचे, जो पतियों...
नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए
पिछले दिनों हमारे मुल्क में यह माहौल बनाने की कोशिश की गई कि सभी मुसलमान महिलाएं तीन तलाक़ क़ानून के...
यह बिल मुस्लिम समाज के प्रति सरकार की नीयत का अक्स है
नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए
पिछले दिनों हमारे मुल्क में यह माहौल बनाने की कोशिश की गई कि सभी मुसलमान महिलाएं तीन तलाक़ क़ानून के...
शौहर को जेल भेजना इस मसले का हल नहीं है: सहबा
नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए
पिछले दिनों हमारे मुल्क में यह माहौल बनाने की कोशिश की गई कि सभी मुसलमान महिलाएं तीन तलाक़ क़ानून के...
हम जेंडर बराबरी चाहते हैं पर मर्दों को जेल में डालकर नहीं : जमीला
नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए
पिछले दिनों हमारे मुल्क में यह माहौल बनाने की कोशिश की गई कि सभी मुसलमान महिलाएं तीन तलाक़ क़ानून के नाम...
#तीन_तलाक़_क़ानून : सवाल दर सवाल ही है, जवाब का पता नहीं
नासिरूद्दीन
लोकसभा ने तलाक़-ए-बिद्दत या एक मजलिस की तीन तलाक़ से जुड़ा बिल ध्वनिमत से पास कर दिया है. अब इस बिल को राज्यसभा से...
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...
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...
Consult us, women groups before finalising triple talaq law, AIMPLB tells government
New Delhi, (IANS): Urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the bill on triple talaq, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has...
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...
Triple talaq law will affect social cohesion, says Owaisi
Hyderabad, (IANS): MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has opposed the bill seeking to criminalise instant triple talaq, saying this would have severe consequences on rule of...
Bill on Triple Talaq cleared by Cabinet
New Delhi, (IANS): A bill on Triple Talaq was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Friday, ahead of it being taken up in the Winter...
क्या तीन तलाक़ के फौजदारी क़ानून से महिलाओं का भला होगा?
नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए
अगर बीमारी की जांच-पड़ताल ग़लत होगी तो दवा भी ग़लत दी जाएगी.
क्या सारे सामाजिक दु:खों का सिर्फ़-सिर्फ़ एक इलाज है कि...
AMU Women’s College: Naba Naseem elected as President
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
In the student union polls held on Monday. AMU Women's college elected Naba Naseem, a second-year student from BA, as its...
SLATE organises lecture on Muslim women empowerment
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
New Delhi: A lecture on ' Muslim Women Empowerment, Current Situation and Solutions' was organized by Society for Learning and Advancement...
आख़िर तीन तलाक़ पर क़ानून की बात इसी वक़्त क्यों उठी?
नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए
जी हां, क्यों तलाक़-ए-बिद्दत यानी एक मजलिस की तीन तलाक़ का मुद्दा सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फ़ैसले के लगभग तीन महीने बाद...
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...
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,...
200 environmental women defenders killed in 2017: Activists
By Vishal Gulati
Nairobi, (IANS): This year has been the deadliest for environmental women defenders, with 200 assignations reported across the globe, and most of them...
Bhopal gas tragedy: Many women couldn’t become mothers again
By Sandeep Pauranik
Bhopal, (IANS): The tragedy that struck this city 33 years ago following methyl isocyanate leak from an industrial unit has not allowed...
Seminar on ‘Contribution of Muslim Women in Natural and Social Sciences’ held in Aligarh
TCN News
Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) held a seminar on Contribution of Muslim Women in Natural and Social Sciecnces and noted pediatrician, Dr Hameeda...
Woman murdered in West Bengal but police call it a suicide; family alleges political...
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
The death of a woman from an industrialist family in West Bengal’s Raniganj town has raised several doubts over the...
Fatima Nafees and Hadiya: How Muslim women fight Islamophobia and the ‘Collective Conscience’
By Nazish Hussain for TwoCircles.net
What does it take to withstand the persistent atrocities and oppression by state authorities against you? The ordeal of two...
एएमयू की पुरानी छात्राओं ने बनाया ‘ब्यूटीज़ ऑफ़ दी एएमयू’ नामक संगठन
TwoCircles.net News Desk नई दिेल्ली : अभी तक देश के विभिन्न हिस्सों में अलीगढ़ मु्स्लिम यूनिवर्सिटी (एएमयू) का ओल्ड ब्वायज़ एसोसिएशन सरगरम रहा है,...
New Rural Livelihood scheme for Northeast to benefit tribals: DoNER Minister
New Delhi, (IANS): The new Rural Livelihood scheme for the Northeast will primarily benefit the tribals and the lower socio economic groups including women in...
88 women have applied for Haj without ‘mehram’: Minister
New Delhi, (IANS): In less than a week after procedure for Haj 2018 started, 88 women have applied to go on the pilgrimage without a...
Rana Ayyub’s “Gujarat Files’ wins Citation of Excellence at Global Investigative Journalism Conference
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Johannesburg (SA): Journalist-turned-author Rana Ayyub received a Citation of Excellence in the 2017 edition of the Global Shining Light Award for...
क्यों क़ुबूल नहीं है मुस्लिम समाज को महिला क़ाज़ी…?
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
हम आज बदलते समाज के साथ अपनी अलग पहचान बनाने में मुसलसल लगे हैं. जिसमें अपने अधिकार और समानता को लेकर आए...
Hijab is no hurdle: Dream of bakery worker’s daughter takes wings
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, (IANS): "I want to become a pilot." When she instinctively answered a question at an event over a decade ago, the...
NIA officials record Hadiya’s statement
Kottayam, (IANS): A team of investigators attached to the Kochi unit of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday recorded statements of 24-year-old Hadiya, a...
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...
Special police in Uttarakhand districts to check crime against women
Dehradun, (IANS): The Uttarakhand government will raise special police units in the state's 13 districts to deal exclusively with crime against women.
A decision to this...
Children’s deaths in Gujarat hospital spotlights state’s malnutrition, infant mortality
By IndiaSpend Team
As national attention was focussed on the recent deaths of 18 children over three days in Ahmedabads main civil hospital, officials said...
Goa, Kerala top Gender Vulnerability; Bihar, UP at bottom
New Delhi, (IANS): Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are at the bottom in a new Gender Vulnerability Index (GVI) prepared by Plan India, while Goa, Kerala...
50 women sick after getting vaccine in MP
Gwalior, (IANS): As many as 50 women fell sick after getting a vaccine at the maternity ward of a hospital in this Madhya Pradesh city,...
Criticism of Haj policy recommendations on women invalid: Review committee member
By Mohd Asim Khan
New Delhi, (IANS): The criticism of certain recommendations of the review committee on the new Haj policy -- including that of...
The ‘undefined love’ of a left-leaning Defence Committee for the Bhim Army
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
On Tuesday, a few activists and lawyers from Delhi joined hands to protest against 'Modi-Yogi governments' in light of the oppression...
Khudai Khidmatgar organised workshop on socio-economic and health rights of domestic workers
TCN News
Delhi unit of Khudai Khidmatgar organised a workshop with domestic workers of Okhla area, to create awareness regarding socio-economic and health rights issues...
Curfew in BHU: Policemen lathi-charge at female students, use tear gas; several students injured
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Female students protesting at the main gate of the Banaras Hindu University were met with violent police action including lathi-charge, use...
वीडियो : सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फ़ैसले से तलाक़ का ख़ौफ़ कम हुआ है -हसीना...
नासिरूद्दीन
सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने पिछले दिनों एक मजलिस की तीन तलाक़ पर अपना अहम फैसला दिया है. ‘बेबाक कलेक्टिव’ इस मामले में केस लड़ रही...
Instant reactions on Instant Triple Talaq Judgement: Lot argued and Least understood
By Dr. Babli Parveen
The recent verdict on Triple Talaq by the Honourable Supreme Court has created ripples in the society. It is discussed, debated,...
Muslim women in mosque committees of Kerala shatter the myths built by right-wing media
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
In 2015, Twocircles.net had reported about an emerging trend in Kerala, where women are given representation in mosque committees. At a...
Muslim women do not need the ‘support’ of BJP to raise their voice
By Khushboo Khan for TwoCircles.net
The Supreme Court verdict over triple talaq, following a long battle in court, has been debated across the country with...
जिसने काम चलाया था उसके लिए क़लम चला दिया…
मोहम्मद अनीसुर रहमान खान
कितना अच्छा विचार है कि हम अपने देश की बागडोर जिसके हाथ में दें उसका रिपोर्ट कार्ड भी हम ही बनाएं...
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...
Hajra ASW: The Iron Lady of Islam
By Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net
As children, we all have read that great civilizations are born near the rivers. Once upon a time, a civilization...
Triple talaq verdict: petitioners now live in fear of social boycott and threats
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
It has been a week since Supreme Court of India passed a historic judgment abolishing the triple talaq practice within the...
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...
‘ट्रिपल तलाक़ का ख़त्म होना एक इंक़लाबी फ़ैसला है’ —शाईस्ता अम्बर
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ : ‘ट्रिपल तलाक़ का ख़त्म होना एक इंक़लाबी फ़ैसला है. इसके लिए हमने काफ़ी संघर्ष किया है. बहुत लम्बी लड़ाई...
ट्रिपल तलाक़ : इस्लाम में क्या है?
तरन्नुम सिद्दीक़ी
इस्लाम और इस्लामिक देशों में ‘तलाक़’ कभी कोई मसला नहीं रहा. सच तो यह है कि हमारे देश में मुसलमानों की शिक्षा की...
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...
Modi commends women fighting Triple Talaq
New Delhi, (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday praised women battling the system of Triple Talaq and said the entire country supports them.
"I pay...
Strict action against those who misbehave with women: Kerala CM
Thrissur (Kerala), (IANS): Strict action will be taken against those who misbehave with women, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday.
"The recent stand of...
UP announces free bus ride for women on Raksha Bandhan
Lucknow, (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday announced that women across the state will get free ride on all state-owned buses on...
रुला देगा मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर की आठ सगी बहनों का ये दर्द
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर : मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर का चर्चित मुहल्ला खालापार से सुजुड़ु गांव की ओर जाने वाली सड़क पर एक जगह है रहमतनगर… आमतौर...
पलायन को आईना दिखाती पहाड़ की ये महिला
पंकज सिंह बिष्ट
नैनीताल (उत्तराखंड) : आज जहां एक तरफ़ पहाड़ के लिए पलायन श्राप बना हुआ है. जिसे रोकना सरकार के लिए एक चुनौती...
तारोन दोद्राई की सीखने की ये ललक आपको हौसलों से भर देगी
प्रियंका सुबर्नो
झारखंड के खूंटी ज़िला के तोरपा ब्लॉक, ज़रिया पंचायत, रंगरू टोली गांव में स्थित ‘विलेज लेवल सर्विस सेंटर’ (वी.एल.एस.सी.) ग्राम स्तर सेवा केंद्र...
Muslim Students Federation to seek legal advice over denial to wear hijab in some...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Union Muslim League students’ outfit Muslim Students Federation (MSF) has decided to launch an online survey to address...
बीड़ी ही बना जीने का सहारा…
निकहत प्रवीन
भागलपुर (बिहार) : बड़ा बेटा उसके बग़ल में बैठा था और छोटे बेटे को गोद में लिए, सिर झुकाए वो लगातार बीड़ी बनाए...
नसीमा खातून —जिसने अपने गांव की महिलाओं को आगे बढ़ने का रास्ता दिखा दिया
मो. इम्तियाज़ अहमद जोगियावी
ज़िन्दगी के पहिये को घुमाने के लिए वो अब हर रोज़ सिलाई मशीन के पहिये को जूनून के साथ घुमाती है,...
‘बीफ़ के मुद्दे पर धार्मिक ध्रुवीकरण करके ब्राह्मणवादी सरकार मूलनिवासी बहुजनों को आपस में...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
नई दिल्ली : बामसेफ की राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष डॉ. मनीषा बांगर ने देश की मौजूदा स्थिति को लोकतंत्र के लिए ख़तरनाक बताया है....
I’m against all fundamentalism, says Shabana Azmi
Mumbai, (IANS): Veteran actress Shabana Azmi, who has often raised her voice against various issues, on Monday clarified her stance in backing the 'Not in...
Over 1.25 lakh women trafficking cases in India last year
Kolkata, (IANS): There were 35,000 reported cases of child trafficking and 1,25,750 women trafficking cases in the country in 2016-17, with West Bengal topping in...
Ramadan 1438: Bisma
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I just finished taking my Math exam. I practiced for two whole days and forgot one answer in the end,"...
Muslim women in India can become change agents through education
By Frank F. Islam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently called for empowerment and education of Muslim women. One would have expected this message to receive...
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...
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...
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...
Self-defence training programme for girls in West Bengal madrasas
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
Starting from July, the West Bengal Director of Madrasa Education will start a 45-day free of cost self-defence training programme...
Ramadan 1438: Ara Jan
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"Our Prophet(S.A.W) has said that the month of Ramadan has 10 days of mercy and 10 days of forgiveness and...
Ramadan 1438: Jana Begum
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"You look just like my grand daughter, she is upstairs. All of the residents of this area buy milk from...
Ramadan 1438: Jannat ul Nisa
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I am 13 and I always make sure to fast the whole month, but few days back my Blood Pressure...
Periods, women’s health and Ramadan
By Afshan Khan for TwoCircles.net
Imagine that it is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan and you are fasting with full excitement...
Taslima Nasreen’s Indian visa extended by a year
New Delhi, (IANS): The Indian government on Tuesday extended the visa of self-exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen by another year.
The 55-year-old, who is now...
A conversation with Dr Audrey Truschke, the author of Aurangzeb: The life and legacy...
By Misbahuddin Mirza for TwoCircles.net
Over the ages, the fertile lands of India have constantly attracted wave after wave of peoples to migrate and settle...
औरतों का मासिक धर्म, सेहत और रमज़ान
अफ़शां खान
‘जानमाज़ मत छूना… क़ुरआन से दूर हटो… अपने कपड़े अलग धो लेना… तुम्हारा रोज़ा नहीं, लेकिन सबका है, इसलिए छुपकर खा लो…’
क्या...
Ramadan 1438: Seher Iqbal
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I was outside India, as a student, for more than 5 years. I had been around a diverse set of...
बुर्क़ा : कई जगह लड़कियां अब इसे पहनने से डर रही हैं
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली : भारत दुनिया भर में अपनी विविधताओं के लिए जाना जाता है. यहां का संविधान सबको अपनी धार्मिक पहचान रखने...
Ramadan 1438: Kaneez Fatima
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I fast because it's an order from Allah, and because it is a part of my religion that is very...
Man in UP fined, asked to return ‘meher’ for giving Triple Talaq to his...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
A Panchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district fined a man of Rs 2 lakh and asked him to return the ‘meher’...
‘अब खाना मिले या ना मिले रोज़ा तो रखना ही है’
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
चुड़ियाला/मीरापुर : उत्तर प्रदेश के मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर ज़िला में मीरापुर से खतौली मार्ग पर एक गांव है चुड़ियाला. यहां गांव में प्रवेश...
UK elects first female Sikh MP
London, (IANS): Preet Gill has become the first female Sikh MP to be elected to the UK's Houses of Parliament as Thursday's general election results...
Ramadan 1438: Shaheena
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"The word Ramzan itself gives me a sense of peace and relief. The feeling of Ramzan in the close-knit family...
अर्शिया अंजुम : इसरो में वैज्ञानिक बन क़ायम की एक मिसाल
TwoCircles.net News Desk
बांसवाड़ा (राजस्थान) : हौसला हो तो मंज़िलें क़दम चूमने के लिए बेताब होती हैं. अर्शिया अंजुम की कहानी ने एक बार फिर...
Fighting Islamophobia, one tweet at a time @MuslimVoicesIn
By Muslim Voices of India
Started in August 2016, Muslim Voices of India have gathered over five thousand followers in just ten months. The Initiative...
Ramadan 1438: Kulsum
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
I did a funny thing on the day of my first roza, well according to me." Says Kulsum, 29, who...
Delhi Government not serious about addressing female foeticide, claims Asian Center of Human Rights
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.netAsian Center for Human Rights (ACHR) in its report, 'Delhi: Disabling the Girl Child?' has stated that there is little seriousness...
बिजनौर ट्रेन रेप कांड : निलंबित हुआ सिपाही, दर्ज हुआ मुक़दमा, लेकिन की जा...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
बिजनौर : चलती ट्रेन में रोज़ेदार महिला के साथ बलात्कार करने वाले सिपाही कोमल शुक्ला को एसपी जीआरपी केशव कुमार चौधरी ने...
‘मेरा मुंह भीच कर पुलिस वाले ने बोला —शोर मचाया तो मार दूंगा गोली,...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
बिजनौर : चलती ट्रेन में रेलवे के सिपाही के ज़रिए बलात्कार के मामले में एफ़आईआर दर्ज कर ली गई है. यह एफ़आईआर...
रेलवे सिपाही ने चलती ट्रेन में किया रोज़ेदार महिला से बलात्कार
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
बिजनौर : नोएडा, मुज़फ्फ़रनगर के बाद अब बिजनौर में दिल दहला देने वाली घटना सामने आई है. ये घटना लखनऊ...
Ramadan 1438: Shazia
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I started Ramzan just because everyone in my house used to fast and my father was pretty particular about it,"...
NC woman legislator, activists protest award to army major
Srinagar, (IANS): Women workers of the opposition National Conference (NC) on Wednesday protested against the award of the Army Chief's commendation card to an...
Government ready for law to end triple talaq: Naidu
Bengaluru, (IANS): The NDA government was ready to bring a law to stop the triple talaq in the Muslim community, if necessary, said Union...
Mahila Congress launches campaign for passage of women’s quota bill
New Delhi, (IANS): The Congress's women's wing, Mahila Congress, on Sunday launched a signature campaign seeking early passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in...
Cases of triple talaq extremely rare among Indian Muslims, confirms survey
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: A survey conducted by Centre for Research and Debates in Development Policy (CRDDP) has found that incidents of...
Muslim women can opt out of triple talaq, AIMPLB tells SC
New Delhi, (IANS): The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to issue an advisory...
Can woman be given option to say no to triple talaq before nikaah: SC
New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the All India Muslim Personal Law Board if it was possible to give the woman...
Women activists protest detention of Asiya Andrabi
Srinagar, (IANS): Activists of women's separatist group 'Dukhtaran-e-Milat' (Daughters of Faith) on Tuesday protested against the detention of the group's chief, Asiya Andrabi, under...
If triple talaq struck down, then new divorce law will come, Centre tells SC
New Delhi, (IANS): The Central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that if the latter invalidates the men-centric triple talaq that is discriminatory...
Let’s stop taking the bait: How Muslims should respond to provocative Issues
By Dr. Asma Anjum Khan for Twocircles.net
Triple Talaq, Beef, now Azaan. The more we respond, the more we engage with them, the more they...
ये समय है कि हिन्दू समाज मुस्लिमों से सॉरी बोले, मैं एक हिन्दू हूं,...
कलीम सिद्दीक़ी
अहमदाबाद : ‘यह मेरा फ़र्ज़ था कि पीड़िता को न्याय मिले. बिलकीस हो या कोई और, उसका न्याय में भरोसा बना रहे, यह...
SC starts hearing on validity of triple talaq
New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court on Monday began hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of triple talaq practised by Muslims.
"We...
ट्रिपल तलाक़ : सुप्रीम कोर्ट में कल से सुनवाई, बोर्ड व जमीयत की ओर...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
नई दिल्ली : सुप्रीम कोर्ट में गुरूवार के दिन ‘तीन तलाक़’, ‘हलाला’ और ‘बहु-विवाह’ प्रथा की संवैधानिक वैधता को चुनौती देने...
ट्रिपल तलाक़ : यूपी सरकार पक्षकार नहीं, कैसे रखेगी अपना पक्ष?
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
नई दिल्ली : सुप्रीम कोर्ट में गुरूवार के दिन ‘तीन तलाक़’, ‘हलाला’ और ‘बहु-विवाह’ प्रथा की संवैधानिक वैधता को चुनौती देने वाली...
SC to begin hearing on validity of triple talaq vis-a-vis Muslim women’s rights
New Delhi, (IANS): A five judge Constitution bench of Supreme Court will on Thursday commence hearing on a plea that the triple talaq, nikah...
US teacher rips off girl’s hijab, gets fired
Washington, (IANS): A teacher at a school in the US was fired after he ripped off the hijab from an 8-year-old girl's head for...
‘Did I hit her? Did I abuse her? Then why the fuss?’ says BJP...
Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Gorakhpur : A couple of days after a video surfaced in which BJP MLA from Gorakhpur(Sadar) Radha Mohan Das Aggrawal was shown shouting...
Want justice not revenge: Bilkis Bano
New Delhi, (IANS): Refusing to compare her case with the Nirbhaya gang-rape case where the apex court upheld death penalty for the convicts, Gujarat...
Woman IPS officer shouted at by BJP lawmaker responds with poem on FB
Lucknow, (IANS): A day after a video of IPS officer Charu Nigam breaking down in public after being shouted at by a BJP legislator...
Leila Seth, first woman judge of Delhi High Court, passed away at the age...
Noida, (IANS): Justice Leila Seth, the first woman judge of Delhi High Court who played a major role in the making of the tough...
यहां तीन बार तलाक़ कहा तो देना होगा पांच लाख का जुर्माना
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
सम्भल : उत्तर प्रदेश की ज़मीन पर पंचायत का रिवाज पुराना है. लेकिन गुरूवार को हादीपुर गांव का पंचायत इन सबसे अलग...
Basketball body green-lights players to wear hijabs at games
Moscow, (IANS): FIBA, the worlds governing body of basketball, ruled to allow players to wear hijabs, a head covering traditionally worn by many Muslim...
ट्रिपल तलाक़ –ये सवाल जाकर मोदी जी से पूछो!
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
रोहतास (बिहार) : आजकल अख़ाबर के पन्ने ‘ट्रिपल तलाक़’ के ख़बरों से भरे पड़े हैं. ‘फ़ोन पर पत्नी को तलाक़ दिया’,...
DCW chief welcomes SC decision in Nirbhaya gang rape case
New Delhi, (IANS): Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Jaihind welcomed the Supreme Court's decision in the brutal December 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape...
SC upholds death sentence for Nirbhaya rapists
New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentence on all four convicts in the brutal Nirbhaya gang-rape here of December...
खाप पंचायत हुए निष्क्रिय, क्योंकि अब भाजपा नेता हैं सक्रिय!
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
लड़कियों के पहनावे या उनके जीने के तरीक़ों को लेकर अब तक विभिन्न खाप पंचायतों के तुग़लकी फ़रमान सामने आते रहे...
Triple Talaq row : Jamaat’s women wing bashed Narendra Modi for ‘shedding crocodile tears’
TCN News
MALAPPURAM : The women’s wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) in Kerala has strongly criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP party and...
Focus on Muslim education than triple talaq, government told
New Delhi, (IANS): Instead of raking up the triple talaq issue, the government should focus more on education and other basic facilities to India's...
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....
Modi urges Muslims not to politicise triple talaq
New Delhi, (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged people from the Muslim community not to "politicise" the triple talaq issue and requested...
Assam’s two-child norm in draft policy ‘unnecessary’, ‘anti-women’
Kolkata, (IANS): Assam's suggestion of implementing a two-child policy is not only "unnecessary" but is also "anti-women" and "anti-poor", says an expert.
"Assam's total fertility...
The unapologetic Indian Muslim
By Sabiha Farhat
These are tough times for Muslims in India. But now that I look back and shed my ‘liberal’ prejudices – Muslims were...
Women’s empowerment by education has positive impact on future: President
Panaji, (IANS): Women's empowerment through education will have a positive impact on our future generations, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday.
He also called for...
Indian tribal women’s ‘smart’ ride to economic self-reliance
By Anurag Dey
Sahebganj (Jharkhand), (IANS): Her thumbs flying fast over the touchscreen of her smartphone, Purnima Mahato, 35, of this tribal village in Jharkhand,...
UK party wants ban on burqa in public, Sharia outlawed
London, (IANS): The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has announced that it will include a pledge in its general election manifesto to ban the burqa...
HC nixes triple talaq plea, says women entitled to equality
New Delhi, (IANS): The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea to direct the government to ensure that triple talaq must...
Muslim women like BJP for its ‘triple talaq’ stand: Minister
New Delhi, (IANS): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s stand on the issue...
What Dolly Kumari learnt -– and how it could change India’s textiles industry
By Lavanya Garg
In 2014, Dolly Kumari, an outspoken 12th class passout, left her home in Jharkhand, journeying about 2,000 km south to a new...
‘Messiah’ politics around Uniform Civil Code and Triple Talaq must come to an end
By Mohammed Umar for Twocircles.net
State driven acculturation of minorities is often deemed as impinging upon the civil liberties, for the reason that it chokes...
Karnataka unveils mobile app for women’s safety
Bengaluru, (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minster Siddaramaiah on Monday unveiled mobile app 'Suraksha' for the safety of women in the city.
Launched by the Bengaluru police,...