From Examination Centres to Passport Offices: The ‘Humiliation’ and ‘Identity Stripping’ of Muslim Women
Sidra Fatima, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Muslim women feel their religious freedom is under threat in the wake of rising Hindu nationalism across the country. The...
‘We Are Hiding in Forests’: Fear in Uttar Pradesh’s Rohingya Camps After Anti-Terrorism Squad...
Mohsina Malik | Twocircles.net
Sajida Begum, 26, had just finished fajr prayers when the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) barged into her shanty in the Rohingya refugee...
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...
Who is Nabeela Syed, the Indian-American Muslim woman who made history in US midterm...
An Indian-American hijab-wearing Muslim woman has made history by becoming the youngest person to win the election for Illinois’ 51st Congressional District.
Afnan Habib...
इस्लामिक विद्वान मौलाना जलालुद्दीन उमरी सुपुर्द-ए-खाक
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
मशहूर इस्लामिक विद्वान और ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड के उपाध्यक्ष मौलाना जलालुद्दीन उमरी को आज सुबह 10 बजें दिल्ली के ओखला स्थित...
Indian Americans denounce arrests of Muslims, demolition of Muslim homes in India
Globally renowned US-based Islamic scholar Shaikh Omar Suleiman led the protest in Dallas, which was jointly organized by The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), and North Texas...
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...
Silent in the past, why has the Gulf reacted so strongly this time?
The experts said that targeting Prophet Muhammad, the most revered figure in Islam is a red line for Muslims across the world.
Zafar Aafaq |...
अजमेर के हिन्दू दुकानदार मानते हैं उन पर है गरीब नवाज की रहमत का...
अजमेर में ख़्वाजा गरीब नवाज दरगाह स्थानीय नागरिकों को आर्थिक रूप से सक्षम बना रही है। इनमे दुकानदार ज्यादातर हिन्दू समुदाय से आते हैं।...
मिसाल : गुजरात के ऐतिहासिक मंदिर में कराया गया रोजा इफ्तार
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
आज जहां एक तरफ देश में धार्मिक ध्रुवीकरण कर देश के सामाजिक ताने-बाने को तोड़ने की कोशिश की जा रहीं हैं वहीं...
Do you know these women who won their right to Hijab?
These four Muslim women across the globe are resisting discrimination and reasserting their right to wear their Hijab.
Naila Khan | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — The Karnataka...
Hundreds of demonstrators across U.S. protest Facebook’s role in anti-Muslim hate speech, violence by...
The protests were organized by India Genocide Watch and featured speakers demanding that Facebook’s founder-CEO Mark Zuckerberg end his company’s complicity in extreme Hindu right-wing...
“Continuous imprisonment worsening his health condition,” family of Atikur Rahman allege ‘medical neglect’
The family of incarcerated activist Atikur Rahman, who is in Mathura jail under UAPA, have alleged that ‘medical neglect at the jail is worsening...
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...
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...
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...
Meet Sadaf Chaudhary, who wants to serve country by becoming an ambassador
UPSC topper among Muslim aspirants, Sadaf Chaudhary of Roorkee uttarakhand, who secured the overall 23rd rank, is of firm opinion that improvement in the...
Remembering Sept. 11 attacks and its cost on humanity
On the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the Taliban is back in power and the United States has to negotiate and trust...
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...
75 years of citizenship by choice: Where do Indian Muslims stand?
After BJP's win in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his government would work for the development of Muslims...
Indian Americans welcome nomination of Rashad Hussain as US Religious Freedom Ambassador
On July 30, the White House nominated Hussain, who has served in various roles including Senior Counsel at the Department of Justice’s National Security...
Meet Kaif Ali, who is housing the homeless with his ‘architecture for poor’ idea
Born and brought up in New Delhi, twenty-year-old Kaif Ali is an architecture student at Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New...
Why do Muslims sacrifice animals on Eid?
Every year on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, Muslims across the world sacrifice animals to mark the sacrifice made by Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH). The article...
Love Jihad law, mosque demolitions, hate speech against minorities in Uttar Pradesh particularly concerning:...
Niala Mohammad, a Senior Policy Analyst at a Congressional Briefing at Washington, D.C. said the demolition of two mosques in Uttar Pradesh last month,...
“They want us out of here,” Rohingya refugees displaced by massive fire at Delhi...
On June 12, a massive fire destroyed a Rohingya refugee Camp in Okhla’s Madanpur Khadar in New Delhi, displacing nearly 270 refugees. Although nobody...
JIH demands reconstruction of gutted Rohingya refugee camp in Delhi
On late Saturday, over 250 Rohingya refugees were rendered homeless as more than 50 shanties were destroyed in fire. Vowing to extend full cooperation...
Ensure protection of all five mosques under Central Vista Project: JUH to Govt
In a letter to Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister, Housing & Urban Affairs, Govt of India, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind National President Maulana Mahmood Madani sought overall...
Remembering anti-caste leader T. M. Umar Farooq on 6th death anniversary
T. M. Umar Farooq was born a Hindu as T. M. Mani, in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. His ancestors were bonded labourers...
Prominent Indian religious leaders condemn Israel actions in Palestine, appreciate India’s stand on Palestine...
President of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Syed Sadatullah Husaini urged the all justice-loving countries of the world should not merely condemn this blatant aggression, but also...
तस्वीरों में ईद 2021…इस बार भी ‘फीकी ‘रही ‘मीठी’ कहलाई जाने वाली ईद
भारत मे कोरोना वायरस के जबरदस्त आक्रमण के चलते इस बार सबसे बड़ी अल्पसंख्यक आबादी के सबसे महत्वपूर्ण त्यौहार ईद भी फीकी रही है।...
US State Department’s scathing report on persecution of religious minorities in India a step...
Released on May 12, the 2021 Report on International Religious Freedom, provided in-depth coverage of massive rights violations faced by religious minorities, especially Muslims, Christians...
Indian Muslim leaders call on international community to take immediate action to halt Israeli...
The leaders appealed to the Muslim Ummah and all peace and justice-loving people of the world to work towards the freedom and fundamental rights...
Jamaat-e-Islami President condemns Israeli attacks on Al Aqsa mosque
JIH President said the condemnable act is especially despicable as it has occurred in the last days of Ramadan and it is directed at...
These Muslims from UP performed last rites of Hindus who died of Covid-19,...
As the second wave of coronavirus is creating havoc across the country, stories of tragic loss have been far too frequent. What is lost...
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan’s role in uniting different religious groups is unforgettable: JIH
In a condolence message, the JIH President said "Maulana Wahiduddin Khan was undoubtedly an outstanding thinker who had a profound impact on our times....
Under Pressure, VHP of America cancels events with Yati Narsinghanand
Hindus for Human Rights (HfHR) accused Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati of making several notorious statements calling for violence and genocide against Muslims, and “publicly declaring that...
Rights organizations worldwide urge US Commission on religious freedom to designate India as a...
In a letter sent on April 12 to USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin and the eight other Commissioners, the signees said “the behavior” of India’s...
TCN इम्पैक्ट : बदल गई ‘अजहरुद्दीन’ की किस्मत,अमेरिका से पढ़ाई का...
आसमोहम्मद कैफ। Twocircles.net
कबाड़ से इलेक्ट्रिक कार बनाने वाले मेरठ के मजदूर के बेटे अजहरुद्दीन की किस्मत बस बदलने ही वाली है। टीसीएन में...
Maulana Wali Rahmani: India’s torchbearer Muslim scholar who made promotion of education his mission
What set Maulana Wali Rahmani, an Indian Sunni Islamic Scholar, academician and founder of Rahmani30, apart was his efforts towards the promotion of education...
Maulana Wali Rahmani’s demise a great loss for the community and country: JIH President
The Rahmani Foundation, established in 1996 by Maulana Wali Rahmani, is active in the fields of Public Health, Education, Social Justice, Environment and others....
“Move to detain us aimed to please Hindutva vote bank in Jammu,” say fear-stricken...
At-least 168 Rohingya refugees living in Narwal area of Jammu in India were taken to detention centres on March 6. The move whipped up...
ईशनिंदा, मुसलमानों की ज़िम्मेदारियां और विश्व समुदाय
वसीम अकरम त्यागी
पेरिस में मोहम्मद पैगम्बर ए इस्लाम वाले ‘अध्यापक’ की हत्या कर दी गई। इस अध्यापक ने क्लास के दौरान पैगंम्बर ए इस्लाम...
US Senators urge Mike Pompeo to impose “targeted sanctions” on India for its rising...
TCN News
Concerning the rising hate crimes against minorities in India, fourteen US Senators have written to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressing US Government...
Meet Shams Alam, the fastest paraplegic swimmer of India
By Musheera Ashraf, TwoCircles.net
Bihar: Shams Alam is a 34-year-old fastest paraplegic swimmer who holds two Limca book records, 50 plus gold medals, many international...
Rising Islamophobic posts by Indian expats in Middle East worries many
By Amina Kausar, TwoCircles.net
Indian expat in the UAE, Rakesh B. Kitturmath was sacked this week from Emrill Services where he worked as team leader....
क्या नाम है!…अशफ़ाक़…पांच गोलिया चलीं और बेवा हो गई 11 दिन की दुल्हन
इसरार अहमद, twocircles.net
दिल्ली। क़रीब 50 लोगों की मौत के बाद पूर्वी दिल्ली के इलाक़ों में हिंसा थम गई है। इन तीन दिनों में कई...
BM Kutty – the communist from Kerala in Pakistani politics passes away
TCN News
Beeyathul Mohiyudeen Kutty, Pakistani politician from Kerala, 89 died on Sunday early morning in Karachi.
Born in 1930 at Tirur, Kerala, Kutty migrated to...
Former president of Egypt dies in court during trial
TCN News
Mohammed Morsi, former president and an Islamist leader of the Muslim brotherhood, Egypt’s first freely elected leader dies on Monday collapsed in a...
Muslim Congresswoman experiences increase in death threats
Washington, April 15 (IANS) Muslim Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has said that in the days since President Donald Trump tweeted about a speech she gave...
Cherishing Jacinda Ardern as NZ ushers in new world order of high public morality
By Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood
I cherish Jacinda Ardern as my daughter. At her very young age she has catapulted herself to the likes of...
Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad to Masjid Al Noor, New Zealand – Muslims becoming target of...
TCN News
Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC) expresses its anguish on terror attack on Muslims in New Zealand and extended its solidarity to the families...
From blaming politicians to the media; New Zealand mosques terror attack sparks horror and...
TCN News
The killing of 50 worshippers in two mosques in New Zealand, Christchurch city on 15th March 2019 has sent waves of dismay in...
New statue of Suu Kyi’s father irks ethnic minorities in Myanmar
Naypyidaw, Feb 13 (IANS) The Myanmar police fired rubber bullets and used tear gas and water cannon to disperse minority rights activists protesting against...
Relatives of Uyghurs seek proof-of-life videos from China
Beijing, Feb 13 (IANS) Ethnic Uyghurs living in exile have launched their version of the #MeToo social media campaign, demanding information on relatives detained...
How a hostel in Delhi is keeping hopes of Rohingya students alive
By Inder Bisht, TwoCircles.net
Sitting cross-legged in a small room, Fayaz, Hussain and Saifful are poring over their textbooks as they prepare for their annual...
7 Assam bound Rohingya Muslim children detained in Tripura
Agartala, Feb 3 (IANS) Security forces on Sunday detained seven children of Rohingya Muslims at a railway station in northern Tripura adjoining Assam, a...
World Halal Day 2019 to be celebrated in Russia – Samara
TCN News
World Halal day 2019 is to be celebrated in Samara region, Russia to boom the economic upswing of investment, trade, infrastructure, livelihood and...
30 more Guwahati-bound Rohingyas held in Tripura-Assam border
Agartala, Jan 21 (IANS) Even as 31 Rohingya Muslims are stranded along the India-Bangladesh borders since Friday, 30 more Rohingyas, including 12 children, were...
Rohingyas fleeing India stranded in no man’s land on Bangladesh border
Dhaka, Jan 21 (IANS) At least 31 Rohingya Muslims trying to enter Bangladesh from India have been stranded in no-man's land between the two...
China passes law to make Islam ‘compatible with socialism’
Beijing, Jan 6 (IANS) China has passed a new law that seeks to "Sinicize" Islam within the next five years, the latest move by...
Overseas Chapter of India Islamic Culture Centre to Open Nationwide Sir Syed National School
TCN News
NRIs in Riyadh Vow to Revive Aligarh Movement:
In order to enhance the educational empowerment of Muslims in India, the Riyadh Chapter of India...
India hands over houses built for Rohingya refugees in Myanmar
Nay Pyi Taw, Dec 11 (IANS) India on Tuesday handed over to Myanmar the first 50 housing units built for the displaced Rohingya Muslim...
Sir Syed Ahmed Day celebrated in Bahrain
TCN News:
The Aligarh Muslim University Alumni ( AMUAAB) celebrated their Founder Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's 201st Birthday on 16th Nov 2018 at Golden Tulip...
Urdu mushaira organised in Washington by the alumni of Aligarh University
TCN News
The 44th Annual Mushaira was organized by the Aligarh Alumni Association (AAA), Washington DC on 11th November 2018 in Silver Spring, Maryland.
The Aligarh Alumni Association, Washington DC...
Global Halal Forum: Halal Industry all set to become a multi-trillion industry
TCN News:
The second Global Halal Forum was organized on October 18th and 19th 2018 by Amanah Halal Research Centre in collaboration with University of...
AFMI convention in Toronto stresses on defending pluralism and democracy in India
TCN News
The American Federation of Muslims of Indian origin (AFMI) held their 28th convention last month October in Toronto.
AFMI, that is mainly concerned about...
World Halal Day 2018 observed in Seoul, Korea
TCN News
Middle East / Asia Business Expo 2018 was organised on 1st and 2nd November 2018 at Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas Hotel Grand Ballroom...
Rohingya Human Rights Initiative: A silver lining in the cloud of the Rohingya crisis
By Saiyed Danish, TwoCircles.net
In the narrow bylanes of Uttam Nagar in West Delhi, two Rohingya youths-Sabin and Ali-run the office of the Rohingya Human...
Bangladesh, Myanmar to start Rohingya repatriation in November
Dhaka, Oct 30 (IANS) Bangladesh and Myanmar on Tuesday agreed to begin the repatriation of the 1st batch of Rohingyas from November, it was...
Rohingyas urge India to create conditions conducive for their return
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, Oct 22 (IANS) Rohingya refugees living here have appealed to the Indian government to mount pressure on Myanmar to create conditions...
Remembering Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin who listed scientific contributions of Muslim scholars
By Mukhtar Ahmad
Fuat Sezgin, founder of Historical Arab-Islamic Institute of Science at Johann Wolfgang
Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany died in Istanbul on June 30 ,2018 at...
Archbishop invited to Global Unity Forum in Indonesia; says a similar Unity movement needed...
By TCN News:
Archbishop Joseph D’souza, the President of the All India Christian Council and the Primate of the Good Shepherd Church of India has...
Indian fraternity volunteers serve sick Haj piligrims
By TCN News:
Mecca: India Fraternity Forum has deployed 250 volunteers to serve Hajis, who gathered in Arafa as part of haj performance on 20th...
China holds 1 million Muslim ethnic Uighurs in detention camps
United Nations, Aug 11 (IANS) A UN human rights committee has heard there were credible reports that China is holding a million ethnic Uighurs...
Israel demolishes Palestinian school in West Bank
By IANS:
Jerusalem, July 12:Scuffles broke out between Palestinians and Israeli troops in the southern West Bank on Wednesday during the demolition of a school.
Portable...
ISF Kuwait elects new leaders
By Fayaz Hussain
The Indian Social Forum (ISF) Kuwait, a socio cultural organization of Indians in Kuwait has elected its new leaders for the term...
Centre not to extend ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir
New Delhi (IANS): The Centre on Sunday decided not to extend the suspension of anti-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir as announced in the...
Islamic art can help people understand Islam, says Kuwaiti calligrapher Fareed Al-Ali
Hyderabad (IANS): Islamic art, especially calligraphy, can play a key role in ada'wah', or inviting people to understand Islam and clearing misconceptions about it,...
Hasina seeks quick solution to Rohingya problem
Asansol (West Bengal) (IANS): A day after seeking the cooperation of the international community to ensure Myanmar took back the Rohingya refugees, Bangladesh Prime...
Rohingya’s rise to militancy claimed 100 lives, says report
Naypyidaw (IANS): Members of a Rohingya militant group allegedly massacred as many as 99 people, including women and children, in Hindu villages in Myanmar's...
55 Palestinians killed as US opens embassy in Jerusalem
Jerusalem (IANS): At least 55 Palestinians were killed and 2,771 were injured on Monday as Israeli troops fired on demonstrators along the Gaza-Israel boundary...
Gujarat riots: High Court upholds life imprisonment for 14
Ahmedabad (IANS): The Gujarat High Court on Friday upheld the life imprisonment awarded by a SIT court to 14 people for the massacre of...
Can’t allow Rohingya refugees in India, Indian Government tells Supreme Court
New Delhi (IANS): The government on Friday told the Supreme Court that India is already facing a "serious problem of infiltration" because of its...
Lucknow’s legendary Begum Hamida Habibullah passed away at 102
Lucknow (IANS): Former UP minister and one of the most popular faces in the state capital, Begum Hamida Habibullah passed away here on Tuesday...
Myanmar urges Bangladesh to extradite 1,300 ‘rebel’ Rohingyas
Naypyidaw (IANS): Myanmar said on Thursday that it has asked Bangladesh to arrest and extradite more than 1,300 Rohingyas suspected of taking part in...
Jamiat calls Trump’s Jerusalem remark “Highly provocative”, asks Arab world to review their US...
TCN News
New Delhi: Reacting to US President Donald Trump 's announcement of recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Maulana Mahmoo Madani , the...
Lack of toilets, water pumps complicating Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, (IANS): The lack of toilets and well-maintained manual water pumps have complicated the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh, according to a UN report.
The report released...
Nearly 58% Rohingya refugees are kids at risk
Geneva, (IANS): Nearly fifty-eight per cent of the about 600,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are children who suffer from severe malnutrition, a UN report released...
Eight Rohingya migrants killed in Bangladesh boat capsize
Dhaka, (IANS): A boat carrying Rohingya migrants capsized off the coast of Bangladesh, leaving eight dead and over 40 missing, a police official said on...
12 Rohingya migrants killed in Bangladesh boat capsize
Dhaka, (IANS): At least 12 Rohingya migrants were killed after a boat carrying them capsized off the coast of Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district, police said...
Take back Rohingyas, don’t call them Bengalis: Hasina to Myanmar
Dhaka/New York, (IANS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Myanmar to take back 420,000 Rohingya Muslims who have taken refuge in her country and...
More Rohingya influx could lead to humanitarian catastrophe, says Bangladesh NHRC
By Garima Tyagi
Kuala Lumpur, (IANS): As Bangladesh tackles the flood of Rohingya Muslims streaming into the country from Myanmar, the head of the country's National...
Technology, social media of huge help at Haj
By Mudita Girotra
New Delhi, (IANS): This year, as around 2.35 million Muslims from across the world gathered in Makkah "to renew their sense of purpose...
Saudi expects to receive 2 mn pilgrims for Haj
Riyadh, (IANS): Saudi Arabia expects to receive around two million pilgrims this Haj season, including 1.7 million foreigners, the media reported on Sunday.
More than 1.8...
Indian Americans express outrage over mob lynchings in India through protests across US
TCN News
The Alliance for Justice and Accountability (AJA), an umbrella coalition of progressive organizations across the United States and various coalition partners held protests...
Gulzar Ahmed Wani, who lost 16 years to false terror charges, now wants to...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that a man charged with penal offence is innocent until proved guilty...
Win for SIO : Supreme Court asks Center to include Urdu in NEET 2018...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Delhi : Following a plea by the Student Islamic Organization (SIO), the Supreme Court today directed central government today to include Urdu...
Hindu Yuva Vahini assaults Muslim boy in Meerut, accuses him of Love-Jihad
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Meerut:It seems that radical organisation Hindu Yuva Vahini, founded by Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath, is hell-bent on running a...
HC asks Centre to submit report on Zakir Naik’s IRF ban
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Union government to file a report on the plea of NRI televangelist Zakir Naik...
Muslims should shun victim mentality: Professor Moosa of Notre Dame University
By Manzar Imam for Twocircles.net
New Delhi: During a heated Q & A session following a talk on “Islam par Maghrib Ke E’tirazat” or ‘The...
Turkish media house names Burhan Wani among top 20 people who shook the world...
By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter
Srinagar: Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), a Istanbul-based media house has featured the slain popular Kashmiri militant commander Burhan Wani...