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Rape-Murder of a Buddhist girl by Muslims led to riots: Myanmar Ambassador

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

Importance of Surah al-Fatiha

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By Maulana Abul Kalam Azad November 11th being the birth anniversary of Maulan Azad, TwoCircles.net present a chapter from his monumental work, Tarjuman-ul-Quran The Surat-ul-Fatiha is the first chapter of the Quran and is for that reason styled Fatihatul Kitab or the opening of the book. Because of its intrinsic value, it has been assigned a place of honour in the Quran and allowed to appear on the very first page of it. Indeed, the Quran endorses its importance in the following terms:

Islamic law of divorce

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By A. Faizur Rahman for TwoCircles.net,

Hadrami diaspora in Indian Ocean territories, with special reference to Malabar

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By Zubair Hudawi

How Rahmani 30 has made a difference in these Muslim students career

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At least 65 students, including one girl, of Rahmani 30 – an educational movement for underprivileged students started in Patna, Bihar by late Wali...

Meet Sadaf Chaudhary, who wants to serve country by becoming an ambassador

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UPSC topper among Muslim aspirants, Sadaf Chaudhary of Roorkee uttarakhand, who secured the overall 23rd rank, is of firm opinion that improvement in the...

Bihar: Imarat-e-Shariah’s new chief is a man of technology, who believes ‘massive action’ can...

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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...

Burqa ban: What it means for the West

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By M. Zajam, TwoCircles.net,

Why do Muslims sacrifice animals on Eid?

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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...

‘Politics, not piety’ dictate radicals in Muslim world: poll

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By DPA Washington : One of the largest-ever opinion polls conducted in the Islamic world found that seven percent of Muslims condoned the Sep 11, 2001, attacks on the US, but none of them gave religious justification for their beliefs, according to the figures released Tuesday. The Gallup organisation's poll of some 50,000 people in over 35 predominantly Muslim countries found that what motivated those considered "politically radicalised" was their fear of occupation by the West and the US, though most even admired and hoped for democratic principles.

Urdu teacher writes book to highlight Muslim Scientists’ contribution to science

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Solapur (Maharashtra): In an attempt to highlight the great work that Muslims have done in the field of science, an...

Islamic preacher Dr. Zakir Naik’s father passes away

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By TCN News Mumbai (Maharashtra): Dr. Abdul Karim Naik, a physician and father of Dr Zakir Naik, the popular Islamic preacher and...

Indian Muslims and Palestine waqfs

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By Dr. Omar Khalidi for TwoCircles.net

Crescent obscured: Indian Muslims in Britain

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By Omar Khalidi

Hypocrisy in the guise of freedom of expression

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By M. Zajam, TwoCircles.net

Rising Islamophobic posts by Indian expats in Middle East worries many

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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....

India approves new railway link with Bangladesh

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Contributions of Imam Abu Hanifa in focus

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By Hassan Cheruppa, Jeddah : Speakers at an international seminar here Friday described Imam Abu Hanifa, founder of the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), as a great scholar, reformer and interpreter of Islamic law.

Salafism and Sufism- is there real conflict?

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By Asghar Ali Engineer, Salafism or Wahabism, also referred to as cult of Ahl-e-Hadith is supposed to be directly opposed to the sufi strain of Islam. In India too the two sects are opposed to each other though here, due to democratic secular polity, nature of conflict is not very aggravated or violent. The partisans of both the ideologies apart, it confuses many Muslims as to what are their differences about and why they condemn each other?

World’s 500 ‘Most Influential Muslims’ for 2016-17: Despite facing flak in India Zakir Naik...

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, There is no change in the listing of 500 ‘Most Influential Muslims’ of the world as far as Indian Muslims...

World’s 500 ‘Most Influential Muslims’ for 2015-16: 22 Indians in the list; Mufti Akhtar...

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By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, As like last year, this time too almost two dozen persons from India feature in the list of 500 ‘Most Influential...

Meet a man whose kitchen is in India, bed room in Bangladesh

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By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net, Kolkata/Bangaon: Rejaul Mondal (65), is a permanent resident of Boyra Uttar Para village under the Baghda Block of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal and is a citizen of India. But his Kitchen is in India and bed room in Bangladesh. Don’t be puzzled for it is a reality!

Revisiting the creation of Israel

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By M Reyaz, In the history of creation of Israel, the holocaust under Nazi Germany when about 6 million of Jews, almost two third of over 9 million population in whole of Europe were killed, is often pointed to justify the establishment of a Jewish national home. Of course, there can be no justification of such heinous crime, but it should be pointed here that the persecution of Jews in ‘Christian’ Europe had not really begun with Hitler.

Maulana Wali Rahmani: India’s torchbearer Muslim scholar who made promotion of education his mission

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What set Maulana Wali Rahmani, an Indian Sunni Islamic Scholar, academician and founder of Rahmani30, apart was his efforts towards the promotion of education...

‘People of South Asian countries are subjected to slavery by mass biometric surveillance like...

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By TCN News, New Delhi: In order to ponder light on various aspects of mass biometric identification projects in South Asian countries, a Press...

Makkah – Madinah train fares finalized

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Jeddah – (IINA) February 06 – The company engaged to conduct studies for the construction of the Western Region railroad linking the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah via Jeddah and Rabigh has finalized the fares and duration of the trips. Accordingly, the price of a ticket from Jeddah to Makkah is SR10 and the rail ride will take 30 minutes. The fare from Makkah to Madinah, a three-hour 50-minute ride, is SR60. The Jeddah-Madinah fare is SR50, for a two-and-a-half hour journey.

Suicide Missions: Nothing Islamic about it

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By M. Zajam, TwoCircles.net,

Remembering anti-caste leader T. M. Umar Farooq on 6th death anniversary

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T. M. Umar Farooq was born a Hindu as T. M. Mani, in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. His ancestors were bonded labourers...

अजमेर के हिन्दू दुकानदार मानते हैं उन पर है गरीब नवाज की रहमत का...

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अजमेर में ख़्वाजा गरीब नवाज दरगाह स्थानीय नागरिकों को आर्थिक रूप से सक्षम बना रही है। इनमे दुकानदार ज्यादातर हिन्दू समुदाय से आते हैं।...

Bihar MLA Izhar Ahmed gets reception in Dubai by AMU alumni

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Separated by a barbed wire, torn apart by politics: Families on the LOC

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Hunderman Brok (Kargil) : A barbed wire can often represent the idea of security, but...

Under Pressure, VHP of America cancels events with Yati Narsinghanand

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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...

Meet Shams Alam, the fastest paraplegic swimmer of India

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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...

Why polygamy should not be encouraged?

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Need to repeat and reassert that polygamy is only an option not a compulsion in Islam. By Dr Kouser Fathima First and foremost. Let it be...

‘We Are Hiding in Forests’: Fear in Uttar Pradesh’s Rohingya Camps After Anti-Terrorism Squad...

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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...

Meet Kaif Ali, who is housing the homeless with his ‘architecture for poor’ idea

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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...

Iraq starts construction of security wall around Baghdad

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By IANS/RIA Novosti, Baghdad : Iraqi authorities have started the construction of a security wall around the capital Baghdad, reports the country's Al-Iraqiya TV citing a Baghdad security spokesperson. The concrete wall with eight checkpoints is to be completed in mid-2011. It will be equipped with modern surveillance systems to "block terrorists and prevent them from getting into Baghdad", Major General Qassim Atta was quoted as saying. As soon as the construction is complete, the city's authorities plan to remove checkpoints inside the city.

Masjid-e-Haram to offer Juma khutba translation in Urdu

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By TCN News, Makkah: Last Friday, Masjid-e-Haram that houses Kaba started giving simultaneous translations of Friday khutba in Masjid-e-Haram in Makkah in Urdu.

JMIAA Riyadh and IISR holds interactive session for senior teachers

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By TCN News, New Delhi: In conjunction with the Indian International School Riyadh (IISR), Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association, Riyadh Chapter, organized an interactive session for senior IISR teachers in Riyadh recently to “share educational expertise of the visiting Jamia faculty with the school staff to enable them to benefit from the knowledge base and practical experience of the eminent educationists from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.”

Moulana Israr Ahmed’s death shocks Muslims

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By IANS, Hyderabad: The demise of renowned Islamic scholar Moulana Israr Ahmed sent shock waves among Muslim community in this Indian city. Muslim organisations and leaders expressed their shock the death of Moulana Israr Ahmed, the founder of Tanzeem-e-Islami who passed away in Pakistani city of Lahore early Wednesday.

Who is Nabeela Syed, the Indian-American Muslim woman who made history in US midterm...

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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...

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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...

Urdu mushaira organised in Washington by the alumni of Aligarh University

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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...

Germany’s Mesut Ozil recites Holy Quran before World Cup matches

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Berlin, July 3, IRNA - Germany's new star midfielder Mesut Ozil who is of Turkish-origin, recites the Holy Quran before the World Cup matches in a bid to help him focus. Talking to the Berlin-based daily Der Tagesspiegel on Saturday, Ozil said, "I always do that before I go out (on the pitch). I pray and my team-mates know that they cannot talk to me during this brief period."

Strange rituals make Eid in Maldives unique

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By Anas Nilambur Ramadan gets a warm reception in Maldives with numerous extraordinary rituals. In this Muslim country long before the holy month people stat preparation of welcoming ‘Rodha Mahu’, Dhivehi name for the month of fast. Men and women go to nearby uninhabited islands to collect milky white gravels, with which their courtyards are being decorated. Repainting walls is not a common practice here; however the pristine beach like appearance of house premises substitutes all other shortcomings.

Questioning the “vision” behind Zakir Naik’s “Peace”

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By A. Faizur Rahman for TwoCircles.net

Hundreds of demonstrators across U.S. protest Facebook’s role in anti-Muslim hate speech, violence by...

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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...

Do you know these women who won their right to Hijab?

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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...

‘Malaysian varsity not affected by Medical Council of India ruling’

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By IANS, Kuala Lumpur : The Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) has said that students of the Melaka Manipal Medical College would not be affected by the Medical Council of India (MCI)'s notice de-recognising the medicine and surgery degrees offered by the Kasturba Medical College (KMC), to which the college is affiliated. The Kasturba Medical College also runs colleges in Manipal and Mangalore in India.

Indian Muslim leaders call on international community to take immediate action to halt Israeli...

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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...

Ethiopia strives to make Al Nejashi Mosque world heritage site

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Ensure protection of all five mosques under Central Vista Project: JUH to Govt

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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...

Indian Americans denounce arrests of Muslims, demolition of Muslim homes in India

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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...

Shia delegation from Middle East visits Lucknow shrines, madrasas

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By Mohd Faisal Fareed, TwoCirles.net,

Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaath organizes mega blood donation camp at Al Khobar

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By TCN News, The Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaath (TNTJ), a South Indian Organization organized a mega blood donation campaign at King Fahad University Hospital, Al...

Indian Americans express outrage over mob lynchings in India through protests across US

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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...

Interview: Chandra Muzaffar on Islamic Inclusivism and Muslim Exclusivism

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By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net, Chandra Muzaffar is Malaysia’s leading public intellectual. Author of numerous books, mainly on religion, hegemony and resistance, he is the President of the International Movement for a Just World. In this interview with Yoginder Sikand he talks about various aspects related to Islam and Islamic assertion in Malaysia. Q: Could you tell us something about yourself and your academic and activist background? How did you get interested in Islam?

No more yak sacrifice on Eid in Karachi

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By IANS, Karachi : Sacrificing yaks on Eid has come to a stop in Pakistan's largest city due to a theological "doubt", a media report said Monday.

Aler Encounter: Mohammed Viqaruddin was made to pay with his life for being a...

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On April 7 2015, five people accused in the murder of two policemen were killed in an encounter in Aler, Nalgonda after the police...

Dr Sadathullah Khan’s ‘Discover Yourself’ workshops offer Islamic perspectives on personality development

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Dr Sadathullah Khan, who hails from the south Indian state of Bengaluru, is an Engineer by profession. He has conducted more than 450 ‘Discover...

Immigrant Muslim woman to be the first hijab-wearing senator in Australian parliament

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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...

India Fraternity Forum grand opening on Hajj Volunteer Service

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By TCN News, Makkah: India Fraternity Forum (IFF) has deployed more than 1000 volunteers in the service of visiting Hajj pilgrims till the end of Haj season. The service was started right on the day when the first batch if Indian Haj flight reached Jeddah with volunteers engaged at Muna and Aziziah.

These Muslims from UP performed last rites of Hindus who died of Covid-19,...

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As the second wave of coronavirus is creating havoc across the country, stories of tragic loss have been far too frequent. What is lost...

Muslims in Lucknow protest against Saudi Arabia

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China passes law to make Islam ‘compatible with socialism’

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Beijing, Jan 6 (IANS) China has passed a new law that seeks to "Sinicize" Islam within the next five years, the latest move by...

AMU connection to Nobel winner in Physics: Prof Sajjad Athar is a collaborator of...

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By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net, Aligarh: Prestigious Aligarh Muslim University has a unique connection to this year’s Nobel winner in Physics. Professor Mohammad Sajjad Athar, a...

Hindu Yuva Vahini assaults Muslim boy in Meerut, accuses him of Love-Jihad

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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...

After halt of 2 years, country’s largest Islamic congregation commences in Bhopal

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Held for the first time in 1948, the Bhopal Ijtema is known for its massive participation of people and for promotion of peace...

Muslim leaders condemn brutal killing of Sikhs by Taliban in Pakistan

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By TCN News, New Delhi: South Asian Council for Minorities(SACM) strongly condemned the brutal beheading of two innocent Sikhs by the Talibans in Pakistan. Here is the text of the statement: The inhuman and un-Islamic act of killing innocent civilians has once again exposed the true face of the terrorists whose only aim is to use the name of Islam, the religion of peace and mercy, for their nefarious designs, ulterior motives and worldy pleasures. These are the people who denigrate the name of Islam and bring disrepute to all Muslims of the World.

Good news for hilsa lovers: Bangladesh tries pond farming

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By IANS, Dhaka : Those who have succumbed to the charms of the hilsa will love this! Bangladesh is attempting to farm the fish - the country's most delectable foreign exchange earner - in ponds, as its very existence is threatened by pollution, climate change and even over-consumption. Researchers at Chandpur Fisheries Research Institute have taken to farming the hilsa in ponds, seeking to belie a common perception that hilsa fish can survive only in rivers.

MANUU Professor passed away at Mecca

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By TCN News, Hyderabad: Prof. Abdul Moiz, Head of the Department of Arabic, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANNU), passed away yesterday morning at Mecca, Saudi Arabia, while performing Hajj. He was 44.

Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad to Masjid Al Noor, New Zealand – Muslims becoming target of...

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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...

Kish Island – a temporary timeout for Iranian women

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By Farshid Motahari, DPA, Kish Island (Iran) : While women in the Iranian capital Tehran are meticulously checked by vice squads for any lapse in the Islamic dress code, those holidaying on Kish Island in the country's south have a temporary timeout in this regard. "It is such a pleasure to have the scarf so loose on your head and enjoy the sun and wind on your hair. Although only temporary but still it is such a nice timeout for us," said 24-year-old Salomeh who together with her friends, is spending some days on the Gulf island.

75 years of citizenship by choice: Where do Indian Muslims stand?

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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...

ISF Kuwait elects new leaders

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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...

Obituary: Qazi Abdullah Maulvi: A traditional Islamic scholar, astronomer, mathematician

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By Zubair Hudawi for TwoCircles.net Muslims in North Kerala and South Karnataka accorded a tearful farewell to their great leader and brilliant scholar Qazi C. M. Abdullah Musliyar Chembarikka1, who died on February 14. Commonly known as Qazi, he was an influential social and spiritual leader who was approached by various people to seek blessings, get religious knowledge and solve personal, familial or social problems.

US Senators urge Mike Pompeo to impose “targeted sanctions” on India for its rising...

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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...

New attraction in Bangladesh: Taka 1000 currency note

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By IANS, Dhaka : Bangladesh has introduced new Taka 1000 currency notes and they are much in demand with many heading to street vendors in the capital and even paying extra money to get hold of one. While Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank that issued the new currency notes Oct 27, deals with the banks, the general public can collect them from vendors at Gulistan and Nababpur localities and at Sadarghat, the river front on the Buri Ganga.

Nepal’s Sherpa awaits death in Kuwait jail

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By Sudeshna Sarkar, IANS Kathmandu : Nepal's hardy mountaineering community, the Sherpas, in the limelight last month when Everest conqueror Edmund Hillary was laid to rest, are back in the headlines. But for a different reason. A 29-year-old woman from the peace-loving Buddhist community is languishing in a Kuwait jail, fighting a death sentence for the alleged murder of another woman. Dolma Sherpa left her village in remote Sindhupalchowk district in north Nepal two years ago to work as a maid in Kuwait.

Is Sunni world suffering from Shia phobia?

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By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net, To save their respective monarchies, the Saudi and Gulf rulers, with the help of the western masters, have been whipping up anti-Shia passion ever since the Islamic Revolution in Iran on February 11, 1979. Yemen, where Zaidi Shias are considered much closer to Sunnis, is the latest example. About 35-45 % population is Shia and there is no such sectarian conflict whatsoever. In fact, these Zaidis were very close to Salafi Saudis till a few months back.

KKMCC distributes MUALLIM Excellence Awards for 2014

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By TCN News, Kuwait City: Kuwait Kerala Muslim Cultural Committee (KKMCC) distributed 2014 Best MUALLIM Excellence Awards to Musthafa Moulavi & Abdul Razzak Moualvi. It is for the 3rd time that KKMCC has judged MUALLIM Excellence Awards.

Iranian cleric meets Indian Ulema to discuss Muslim issues

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International Mushaira and Kavi Sammelan held at Jubail , Saudi Arabia

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By TCN News, Jubail (Saudi Arabia): The Indian community in Jubail recently held a mushaira, or poetry reading, which included leading Indian politicians as guests and several outstanding poets.

Pakistani apparel at Trade Fair draws huge crowds

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By IANS, New Delhi : Pakistani women's apparel are drawing huge crowds at the India International Trade Fair (IITF) here even before its opening for the public Monday.

IMRC’s health camps sees 600 people examined in Hyderabad

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By TCN News Hyderabad (Telangana): The Indian Muslim Relief and Charities (IMRC) organised a health check-up camp for about 600 people in Hasan Nagar locality...

Protest March in Lucknow against attack on Libya, Bahrain

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Works of Amartya Sen, Abdul Kalam to be translated into Arabic

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By Aroonim Bhuyan, IANS, Dubai : Indian-Arab cultural ties are set to blossom when the Arabic translations of some select titles by eminent Indian authors are published here next year. According to Zikrur Rahman, director of the India Arab Cultural Centre (IACC), a total of 10 titles have been selected till now and approved by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Cultural Heritage (ADACH) for release at the annual Abu Dhabi Book Fair next year.

Pakistani contested Assam elections in 1996: Court

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By Syed Zarir Hussain, IANS, Guwahati : Sounds shocking, but it is true: a person holding a Pakistani passport who entered India's northeastern state of Assam through Bangladesh unsuccessfully contested the assembly elections in 1996. This sensational revelation was made in a judgement by the Gauhati High Court last week where mention was made of Mohammed Kamaruddin contesting from the 90 Jamunamukh assembly constituency in 1996.

How a hostel in Delhi is keeping hopes of Rohingya students alive

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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...

Protests held in Indian cities in support of Palestine

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Remembering Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin who listed scientific contributions of Muslim scholars

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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...

Dr Salimur Khan, Fr Chiramel new Patrons of IKFS

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By TCN News, Kuwait: The Indo-Kuwait Friendship Society has nominated as its Patrons Fr Davis Chiramel, founding chairman of Kerala based ‘Kidney Federation of India’ and Dr Salimur Rahman Khan, Professor at Japan’s Chuo University at Tokyo.

Surviving in the worst: The tale of widow Rohingya refugees living in Jammu

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net, Jammu: Three weeks ago, Tahira Begum, 25 a Rohingya refugee along with her husband and two kids, was...

From blaming politicians to the media; New Zealand mosques terror attack sparks horror and...

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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...

Aaghaz-e-Dosti facilitates 30 people to make friends beyond the border

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By TCN News, New Delhi: With the aim to facilitate people-to-people communication and create a culture of mutual respect and understanding, Aaghaz-e-Dosti has launched a new initiative called ‘’ Friends Beyond Borders’ to facilitate bonds of friendship and understanding between Indians and Pakistanis.

Ibn Taymiyyah and his fatwa on terrorism

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By Asghar Ali Engineer, Terrorism has become a worldwide disease which is swallowing the lives of thousands of innocent people in certain intensive conflict areas like Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir, North East India, certain other parts of India, South Thailand and so on. There are different reasons for terrorist violence in different conflict areas which vary from political to socio-economic injustices.

Rushdie believes Pakistan is fundamentally flawed: New book

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, New Delhi : Controversial author Salman Rushdie believes "Pakistan is fundamentally flawed and insufficiently imagined," according to a new book. He also feels India was a happy contrast but its edge "slipped with the rise of Hindu nationalism". "Rushdie attacks fundamentalist Islam, not Islam per se," Ashutosh Varshney, who co-edited the book "Midnight's Diaspora: Encounters with Salman Rushdie", told IANS.

Guwahati-Dhaka bus service flagged off

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The bus AS20/1613 of Assam State Transport Corporation is going to be a part of history as it started its maiden journey from Guwahati towards Dhaka on Wednesday paving a new way of relationship between the two neighbouring countries.

Rohingya Human Rights Initiative: A silver lining in the cloud of the Rohingya crisis

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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...

Kala Sinchana: A cultural event brings together Kannada speakers in Saudi Arabia

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By TCN News, Jubail: Prasthutha Readers Forum (PRF) recently organized a family cultural event ‘Kala Sinchana’ at Hadeed Beach Camp Jubail. About 500 expats with their families participated in the event consisting of large number of Prasthutha Readers, students from International School Jubail, Businessmen & others.

Ammunition depot blast kills 30 rebels in Syria

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Damascus : More than 30 rebels including field commanders were killed Sunday in a huge explosion in the country's central province of Homs. Homs-based activists...

Dhaval Bathia presented with IKFS Honorary award

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IMRC Qurbani program helps poor & needy across India

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By TCN News Hyderabad/New Delhi: Chilakapalam, a small hamlet on a hillock in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, about 600 KM from Hyderabad,...

Maulana Wali Rahmani’s demise a great loss for the community and country: JIH President

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The Rahmani Foundation, established in 1996 by Maulana Wali Rahmani, is active in the fields of Public Health, Education, Social Justice, Environment and others....

Silent in the past, why has the Gulf reacted so strongly this time?

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The experts said that targeting Prophet Muhammad, the most revered figure in Islam is a red line for Muslims across the world. Zafar Aafaq |...

Bangladeshi actor Bulbul Ahmed dead

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By IANS, Dhaka : Veteran Bangladeshi film actor Bulbul Ahmed who portrayed memorable roles based on Bengali literary classics, including "Devdas", is dead. He was 69. Tabarruk Ahmed Bulbul died Thursday after fighting prolonged illness. "Actor Rahman, popularly known as Chunilal, left me several years back. And this time, Devdas has left me," said Chashi Nazrul Islam, director of the film "Devdas". Based on a novel by Saratchandra Chatttopadhyaya, "Devdas" starred Bulbul and created a stir among the audiences.

Serbian Muslim football fans protest anti-Islam film

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By IANS/AKI, Belgrade: Thousands of football fans in Serbia's Muslim-majority Sandzak region held a peaceful march against a film deemed insulting to Islam.

ईशनिंदा, मुसलमानों की ज़िम्मेदारियां और विश्व समुदाय

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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...

Turkish media house names Burhan Wani among top 20 people who shook the world...

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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...

Of hammams, concubines and eunuchs in Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace

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By Ranjana Narayan, IANS, Istanbul : They were powerful sultans of Turkey and held sway over vast lands in Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but when it came to bathing in the hammams with their numerous wives, the emperors locked themselves up inside a gold-grilled cage - to bathe in peace away from their womenfolk. That is what a visit to the grand Topkapi Palace in Istanbul reveals, as it was the official and primary residence of the Ottoman sultans for about 400 years of their 624-year reign - from 1465 to 1856.

Rohingya’s rise to militancy claimed 100 lives, says report

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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...

United Muslim Council and SDPI protest in Kolkata against Myanmar Govt

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By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net, Kolkata: A protest rally was organised in Kolkata on July 10, under the banner of United Muslim Council demanding from the...

Not going to Iraq to fight but to protect our holy shrines and do...

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By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Last few days national and international media reported the ‘recruitment’ of over 25,000 Shia Muslims by Delhi based Anjman e Haidari across the country, who are willing to go and fight against the Sunni rebels of Islamic State in Iraq and the Syria (ISIS) in Iraq. Anjman e Haidari, however, sort to clarify that they are not encouraging people to go and fight in Iraq, but people are coming forward to protect the holy shrines and perform voluntary services, like providing nursing, donating blood, etc.

Islamic art can help people understand Islam, says Kuwaiti calligrapher Fareed Al-Ali

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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,...

Jamia Alumni meet held at UAE

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By TCN News, Dubai: Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni meet is successfully held at UAE which was attended by some of the well-established Alumni from...

Indian Muslims need think tank and lobby group: SM Syed Khalil

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net

Sir Syed Ahmed Day celebrated in Bahrain

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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...

Mass protest convention in Kolkata against Bangladesh Government

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US serious to build partnership with Muslim communities: Farah Pandit

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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.

Emirates India Fraternity Forum (EIFF) conducts free medical check-up programme

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By Iqbal Pandeshwar for TwoCircles.net, Abu Dhabi: The Emirates India Fraternity Forum (EIFF), Abu Dhabi chapter has conducted a free medical check-up programme on the occasion of 43rd UAE National Day celebration in co-ordination with Ittihad Medical Centre, Abu Dhabi.

Lucknow’s legendary Begum Hamida Habibullah passed away at 102

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Lucknow (IANS): Former UP minister and one of the most popular faces in the state capital, Begum Hamida Habibullah passed away here on Tuesday...

China holds 1 million Muslim ethnic Uighurs in detention camps

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United Nations, Aug 11 (IANS) A UN human rights committee has heard there were credible reports that China is holding a million ethnic Uighurs...

BM Kutty – the communist from Kerala in Pakistani politics passes away

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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...

Nehru, Jinah and partition

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By Asghar Ali Engineer, Mr. Jaswant Singh, a senior BJP leader from Rajasthan has written a book on Jinnah which is expected to be published shortly. He has, according to a news item on NDTV, called Jinnah a secular person and thrown responsibility for partition on Nehru. Earlier Mr. L. K. Advani had also described Jinnah as secular while visiting Jinnah’s mausoleum in Karachi and paid heavy price for it as RSS asked him to resign as president of BJP. And now Jaswant Singh, a fairly independent minded leader has called Jinnah a secular person.

Why America loves Israel and hates Iran

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By A. Faizur Rahman for TwoCircles.net, By announcing fresh sanctions against Iran the UN Security Council has once again displayed a kind of motivated obstinacy which makes one suspect that it is not really serious about establishing peace in the region. But then the UN rarely exudes neutrality. It has always been subservient to American interests, particularly the pro-Israel US foreign policy that has kept West Asia on the boil ever since the creation of the Zionist state.

Mystery shrouds death of Pakistani journalist

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By Muhammad Najeeb, IANS, Islamabad : Senior pakistani journalist and television anchor Khalil Malik and his wife were found shot dead in his office-cum-residence Wednesday, police said. Malik, 61, had worked for several publications and television channels including Pakistan Television and was currently with ATV as news and current affairs director. "At around 9.30 a.m. his wife Sara came to his office and asked him to come to the adjacent room where they exchanged some hot words… after a while we heard a gunshot," a worker at Malik's private office told IANS.

Qatar remembers Maulana Azad, ‘Each Child Teach Child’ project launched

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By TCN News, Doha: Students, teachers and Indian community members remembered Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, first education minister of India, on his 126th birth anniversary with the launch of ‘Each Child Teach Child’ project.

Thousands attend the lecture of Dr Zakir Naik at the closing night of Dubai...

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By Mohammed Hidayathullah Dubai: The 14th Dubai Ramadan Forum, organized by the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) in Dubai under the patronage of...

A year after Aler encounter: Families ask questions that no one can answer

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On April 7 2015, five people accused in the murder of two policemen were killed in an encounter in Aler, Nalgonda after the...

Love Jihad law, mosque demolitions, hate speech against minorities in Uttar Pradesh particularly concerning:...

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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,...

Academics in US pass a resolution against hate

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TCN News Around 85 academicians in the United states of America passed a resolution expressing their concern over the discriminatory Citizenship Act and the NRC...

Mexico condemns repression in Libya

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By IANS/EFE,

Indian and Pakistani schools exchange greeting cards on festivals

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Students of Air Foundation School System, Pakistan By TCN News, New Delhi: Festivals are social celebrations, encourage us to reach out to others, create...

अपनी योग्यता को देश की सेवा में समर्पित करना चाहती है सदफ़ चौधरी

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19 years and counting: the tale of Naseema Begum’s wait for her missing husband

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In the second of the five personal stories of half widows, Raqib Hameed Naik narrates the story of Naseema Dar. Tengpora...

Iraq to get 40 Boeing planes

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By IANS, Baghdad : Iraq will start receiving 40 Boeing commercial airplanes, as the first step in re-establishing its scheduled commercial aviation operations, Xinhua reported.

Pakistan CJ Mohammad Muzammil Khan retires

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By NNN-APP Lahore : Justice Mohammad Muzammil Khan, judge of Lahore High Court (LHC) retired after attaining the age of superannuation here on Friday. Mohammad Muzammil Khan born in March 1946 was elevated as judge of Lahore High Court on September 3, 2003. Chief Justice LHC Syed Zahid Hussain held a farewell reception in the honour of Justice Mohammad Muzammil Khan which was attend by all the judges as well as officials of LHC principal seat.

Bangalore protests against attack on Gaza, people of all faiths condemn Israel’s aggression

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By Shaik Zakeer Hussain, TwoCircles.net, Bangalore: A massive protest was held in front of Town Hall here in Bangalore, adding voice to a growing number of protests around the world against Israel's aggressive military offensive on Gaza, Palestine.

Do as Sheikh Abdul Kaleem did in Hyderabad

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Gulzar Ahmed Wani, who lost 16 years to false terror charges, now wants to...

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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...

Mulla Sadra’s Asfar Al-Arbaeh available in English

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By IRNA, Tehran : Mulla Sadra's (Sadr al-Din Muhammad al- Shirazi), famous book, which is a philosophical masterpiece, Asfar Al- Arbaeh (The Four Journeys) has been translated into English for the first time. The book has been translated into English by an American professor of philosophy. Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has supervised the process of translation and has written the introduction to the book. Mulla Sadra's other books have also been translated into the Russian, Bulgarian, Bosnian, Chinese, Korean, and Turkish languages.

Ayatollah Khamenei writes open letter to Western youth, talks about Islam & prejudice

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Tehran: In a rare effort to reach out to the youth in Europe and North America, the Supreme leader of Iran Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has written an open letter on Islam and prejudices.

Death of Rana Bhagwandas a great tragedy for Pakistan, says Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani...

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By Aslam Chandio, TwoCircles.net, Islamabad / Karachi: Patron-in-chief of Pakistan Hindu Council, Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani MNA has termed the death of former acting Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice (R)Rana Bhagwandas as great tragedy for Pakistan.

Is every Bangla-speaking poor Muslim in India Bangladeshi migrant?

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

मिसाल : गुजरात के ऐतिहासिक मंदिर में कराया गया रोजा इफ्तार

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Anti-Muslim posters target Quebec mosques

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Ottawa : Muslim community in Quebec expressed concerns over hateful posters hung on the walls of three mosques out of five in the city last weekend.

‘Shoulder to Shoulder’ joint Shia-Sunni Eid prayers held at Delhi

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Almost 10,000 devout from Shia and Sunni sects offered joint Eid prayers together – for the first time...

From McDonald’s to Coca-Cola: Indians Lead Boycott of US-Israeli Brands in Solidarity with War-torn...

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Sumaiya Ali, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: It has been more than seven months since the Israel-Gaza war began, exposing the world to unimaginable horrors coming from the war-torn...

Indian Association of Bihar and Jharkhand celebrate ‘Bihar and Jharkhand Diwas 2015’ in Doha

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By TCN News, Doha: Indian Association of Bihar and Jharkhand (IABJ) invited the Indians residing in Qatar and celebrated ‘Bihar and Jharkhand Diwas’ at Doha. Dinesh Udaniya, First Secretory, Indian Embassy Qatar, was the chief guest while the guest of honor was Sabih Bukhari, GM, SATCO International. R K Singh from the Indian Embassy, Syed Abdul Hai and Nilanshu De, Qatar Petroleum, were also present there as guests for the event that was held on Friday, April 17, at Al Maha Academy Doha.

Indo-Kuwait Friendship Society demands lifting of ban on cow meat

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IKFS write to President of India, Supreme Court chief justice By TCN News, Kuwait: The Indo-Kuwait Friendship Society (IKFS), a non-profit socio cultural Indian...