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ABVP loses all seats in Kashi Vidyapeeth to NSUI-SCS and Independent candidates

Indian Muslim

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has yet again lost in students union elections, and this time in Varanasi's Mahatma Gandhi Kashi...

अपने गाँव को शिक्षित किया तबस्सुम, तरन्नुम और रुबीना ने

Indian Muslim

सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net वाराणसी: बनारस से लगभग बीस किलोमीटर दूर सोजईं नाम का एक गाँव है. गाँव में बिजली-पानी की हालत खस्ता है. गाँव में...

Meet Sadiya Shaikh, emerging community leader from Mumbai

Indian Muslim

Nikhat Fatima|Twocirlces.net Born in Bihar, Sadiya’s family shifted to Mumbai when she was 4 years old. Sadiya, eldest of her 5 siblings has recently been...

CBI starts probe into West Bengal waqf scam worth Rs 1000 Cr

Indian Muslim

By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,

Demise of Tablighi Jamaat Ameer spread sadness among Muslims

Indian Muslim

By Mahmood Asim, TwoCircles.net, There are two kind of people came to this world, one who live for others and the others who live for themselves. Maulana Zubair ul Hasan lived for others. Born in Kandhla village of Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh on March 30 in 1950 Maulana Zubair Hasan, the Amir of Tablighi Jamat worldwide Muslim reform movement that originated from India, passed away on March 18.

Tabassum Shahab appointed Pro-Vice Chancellor of AMU

Indian Muslim

TCN News Aligarh: The Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University, Professor Tariq Mansoor has appointed Professor Tabassum Shahab as the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the...

Jahangir’s Coin sells for a record Rs 2.4 crore at New York auction

Indian Muslim

By Misbahuddin Mirza for TwoCircles.net A new record was set this week at New York’s Grand Hyatt Hotel. A Jahangir gold mohur was sold for...

Meet The Doctor Who Prescribed Himself UPSC Dream — and Achieved It

Indian Muslim

Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net Patna: Dr. Wasim Ur Rahman, a medical doctor by training, is among the 26 Muslim candidates who cracked the prestigious Union Public...

7 Muslims in TMC list of candidates, 12 in Left for coming general elections...

Indian Muslim

By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net, Kolkata: Leading political parties of West Bengal Trinamul Congress and CPIM, who are eye the share of Muslim votes have given tickets to seven and 12 candidates from the community respectively, a notch higher than previous times. In the least Lok Sabha elections, TMC had given tickets to 5 Muslims.

Azharuddin Quazi of Yavatmal secures AIR-315 in UPSC exam

Indian Muslim

By Maariyah Siddique, TwoCircles.net “I faced poverty and misery since childhood and my father took up odd jobs to support the family financially,” recalls Azharuddin....

This Muslim-run NGO run in Hyderabad helps women build sustainable livelihoods

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SAFA is an NGO that has changed the lives of thousands of women from poor economic groups in Hyderabad and given them hope...

Master Qawwal Jani Babu Is No More

Indian Muslim

By Ayub Khan, TwoCircles.net

Mumbai : Yesterday year's famous Qawwal Jani Babu passed away in Mumbai on 28th January at the age of 73. Syed Jan Muhammad, who acquired fame as Jani Babu, was born in 1935 in the town of Hingan Ghat near Nagpur.

Maulana Syed Mushtaq Ali Nadwi anointed as Bhopal Shahar Qazi

Indian Muslim

By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,

A Mosque for all: Masjid-e-Quba invites people of other faiths to show what goes...

Indian Muslim

By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Many non-Muslims may have visited mosques as part of a tourist attraction and admired the mosque for its architecture and the...

A ‘Ph.D. Wedding’ Celebration for the Study of Malabar Muslim Women

Indian Muslim

By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net Kozhikode: How do we celebrate our achievements, especially when it is an academic milestone? For many, it is posting a proud announcement...

My 75 days of horror at the hands of Mumbai ATS

Indian Muslim

By Estesham Qutub,

Zikir-Zari mahotsav organized at Sivasagar in Assam

Indian Muslim

By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net ,

Lieutenant General P M Hariz: An Indian Muslim who is Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army’s...

Indian Muslim

By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, The present General Officer Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Command of an Indian Army is a Muslim. Lieutenant General P M Hariz...

Meghalaya’s Ashiquz Zaman, ranked 221 in UPSC ’08, talks on his success

Indian Muslim

By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net IAS syllabus is very vast. It is comprised of anything and everything. And above all, everything has to be completed within a year. For two years I really worked hard. Coaching is not essential. Sharing experiences of previous candidates is very useful, says Ashiquz Zaman of Phulbari in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya in an interview with Anjuman Ara Begum of TwoCircles.net. He secured the 221st position in the UPSC examination 2008. About Ashiquz Zaman

Kerala girl Hadiya becomes Dr Hadiya Asokan

Indian Muslim

By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net After a lifetime of trials, imprisonment, prayers, and patience, Hadiya is now Dr. Hadiya Asokan (BHMS). A sweet victory for the...

Separate teachers cadre for Haryana’s Mewat

Indian Muslim

By IANS, Chandigarh : Haryana's Mewat area, which has a substantial population of Muslims, will now have a separate cadre of teachers, a lawmaker said Sunday.

West Bengal Madhyamik results: Five Muslim students feature in Top 10 list

Indian Muslim

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net In an extremely positive news for the Muslim community in West Bengal and the country, five Muslim students feature in...

RSS worker severely injured while trying to assemble bomb in Kerala

Indian Muslim

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Kannur: Nikhil, a suspected Hindutva terrorist was severely injured in an attempt to make bomb when it prematurely exploded in his house at Kooleri under the Mattannur police station limits in Kannur on Wednesday afternoon.

Aga Khan Foundation’s employee’s Twitter handle allegedly used for anti-Muslim tweet

Indian Muslim

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Bahraich (UP): An employee of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) has landed himself in hot water after an alleged Twitter account...

हाशिमपुरा 33 साल बाद: वही दिन लौट आया है, उस दिन भी अलविदा जुमा था,...

Indian Muslim

आस मोहम्मद कैफ।Twocircles.net 33 साल बाद दर्द फिर उसी शिद्दत से उभर आया है। तक़लीफ़ का वो ही आलम है। गली में वो ही मंजर...

Islamia Shamshul Huda: Story of a Madrasa

Indian Muslim

By Najam Gilani, TwoCircles.net, In the University area of Patna, exactly opposite the prestigious Science collage is another institution of equal prestige, if not more. The only difference between the two collages is that one is affiliated with Patna University and has courses of all the streams of arts and science, whereas in the case of other, it follows the PU syllabus but only of arts.

Two hearts and a VVIP political wedding

Indian Muslim

By George Joseph, IANS,

30 Years On, Mumbai’s Ideal Educational Movement Is Still Helping Muslim Students Pursue Their...

Indian Muslim

Khan Kafeel Ahmed and Nikhat Fatima | TwoCircles.net Zeeshan Shaikh, 28, recalls searching for a coaching center that would coach him for a lower fee...

Popular Dargahs of North-East India

Indian Muslim

By Dr. Syed Ahmed,

Nadwi on Maududi: a traditionalist maulvi’s critique of Islamism

Indian Muslim

By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net The late Sayyed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi (or Ali Miyan as he was also known) was one of the leading Indian ulema of modern times. A noted writer, he headed the famous Nadwat ul-Ulema madrasa in Lucknow from 1961 till his death in 1999. He was associated with several other Indian as well as international Islamic organisations, a mark of the high respect that he was accorded among Muslims all over the world.

Muslim boy, 11, has fingers chopped off for allegedly stealing a mobile, missing for...

Indian Muslim

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net In a shocking case of mob trial, an 11-year-old Muslim boy was stripped naked and four of his fingers chopped...

Pulianthope: Muslim-dominated area in Chennai faces marital insecurity

Indian Muslim

By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net, In Chennai, thickly populated Muslim areas such as Pulianthope, Triplicane and Royapettah are considered very important. Pulianthope is an area once thought to be very sensitive for communal disharmony especially during Hindu festivals Vinayaga Chaturthi and the Ganesh Utsavs. Decades ago these were causes for communal flare-up. Nowadays this Muslim dominated area is rampant with broken marriages even when there is improvement in their educational, social and economic condition and there is low graph of crimes.

Obituary: Cherussery Zainudheen Musliyar

Indian Muslim

By Shafeeq Hudawi Kozhikode: One of the foremost voices in Islamic jurisprudence in Kerala, Cherussery Zainudheen Musliyar, passed away yesterday morning after being taken ill...

Sitapur Endowment: Land without rent

Indian Muslim

By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net What is the Sitapur Endowment?

Eight Muslim MPs from West Bengal

Indian Muslim

By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net, Kolkata: The number of Muslim candidates has overall decreased in the 16th Lok Sabha Election, but it has increased from West Bengal. Out of 42 MPs, eight Muslims candidates have won from West Bengal from different political parties.

Role of Akram Hussain Saikia in the freedom struggle of India

Indian Muslim

Remembering the nationalist Muslim leader on the completion of the Birth Centenary Celebration By Nurur Rahim Majumdar, The role played by the Muslim nationalist leaders of Assam in the freedom struggle of India cannot be ignored. These Muslim nationalist leaders whether they are from Assam Valley or from Barak Valley have equally played their vital role in India’s struggle for freedom. Every movement whether it is Khilafat Movement or it is Quit India Movement (Bharat Chhodo Andolon or August Kranti) which was started as a Civil Disobedience movement in India in response to Mahatma Gandhi’s call for immediate Independence, the Muslim nationalist leaders of Assam equally responded to the call of Mahatma Gandhiji.

Ashraful Madaris – An Urdu medium school fighting for survival

Indian Muslim

By Nikhat Fatima, twocircles.net Building character and integrity and not just building careers is what the teachers strive for, in this 110-year-old school ‘Ashraful Madaris’...

A person can change religion, but not caste, rules Supreme Court

Indian Muslim

By Raqib Hameed Naik, Twocircles.net Punjab: In a significant decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that a person can change religion and faith but not...

Muslim life in Hindu Pradesh

Indian Muslim

Unheard & Unspoken: Terror stories from Madhya Pradesh: Part 12 (concludes)

“My son was rushing back to break fast, but I could not even give...

Indian Muslim

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter A CPI(M) delegation comprising Polit Bureau members Brinda Karat, Md. Salim (M.P.) Surinder Malik (Haryana State Secretary), Asha Sharma (Delhi State...

Khalid Mustafa Siddiqui Publisher ,Editor, Owner of Popular Urdu Magazines no more

Indian Muslim

By Ahmed Sohail Siddiqui Janab Khalid Mustafa Siddiqui Publisher ,Editor, Owner of Popular Urdu Magazines HUMA, Pakeeza Anchal and Hindi Monthly Mahekta Anchal left for...

Events

Indian Muslim

Events organized or co-sponsored by TwoCircles. 2014, March 23 TCN open-house: 2014, January 26th Join us in celebrating India’s Republic Day with the film screening of Indian American Muslim Council’s

DHRM for a new Dalit movement in Kerala

Indian Muslim

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent Thiruvananthapuram: The Dalit Human Rights Movement (DHRM) has decided to form a new Dalit movement by the time of the coming Assembly elections, reports say. The DHRM will also reportedly vote against the CPI (M) in the coming panchayat elections.

Expired mehndi causes minor rashes and gets rumor mill churning

Indian Muslim

By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,

Mohammed Farooq: The Bangalore resident behind an old-age home, a food bank and putting...

Indian Muslim

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net How much money do you need to be called rich? And more importantly, how much money do you need to assure...

Shah Jahan’s 353rd death anniversary observed at Taj Mahal

Indian Muslim

By IANS, Agra : Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's 353rd urs (death anniversay) is being celebrated at the Taj Mahal here with prayers for ending terrorism. The three-day celebrations began Tuesday with customary fanfare and rituals. Entry to the 17th century monument of love build by Shah Jahan for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal is free from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the urs days. Authorities have made "foolproof" security arrangements to ensure orderly conduct of the urs and crowd management.

Malegaon’s superman dies watching his film

Indian Muslim

By Subhash K. Jha, IANS,

When UP police take cudgels on behalf of Maha counterparts

Indian Muslim

UP Police Cyber Cell asks TwoCircles.net to remove 2011 story abt Maha police By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: At a time when social media and alternate media are proving to be a rightful check to spread awareness about issues not covered by main stream media, police are making a hue and cry about the information access that it gives to the common man.

Khwairamband Bazaar: a symbol of women empowerment

Indian Muslim

By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net,

उस क़ातिल भीड़ में कई लोग मेरे भाई को जानते थे, किसी ने भी...

Indian Muslim

"हमने उसी तरह इसरार की 6 साल की बेटी निदा को यह नही बताया है कि उसका बाप मर गया है। जिस तरह इसरार...

Fighting poverty, blindness, 4 Muslim students from Gujarat emerge as top rankers in class...

Indian Muslim

By Mahesh Trivedi, TwoCircles.net Gujarat: The truth that education is a companion which no misfortune can take away dawned upon four poor Muslim students of...

बस्तरिया आदिवासी संस्कृति का हिस्सा नहीं है “दीपावली”

Indian Muslim

By राकेश दर्रो, TwoCircles.net यह कहना गलत नहीं होगा कि आदिवासी संस्कृति का हिस्सा नहीं है दीपों का पर्व दीपावली क्योंकि बस्तरिया आदिवासी दीपावली पर्व...

Maulana Azad’s profound legacy in education facing extinction in Ranchi

Indian Muslim

By Professor Mohammad Sajjad for TwoCircles.net It is ironical that, just in the year of its centenary, the historic Madrasa Islamiya of Ranchi, founded by...

Muslim communities of Gujarat

Indian Muslim

By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net TCN series on Gujarat: Part 5

Meet Kaneez Fatima, Karnataka’s Only Muslim Woman MLA

Indian Muslim

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net Kaneez Fatima, the hijab-clad politician who won in the recent assembly elections in Karnataka is currently very popular with her videos...

Almost 60 years later, Deekshabhoomi continues to draw Ambedkarites

Indian Muslim

By Nivedita Khandekar Nagpur (Maharashtra): Hemlata Sontakke, 60, was too young to remember the epoch making event she had attended with...

‘सरफ़रोशी की तमन्ना अब हमारे दिल में है’ राम प्रसाद बिस्मिल की रचना नहीं…

Indian Muslim

Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net राम प्रसाद बिस्मिल ने गाया तो ये ग़ज़ल अमर हो गई. लेकिन बहुत कम लोगों को पता है कि ‘सरफ़रोशी...

The loot of waqf properties in India

Indian Muslim

By Aziz A. Mubaraki,

जज बनी जानसठ की बेटी हुमा की कहानी में ‘इमोशन’ बहुत है

Indian Muslim

आस मुहम्मद कैफ, TwoCirclees.net मेरठ- हुमा बात करते हुए कई बार आंखे गीली कर लेती है. उनके नज़दीक बैठी बहने उसे 'हुमा नही !हुमा बेटा ' कहकर...

Mursalin Islam from West Bengal tops IIT-IISC entrance exam

Indian Muslim

By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net Kolkata: Mohammed Mursalin Islam, a resident of village Bamanpukur of Nadia district of West Bengal did his family and friends...

An evening in Mumbai’s Millat Nagar

Indian Muslim

By Salman Sultan, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: It was the vision of Maulana Ziauddin Burhanuddin Bukhari (1939-93) which got translated into beautiful well planned concrete structures giving birth to an exclusive and unprecedented Muslim colony called “Millat Nagar”. Mumbai, therefore, not only has the “Sea Link” as a landmark but “Millat Nagar” also falls under this category.

Mumbai Sea Link (day time)

With Yogi’s temple extension plan, many fear a new ‘Ayodhya’ episode in Varanasi

Indian Muslim

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Several citizens of Varanasi, the Loksabha constituency of Narendra Modi, and activists in the region fear and sense that the Uttar...

In Leh, two Muslims got married but Buddhist Association calls it ‘Love Jihad’, tensions...

Indian Muslim

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net The district of Leh has been in the news, but for all the wrong reasons. Over the past few weeks,...

सफ़ना नजरुदीन आईएएस बनी,43 मुस्लिम प्रतिभागियों को मिली यूपीएससी में कामयाबी

Indian Muslim

आसमोहम्मद कैफ़।Twocircles.net नई दिल्ली- संघ लोक सेवा आयोग के आज जारी किया गया परिणाम अल्पसंख्यक युवाओं में गहरी निराशा लेकर आया है। जारी किए गए परिणाम...

Muslim women in India are in miserable condition: Uzma Naheed

Indian Muslim

By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net Uzma Naheed comes from a family of the founders of Darul Uloom Deoband. She is a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and has been working for the upliftment of the Muslim women in India and abroad. Though she comes from the religious establishment she is very critical of religious establishment for keep Muslims in intellectually and socially miserable condition.

Mumbai attack: Terrorists spoke Marathi?

Indian Muslim

By Abdul Hameed, TwoCircles.net Mumbai: It is somehow surprising to learn that the terrorists in Cama hospital in Mumbai were fluently speaking Marathi. The terrorists who are said to have fired in Cama hospital talked to an employee clad in civil dress in Marathi, reports a Marathi daily 'Maharashtra Times'. The newspaper said the terrorists who targeted ATS chief Hemant Karkare, police commissioner Ashok Kamte and encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar were speaking Marathi fluently.

West Bengal universities schedule exams on Eid day: Willful indifference or systemic discrimination

Indian Muslim

By Mirza Mosarraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net This year Anjum Shaheen will be observing Eid without her family. Shaheen who is from Dhanbad in Jharkhand is a...

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan: His life and contribution

Indian Muslim

By Azhar Mohammed K, Introduction

कभी मां के साथ गेंहू साफ करती थी, अब उत्तराखंड में बन गई जज...

Indian Muslim

आसमोहम्मद कैफ़ । Twocircles.net आयशा की कहानी बहुत प्यारी हैं। हर एक बेटी को उससे सीख लेनी चाहिएं। आयशा फरहीन एक असाधारण प्रतिभा वाली एक...

A history of the Scientific Society

Indian Muslim

By Afzal Usmani, The Aligarh Movement was not an instant phenomenon. It took its shape in many many years and was started even before Sir Syed moved to his final home Aligarh. Among the first step towards establishing M.A.O. College and Aligarh Movement was establishment of Scientific Society at Ghazipur in 1864. This was a new beginning of Cooperation between Indians and British and among Indian intellectuals living in British India. Here is a brief history of Scientific Society and establishment of Aligarh Institute.

Captain Abbas Ali: a true patriot and son of the soil

Indian Muslim

By Qurban Ali, Captain Abbas Ali was born on 3rd January 1920 at Khurja, Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh in a Muslim Rajput Zamindar family. He belonged to the family of freedom fighters and one of his grandfather Rustam Ali Khan was hanged at Kala Aam in Bulandshahr district of then United Province now Uttar Pradesh after the mutiny of Great revolt of 1857. His father Janab Ayyub Ali Khan was Dafadar in British Army during First World War and served in Aden (Yemen). From his early days Captain Abbas Ali was inspired by the revolutionary ideas and somewhat romanticized towards the freedom movement.

Pir Mohammad Munis: An organic intellectual activist of the Champaran Satyagraha

Indian Muslim

By Mohammad Sajjad

IMA finally writes to PM to withdraw Dr. Kafeel’s suspension

Indian Muslim

TCN News After struggling for two long years in the Gorakhpur tragedy in which several children died due to shortage of oxygen cylinders in the...

Hyderabad body builder to lead India at Mr World competition from today

Indian Muslim

By Mohammed Siddique, TwoCircles.net, Hyderabad : In a rare honor, a body builder from Hyderabad is leading the 14 member Indian team at the World Body Building Championship at Las Vegas in USA starting from today. Mir Mohtesham Ali Khan, winner of several titles in the country will be contesting for the Mr. World title in the heavy weight category of 90 kg plus.

Banaras Hindu University defying reservation rules by appointing upper caste students overnight

Indian Muslim

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net The administration at Banaras Hindu University is at the centre of controversy after allegedly defying the reservation rules in appointments of...

Open session of Rabita-E Madaris-E Islamia Arabia of Darul Uloom deoband held in Kolkata

Indian Muslim

Zaidul Haque, TwoCiricles.net,

Terror acquittal: Maulana Naseeruddin of Hyderabad speaks about ordeal

Indian Muslim

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

Burqa ban: What it means for the West

Indian Muslim

By M. Zajam, TwoCircles.net,

Muslim women and children beaten, asked to leave community park in Meerut

Indian Muslim

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Meerut: With the appointment of Hindu hardliner Yogi Adityanath as the Chief Minister, events and actions have started adversely affecting the...

‘CAA-NRC-NPR is an attempt to end existence of Indian Muslims,’ says former IPS Abdur...

Indian Muslim

By Maariyah Siddique, TwoCircles.net Former Inspector General of Police Abdur Rahman was one of the first government officials to quit the police force in December...

Shia Sunni clash in Lucknow during Muharram

Indian Muslim

By TCN Special Correspondent,

Samastha- the pioneer of Islamic education in Kerala

Indian Muslim

A Year-long Series on Education, Sponsored by The Aligarh Forum : - A Mirror on our Efforts, our Successes & our Shortcomings ; Stories...

No Muslim DM in entire Uttar Pradesh

Indian Muslim

By TCN Special Correspondent

“FIR was filed against me for my online activity”: AMU research student scared of...

Indian Muslim

By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net Bahraich: Mohd. Najmuzzaman is a research scholar pursuing his PhD in Urdu literature at Aligarh Muslim University. He hails from Jarwal...

Class 11 Student From Hyderabad Publishes Her First Book Chronicling the Syrian Conflict

Indian Muslim

Tauseef Ahmad | Two Circles A class 11 student from India hopes to bring a new level of awareness to the Syrian Civil War with...

Masoom Ali Sarwar (26): first Muslim from Aurangabad to compete civil services exam

Indian Muslim

By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter,

Aurangabad (Bihar): Where there is a will there is a way. This has been proved once again by Masoom Ali Sarwar, a 26-year-old youth who has made this district and his community proud by competing the Civil Services Examination 2007.

Resident of Kara village of Aurangabad district, Sarwar, the eldest son of Mohammad Ameen, has succeeded in the country’s most coveted exam held by UPSC and got 608th position in the country. Most naturally, his parents are delighted as their son has made their dream come true.

Meet Humairah Shami: Kolkata’s Budding Karate Champion – A Tale of Talent, Perseverance and...

Indian Muslim

Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Humairah Shami, a young Karate champion from Kolkata, has recently earned the honour of representing India at the 7th World Meet, scheduled...

प्रधानमंत्री जी, महिला सशक्तिकरण पर ज्ञान देने से पहले दिल्ली हिंसा में मुस्लिम महिलाओं...

Indian Muslim

दिल्ली हिंसा के दौरान मुस्लिम महिलाओं के साथ हुईं हैं बेहद शर्मनाक हरकतें कपड़े फाड़ने से लेकर बलात्कार तक के आरोप, कई लड़कियां...

Beemapalli incident a stain on the government: Kerala Home Minister

Indian Muslim

By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net The Beemapalli incident is a stain on the government, said Mr. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, state Home Minister, in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The police failed to control the attacks of goons in the area. However, all organizations, especially Muslim organizations, cooperated and acted well, he added.

गुजरात : मुसलमानों ने साफ़ किया 22 मंदिर, कर रहे हैं बाढ़ पीड़ितों की...

Indian Muslim

अनीस शेख़ व कलीम सिद्दीक़ी बनासकांठा : मुल्क में भले ही कुछ लोगों द्वारा नफ़रत का माहौल बनाया जा रहा हो, लेकिन गुजरात में आए...

Three years after Aler Encounter, questions remain unanswered, justice remains elusive

Indian Muslim

“He was lying dead handcuffed. How can a man with his hands cuffed try to snatch the gun?” asks Mohammad Ahmed three years after...

How Muslims in Bangalore made it an Eid for all to remember

Indian Muslim

By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Ramadan is the month which Muslims all over the world observe with piety and spend the entire month doing good, praying...

Shafi Daudi: The builder of the Congress in Muzaffarpur (Bihar)

Indian Muslim

By Mohammad Sajjad,

Board of Patrons

Indian Muslim

Board of Patrons (BoP) for TwoCircles.net is an exclusive invitation-only group of supporters of TCN. If you ready to support the work that TCN...

Practical steps for combating communalism

Indian Muslim

By M. Zajam, TwoCircles.net

Neither ‘Hindu’ Nor ‘Muslim’ But a Bit of Both: Rajasthan’s Cheeta-Merats

Indian Muslim

By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net

65 year-old Naseeb Khan recently arranged for his son Prakash Singh to marry Sita, daughter of Ram Singh and his wife Reshma. Three months ago, Hemant Singh's daughter Devi married Lakshman Singh in a nikah ceremony solemnized by a Muslim maulvi. Naseeb Singh's elder son Roshan had a Muslim-style nikah, and his younger son Iqbal got married in the Hindu fashion.

Tributes paid to the Muslims who fought against the British in the Anglo-Manipur War...

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,

Mazars in Malda reminder of advent of Islam in Eastern India

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net TCN series on Malda and Murshidabad : Part 2

Lynching of Tabrez Ansari has triggered mass protests all over India and abroad; reaches...

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TCN News Videos of 24 year old Tabrez Ansari being brutally beaten up on 18th June, before being forced to chant " Jai Shri Ram"...

A look at the Madrasa system of West Bengal

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By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net, History Madrasa system in West Bengal came with the arrival of Muslims in this part of India, to impart Islamic education. The Madrasah-i-Aliah founded by Warring Hastings (first governor general of East India Company) in October of 1780 in Kolkata, turned a new leaf by introducing modern education as a full fledged subject along with Islamic studies. The madrasah was supported by government funding and was setup with the purpose of providing man-power for the ever growing bureaucracy of Company Raj.

Popular calligraphy artist from Kerala aims to ‘build bridges between communities with his art’

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A graphic designer by profession, Abdul Kareem, who is popularly known as Kareemgrahy, left his job at an American company in Qatar last...

Vitthal Umap: A versatile folk artist who will be remembered for his enthusiasm

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By Shiva Thorat, Twocircles.net ‘Rasik Maybapa tula bhetav jata jata ani evadhach sangav gata gata maj maran yav majh gan marananhi eikav’ (Audience...

Bihar: Protests and politics over OBC status to “Ashraf Muslims”

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net Patna: A controversy is in offing on the issue of inclusion of Shaikh into OBC category in Bihar. Many backward caste groups, including those among Muslims in the state, have registered their protest with the State Commission for Backward Castes (SCBC) against attempts by Shaikh, an upper caste Muslim group, to get OBC status.

‘Encounter of Saqib and Mudassir shows Hajin is no longer identified with Ikhwanis’ –...

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What are many Indian teengaer’s biggest concerns when they are 15 years old? Homework? Upcoming exams? Family pressures? No We do not need an...

Syed Wasif Haider: AMU graduate, Silicon Valley executive and now IAS

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

Rakesh Maria should be arrested for conducting activities which are terror related: Advocate Pracha

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By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Senior lawyer Mehmood Pracha, who is defending German bakery bomb blast case convict Mirza Himayat Beg for his innocence, has demanded that the current Mumbai Police Commissioner should be “arrested as a terrorist” and tried under anti-terror laws.

Hyderabad got a Muslim Mayor after 21 years

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By Syed Zainulabedin,

‘Thakur’ Amar Singh for Rajput resurgence in Indian politics!

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By Adnan Alavi, The decline in influence of Thakur leaders in Indian politics has been a cause of concern among the once-dominant Rajput community. And Amar Singh's visible haste in moving away from Samajwadi Party and Mulayam Singh, is an indication that the suave-socialite now wants to play the pivotal role for Rajput resurgence.

Protests in Aliah University bring daily activities to a halt

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By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net For the past three weeks, both the campuses of Aliah University: Park Circus and New Town, have come to a...

Beyond the Mekong: Indian Muslims in Laos

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By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net, With a population of less than seven million, Laos is one of the smallest countries in South-East Asia. Besides being one of the poorest countries in the world, Laos has the dubious distinction of being the world's most heavily bombed country. From 1960 to 1973, the USA, in its brutal undeclared war against Laos, dropped over three million tons of bombs across the country, mainly on civilian targets, causing untold death and destruction.

Why Narendra Modi becoming PM in 2019 again is not a foregone conclusion

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By Rajan Pandey for TwoCircles.net In 2014, Narendra Modi emerged as the strongest national Leader as BJP reached the above majority figure of 282 seats,...

Wali Gujarati: Father of Urdu poetry

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net, There are disputes over when and where Urdu poet Wali Gujarati was born and when he died. But what is not in dispute is Wali’s contribution to Urdu poetry. Also not in dispute is when and why his tomb was razed to the ground and road built over it.

Clerics of Iran & Iraq support shifting Babri Masjid : Rizvi

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By Mohammad Faisal In the ongoing Babri Masjid-Ram Janam Bhoomi controversy, Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Board’s Chairman Syed Waseem Rizvi, who has earlier submitted an...

The sad story of a determined poor Muslim girl of West Bengal

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A Year-long Series on Education, Sponsored by The Aligarh Forum : - A Mirror on our Efforts, our Successes & our Shortcomings ; Stories...

The pointing finger of Babasaheb Ambedkar

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Dr. Shah Alam Khan Mayawati, the chief minister of the most populous state of India is in news yet again. Her fondness to Greek Parthenon-style memorials has landed her in trouble with the highest court in the country. I wonder what the Supreme Court of India would have done to the likes of Shahjahan, Akbar, Cholas of Southern India and Rajputs of Rajasthan if it existed in their times.

Nazir Hussain: From INA to Bollywood

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By Danish Khan,

Son preference attitude among Indian parents — A silent emergency

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By Rameeza A. Rasheed, First read the following news report of The Times of India (27/12/2010).

Pune-based NGO to provide scholarships for Muslim students to prepare for UPSC exams

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By Imran Inamdar, Twocircles.net With an aim to increase the Muslim representation in civil services, a Pune based NGO-Concern for People Trust Academy-held an awareness...

Nazar Nasir: Breaking gender stereotypes in Kashmir through crochet

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By Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net Srinagar:- At the age of 19, Nazar Nasir decided to share the idea of him knitting and crocheting with his family...

Mangled, charred bodies of Kashmiri militants a cruel reminder of Indian Army’s violation of...

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TCN Correspondent Srinagar: - “Do you have the courage to quantify the pain of parents who apart from receiving the coffins, receive mangled bodies? Can...

तब्लीग़ी जमाअत : अमीर बनने के लिए हो रही है ‘गुंडागर्दी’

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली : हिन्दुस्तान की एक ऐसी जमाअत जो दुनिया की सबसे मुख़लिस जमाअतों में शुमार है, खुद अपने ही चिराग़...

Two-day seminar on Pir Abu Bakar Siddique begins in Aliah University

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By TCN News Kolkata: A two-day international seminar on Pir Abu Bakar Siddique and the Socio-Religious Reforms Movements in South Asia was inaugurated at Aliah...

By reacting to provocation, Indian Muslims are falling into a well-laid trap

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By Tariq Hasan for TwoCircles.net Reports emanating from Basirhat in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal pertaining to the communal violence which erupted there...

Despite risks, Muslim doctors in worst-hit Gujarat offer timely care, support to COVID-19 patients

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By Mahesh Trivedi, TwoCircles.net Gujarat: Muslim medicos in worst-hit Gujarat have been going an extra mile to fulfil their medical-course pledge for helping and curing...

39 Muslim candidates among 228 of Trinamool Congress

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By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,

American critics of Hindu nationalism risk sustained attacks

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From politicians to academics, Americans who speak against Hindutva face harsh backlash, protests, and violent threats. Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net UNITED STATES — When US...

Hindu-Muslim unity: a historical speech by a leading Deobandi maulvi

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Translated by Yoginder Sikand

500 OBC Muslims from WB in CAPF merit list, but centre denies appointment

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By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,

Aliah University is only a decade old, but its problems are all too familiar

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By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net The Minorities of West Bengal, especially Muslims, were very happy in 2007 at the announcement made by the then Left...

Native Bapa: A hip-hop song from Kerala challenges narrative on terrorism

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By Abdul Basith, TwoCircles.net,

NIA being misused as a weapon against us by the BJP government, says E....

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net On September 12, 2017, an NIA report which alleged that the Popular Front of India (PFI), was alleged to have...

Moallim-e-Urdu degree holders can now become teachers in govt schools

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By Faisal Fareed, 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...

Members of Kashmiri Hindu, Sikh minorities reject Domicile law, say ‘law brought without consent...

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Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: Stating that the new Domicile law is not only a threat to Kashmir Muslims but for the minorities of the erstwhile...

Thaqalayn Foundation-Kerala, inaugurated

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By VA Mohamad Ashrof,

Communal tensions in Nadia district of West Bengal over ‘beef in Hindu locality’, four...

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By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net With Durga Puja just a week away, West Bengal saw communal tensions again, this time in Nadia district, over accusations...

Barkatullah Bhopali was champion & symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity: MP Governor

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By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net, Bhopal: Terming the great anti-British Indian revolutionary Maulana Abdul Hafiz Mohamed Barkatullah, known with his honorific as Barkatullah Bhopali, as a “true champion of Hindu-Muslim unity” Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav said he had motivated people of all sections of society to take part in the freedom struggle.

Four Kashmiri youths selected for US Legislative Fellowship Program

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Srinagar: Four youths from Jammu and Kashmir have been selected by the American government for 4-week long Legislative Fellowship Program. The four...

यूपीपीसीएस के परिणाम में इस बार 26 मुसलमान, पहले से बेहतर है परफॉर्मेंस

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net हाल ही में उत्तर प्रदेश लोक सेवा आयोग ने पीसीएस 2021 का रिजल्ट घोषित कर दिया है, इस बार उत्तर प्रदेश को...

Pulwama attack fallout: Kashmiri students leave Dehradun after threats issued by groups

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By Inder Bisht, TwoCircles.net More than 700 Kashmiri students studying in various educational institutions in Dehradun are facing forceful eviction from the city following a...

A fashion designer turns her village home into garment manufacturing unit

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Tabassum Jabeen's entrepreneurial journey began amidst the Covid lockdown. Sufi Parween | TwoCircles.net PATNA (BIHAR) — A whirring sound from a nondescript building in the middle...

Veteran Forward Block leader Kalimuddin Shams passes away

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Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,

Rahmani-30 entrance test for preparation of IIT-JEE 2016 Result Declared

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By TCN News, Patna: The Patna-based Rahmani-30 preparatory centreof IIT-JEE on Sunday, 27th April, 2014declared result for the written entrance test held on 13th. April, 2014. The selected candidates have been called for interview on 3rd. and 4thMay, 2014 for final selection of the batch of 30 which will undergo 2 years preparation for IIT-JEE 2016.

Deccan College admits 96 meritorious students in MBBS in open counselling

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By Mohammed Siddique, TwoCircles.net,

Hyderabad : Samreen Fatima, daughter of a bed maker Haji Karim, Navshaba, daughter of a Hafiz-e-Quran Javed Iqbal were among the 96 Muslim boys and girls who secured admission in medical or MBBS course in the Deccam Medical college, a Muslim minority institution in Hyderabad on Sunday on merit basis through public counseling. The college had called for applications only from the eligible Muslim candidates who had secured up to 7000 ranks in the common entrance test (Emacet) this year.

Abdul Azeem: A super cop turned politician

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By Shaik Zakeer Hussain, TwoCircles.net,

Killing of Muslim youth in West Bengal lays bare impunity of border forces, family...

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By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net Coochbehar: A nineteen-year-old youth Sahinur Haque, hailing from the Madhya Balabhut village in Coochbehar, along the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal,...

Muslims organisations issue advisory for Eid ul Adha

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By TCN News New Delhi: Prominent Muslim organizations, religious leaders and scholars have issued an eight-point advisory ‘dos and don'ts’, to the community to ensure...

A Family of Civil Servants

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By Kashif-ul-Huda Indian Civil Services Exam is one of the most difficult exams to crack. It requires years of committed preparation. Candidates who are successful in the written exam are then called for interviews; the intriguing questions asked can even make the best prepared minds scratch their heads. The Muslim share has been 3-4% for last few years, much below their population share of 13%. Every Muslim success is celebrated and the successful candidate considered role models for young students.

Tamil Nadu Class X results: Jasmin Banu tops

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By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net, Chennai: Jasmin Banu of Tirunalveli Town MPL High School has topped in the Tamil Nadu Class X board exam whose results were declared today. Banu has scored 495 marks out of 500. Overall, girls have outshined boys in the entire state. Four girls have shared second rank while ten third rank.

Jamia student activists Aysha Renna, Ladeeda Farzana send legal notice to RSS-sponsored OpIndia, demand...

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TCN News Jamia Millia Islamia students and Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) activists Aysha Renna and Ladeeda Farzana have sent legal notices to the RSS-sponsored news...