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Police, Protest and Iftar: Resisting RSS in the Jamia campus

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By Umar Aman for TwoCircles.net This is Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, a time during which Muslims across the world keep fast....

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TCN News लोकसभा चुनाव 2019 अपने आखरी दौर में पहुंच चुका है ऐसे में राजनैतिक गतिविधियों पर नज़र रखने वाली एडीआर ने ऑल इंडिया सर्वे...

Why brand entire Muslim community as terrorist?

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By Aziz A. Mubaraki,

Beaconing a misdirected community: A clarion call from a 23 year old Muslim youth

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Mussadiq Ameen opens up his heart to the global Muslim Community. Soon after my birth, I became too busy carrying the burdens that the world loaded on me. The first burden was my studies, which I relinquished in the middle of my college days. I did realize that the scholastic education cannot take me any where if I lacked perspiration and self-effort. I was not ready to carry empty bowls in the form of degrees to beg for alms from some employees. Hardly could I find any guidance to develop me – neither my parents were capable of guiding me nor the world could stop for a while to tell me how to proceed. Therefore, I wanted to make myself. Yes! Today, I do not put any academic qualifications beside my name, but I have learnt how to be loyal to my creator (Allah); I know what is good and bad; I know how to be kind and compassionate; I know I should never follow the ways of wrong doers; I have learnt how to be a self-employed and do successful business. Thus, I begin my journey all alone – but I know the ever compassionate Lord is with me all the time guiding me from within.

Some notes on MIM Assembly success in Maharashtra with tales of monkey and rabbit

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By Pramod Mandade, One week after the Maharashtra assembly election results I went to my village in Latur district (Marathwada). AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) won two seats one in Aurangabad and another in Mumbai plus they took considerable votes in many other places.

What about internal colonialism, Mr. Tharoor?

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By Jaspal Singh Recently Shashi Tharoor, a Congress party Member of Parliament, participated in a debate on reparations for colonial rule by Britain in Oxford...

A Kashmiri activist arrested, a Dalit leader detained, a Muslim killed by Gau Rakshaks:...

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net The lynching of Mohammed Akhlaq in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh was a gruesome incident. But that was last year. Now, Dadri has...

DU screams for peace, freedom

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By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, (IANS): Many among the few thousands of students and teachers who marched in Delhi University's north campus on Tuesday against...

Ayodhya Verdict: Hindus get ownership of disputed land, Muslims to get alternate site

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter The ownership of the disputed land in Ayodhya will be given to Hindus while Muslims will be allotted an alternate land...

LS elections: who will have the last laugh in Kerala’s Muslim politics?

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By Muhammed Noushad When the Lok Sabha results come on May 16, who will have the last laugh in Kerala’s Muslim politics? Highly unpredictable. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has been desperately trying to make inroads into Muslim politics for many years, by using different tactics from organising a hugely impressive State Conference at Malappuram (the district where almost 80% of the population are Muslims) and systematically adopting religious Muslims into the party inner circles and playing apparently pro-Muslim games.

Untouchable in life, untouchable in death: Story of two dalit workers

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By Ravichandran Chakkiliyan, TwoCircles.net, Rs. 200,000 each for the lives of two- a Madiga and a Mangali. Kaleikuri Prasad's Poem 'Karma Bhuumilo' For whom do you search, for what saviours do you wait? If they poison you or burn you, or even if they strangle you with a rope No doctor shall testify for you, no court shall protect you All the laws and the courts promise illusory hope They’re only mirages for the common man (Translated by Kuffir Nalgundwar)

Rebuttal to NIA’s counter claim over PP Salian’s allegations of going ‘soft’ in Malegaon...

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Mumbai: The genuineness of National Investigation Agency (NIA) in probing and prosecuting Hindu extremists in various blasts is now under public...

A poet from Deoband and his epigrams in verse

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By Vikas Datta Homer tells us that Odysseus, on returning home, wreaked havoc on the suitors and their servitors who had occupied his home...

1857: first war of Independence?

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By Maulana Muhammad Wali Rahmani,

Historians and historiographers are expected to study and narrate an event objectively and without showing loyalty to any affiliation – regional, communal or philosophical. People need pure and plain history, not a history coloured with saffron, red or green. But the history of Independence war in India is replete with violations of ethics of historiography.

BJP, minorities, and 2014 elections

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By Asghar Ali Engineer

Challenges in establishing a free coaching Centre

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By Tanvir Salim,

अस्मानामा : मैं तो चार से निक़ाह करूंगा, लेकिन तुम्हारा क्या?

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By अस्मा अंजुम खान, TwoCircles.net, (अंग्रेज़ी पढ़ाती हैं और ढेर सारी बातें करती हैं.) शनिवार का दिन मेरे लिए एक मशक्क़त से भरे हफ़्ते के अंत का सूचक होता है. पिछले छः दिनों के भीतर किए गए कामों के बाद मिलने वाला आराम मुझे अपने आगोश में लेने लगता है. इसी बीच एक शनिवार को एक बहन आती है और मुझे गले से लगाकर फूट-फूटकर रोने लगती है. उसने बताया कि आयशा और अन्य उम्माहतुल मोमिनीन के बारे में मेरी बातों ने उसके दिल को छू लिया. लेकिन अपनी उस रुलाई के बारे में पूछे जाने पर उसने जो बताया, उससे मैं न सिर्फ़ चकित हुई बल्कि अगले कुछ हफ़्तों तक मेरे भीतर डर बैठ गया था.

Praveen Swami and the informed art of speculating

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By M Reyaz and Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: National daily The Indian Express was not pretty sure where the alleged Al-Qaeda’s...

A.G.Noorani’s The Code vs the Talaq: A Critique

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By Umair Azmi for TwoCircles.net A.G. Noorani added his voice to the debate of the season in his opinion piece titled “The Code vs...

BJP wants de-recognition of Champaner Word Heritage Site

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Saffron brigade’s bid to de-recognise a unique world heritage site representing pluralistic traditions By Rupa Abdi, TwoCircles.net

Maharashtra Waqf board CEO’s assistant suspended under graft charges

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By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter, Aurangabad: The personal assistant of Maharashtra Waqf board CEO has been put under suspension after recovery of incriminating documents from his...

Can I express without being judged as a Muslim, and a woman?

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By Sabrina Iqbal Sircar for TwoCircles.net I feel constrained at times. It's like I have to think a hundred times to speak...

Book Review: A Guide to Uplift Minorities

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By Mahtab Alam, Name of the book: A Guide to Uplift Minorities Compiled by: Abdur Rasheed Agwan and Edited by M. Gauhar Iqbal Published by: Social Service Wing, Jamaat-e Islami, Hind D-317, Dawat Nagar, Abul Fazl Enc, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-25 Pages: 319, revised edition- June 2010 Price: 150/- rupees

TN Thowheed Jamaat supports DMK alliance

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By V.M. Khaleelur Rahman for TwoCircles.net

Maharashtra Dalit Murders: Demonstrations continue as triple murder mystery remains unsolved

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This is second of the two part series report about the brutal killing of a dalit family in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district and the subsequent agitation it has sparked because police is yet to arrest anybody for the ghastly crime. By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: It’s been more than a week that three members of a dalit family were killed in Jawkheda Khalasa under Pathardi tehsil of Ahmednagar district but the police are still clueless about the perpetrators. It has resulted in Maharashtra witnessing an increased protest from various community organizations demanding immediate arrest and harsher punishment.

Farmers in 3 Marathwada villages create oasis in suicide-prone region

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By Saurabh Katkurwar Jalna (Maharashtra), (IANS) When massive crop failure and farmers' suicide afflicted the Marathwada region in Maharashtra during the 2012-16 drought, farmers in...

BSP in Maharashtra: Struggling to make a mark

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By Vanya Mehta, TwoCircles.net, After the polls closed in Nagpur, where competing factors include the Brahmin BJP candidate Nitin Gadkari and the incumbent Congress MP Vilas Muttemwar, around 30 male supporters of the Ambedkarite pro-Dalit Bahujan Samaj Party scattered around in groups at the BSP’s Nagpur office discussing the elections.

“We are walking skeletons”

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By Somnath Mukherji, As we stood talking to a woman in the village of Madanpur in Murshidabad, her 6 or 7 year old girl used her body weight to pump water out of the handpump and drank from a bowl. Why have you come here?” a man rushed towards us. “We are trying to understand the issue and see what we can do,” we explained.

Need to streamline Zakat & Sadaqah administration in the world

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By Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood, Circulation of wealth: Zakat & Sadaqah Bringing about economic equality through circulation of wealth in the society is one of the...

Two commissions, one custodial death, zero justice: The case of Shaikh Hyder

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By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net On March 21, 2015, the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were celebrating Ugadi, the Telugu New Year. But for...

Ghost of the ‘social’ at the neck of Muslim students’ politics

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By Saidalavi P.C. for TwoCircles.net A number of interesting and important questions have been raised in the context of Muslim students’ engagements with bahujan politics...

Hashimpura, Srebrenica and Rohingyas: Similar and so different

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By Saeed Naqvi Incidents, similar in their chilling monstrosity, came to mind when I saw photographs of a row of Rohingya Muslim young men, on...

Gujarat pogrom: victims in relief camps living between existence and denial

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By Nikhat, TwoCircles.net,

Islam reaches the Bahamas 40 years ago via US

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By Anis Ansari, Vacationing in the Bahamas, who would have thought that there are Muslims living in nice neighborhoods with a beautiful mosque. There are more than 300 Muslims in Nassau, Bahamas who are organized and have five daily prayers. Islam has come to the Bahamas more than 40 years ago via United States. History

Iftar in Haji Ali dargah

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By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net Mumbai: Gateway of India and Bandra Worli Sea link are landmarks but Haji Ali Dargah is the Wonder of Mumbai situated about nearly half a kilometer away from the Lal Lajpatrai Raod, worli, in south Mumbai. This monument has been sentinel to the shores of Mumbai since a long time. The website of Haji Ali Dargah claims that the structure was erected on a set of high rising rocks and was given its present day shape in the early 19th century after the Trust was legally formed as an entity in 1916.

Minorities worldwide: Are they getting fair deal?

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By M. Zajam, TwoCirlces.net

Silent revolution is going on at grass roots of India

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Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi,

Protest processions mark day in Valley before the 3rd anniversary of hanging of Afzal...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: A day before the third anniversary of hanging of Mohammad Afzal Guru, who was convicted and hanged...

Media coverage regarding AMU library row: Making a wrong mountain of a right molehill?

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Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood, An innocuous remark by the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) vice-chancellor seems to have been used by the local correspondent of a national newspaper as the proverbial bait to lure media attention. But, in the process, the 136-years-old seat of high learning had to suffer the ignominy of defamation.

Its Arbaeen time: Indian Shias are disappointed over restrictions due to ISIS threat

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By Uzair Hasan Rizvi, The annual ritual of Arbaeen – it falls on December 12 this year – has commenced. Young and old, men and women, more than 20 million of them clad in black are marching towards the city of Karbala, south-west of Baghdad in Iraq. Chants of Labbaik Ya Husain (being at the service of Husain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed) rent the air.

Fund delay for AMU Kishanganj Centre

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By Md Mudassir Alam, Like many projects meant for educational upliftment of country’s backward region, in the recent time the much-talked about AMU Kishanganj Centre project is still in uncertainty over lack of appropriate fund.

Constitution should be amended for reservation in higher judiciary: Madras High Court Judge

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Chennai: Raising the pitch for reservation to backward classes in the higher judiciary, the Madras High Court sitting judge D....

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Tiranga: A Gimmick by RSS

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By Shamsul Islam,

Unsung Hero: Young boy of North Kashmir designs bulldozer

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By Yasir Ashraf, Agence India Press,

Association of Muslim Professionals visits drought-affected areas, provides financial assistance

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By TCN News, Osmanabad: Moved by the plight of families in the drought-affected regions of Maharasthra, the Association of Muslim Professionals, a pan-India social welfare...

Book review: Jihadi Jane, the Women who ‘love’ ISIS

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By Parvin Sultana for Twocircles.net, Author: Tabish Khair The holy month of Ramadan was marked by frequent attacks by ISIS in different parts of the world....

RSS not in favour of President’s rule in Kerala

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By Brajendra Nath Singh Thiruvananthapuram, (IANS): The RSS on Saturday demanded that the Centre depute a fact-finding probe by a statutory body into the killings of...

Need to extend Hakim Ajmal Khan’s legacy, says Dr Nejma Heptulla

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TCN NewsDesk New Delhi : Hakim Ajmal Khan was such a unique ambassador of unity in diversity and communal harmony that nobody doubted his character,...

CJP moves SC against “Love Jihad” laws

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TCN News Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh...

India is Darul Aman Mr. Singhal

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By Asghar Ali Engineer, The ulama in medieval ages had broadly divided the world into two categories: Darul Islam and Darul Harb i.e. abode of Islam and abode of war. In those days there was no democracy and there were monarchs and autocrats everywhere. There was no concept of citizenship but the ruled were treated as subjects. Where monarchs or sultans were ruling those regions were called Darul Islam and where non-Muslim monarchs ruled and persecuted Muslims, those regions were called Darul Harb i.e. abode of war.

Elections 2009: Advani defeated Advani

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By Navaid Hamid

Ajmer blast verdict vs Saibaba’s trial: Double standards of the Judiciary detrimental to the...

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By Riaz Ahamed for Twocircles.net The special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that was hearing the Ajmer Dargah blast case pronounced its judgement...

Modern educated Muslims must take lead: Waris Mazhari

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Waris Mazhari, a leading Islamic scholar, is the editor of the New Delhi-based Tarjuman- i Dar ul-Ulum, the official organ of the Old Boys' Association of the Deoband Madrasa.In this interview with Yoginder Sikand he talks about the problems that mark inter-sectarian relations among the Indian Muslim ulema. YS: The Quran and Hadith places much stress on the unity of Muslims. How, then, do you explain the fact of fierce sectarian disputes among the different groups or sects of Muslims today?

Indian Muslims annually lose over Rs. 64,000 crores

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By Syed Zahid Ahmad,

Successful, Young, and Muslim: Education, a great equalizer

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Education opens up avenues for growth, the second part of the SYM generation of Indians, special three-part series by Charu Bahri for TwoCircles.net. Limited access to modern education has precluded most Indian Muslims from adequate representation in the private and public sectors and without the know-how to back professional ventures, limited the avenues for youth desirous of kick-starting their own enterprises.

Malabar: A reading revolution

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net TCN Malabar series: Part 6 Kerala was declared a complete literate state in 1991. Keralites love to read and do read in their own language. This is the reason that though Kerala is full of newspapers and magazines in Malayalam, no English language daily newspaper is published from here.

Demystifying Varanasi

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By Vidya Bhushan Rawat Varanasi is rising on the high voltage publicity after Hindutva’s mascot Narendra Modi decided to contest from this place. The supporters of the party and the caste based Indian middle classes all jumped with joy after hearing this decision. People are thinking as if Varanasi would now be converted into Rome or Athens which are historical and of immense religious value. Thousands of pilgrims from different parts of the world actually visit Varanasi every year to the ‘beauty’ of Kashi. The city remains one of the dirtiest in the country to say the least. The ghats and the gullies are enough to give you food poisoning like any other religious places of India, full of dirt and filth. The only good thing is ‘’invisible’ is the spirited people and their abundant faith on the ‘power’. Despite dirt and filth, they are ready to jump into the river to wash their sins.

How Islamic is the “Islamic State”?

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By Maariyah Siddique for TwoCircles.net About 3 million Iraqis displaced, around 4 million of Syrians fleeing their country in tremendous horror. Women captured, beheaded...

Actions, not speeches are important

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By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net, Actions speak louder than words, goes the saying. This is truer in case of serious politics. But there is a general weakness––especially...

Continuous rains in April leave residents of West Jaintia Hills flummoxed and counting losses

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Shnonpdeng: When a resident of Shnonpdeng, West Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, looks at rain and says, “This is unprecedented,” you have to...

बाबरी मस्जिद : आज तो क़ातिल ही हुक्मरान हैं

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नैय्यर इमाम सिद्दीक़ी विश्व के सबसे बड़े लोकतंत्र की दहलीज़ पर इंसाफ़ के लिए 25 साल से इंतज़ार करती बाबरी मस्जिद के क़ातिलों में से...

My Lord, May I protest? Understanding the right way to protest

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By Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net “Anger is a negative emotion, but to feel a right anger and to the right degree and to the...

Ravi Chander report reveals torture and illegal detention by AP police

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TwoCircles.net publishes the full report By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net, "Mecca Masjid case has turned cold," declared Indian Home Minister PC Chidambaram in March. Media promptly published the statement signaling a close to this investigation and time to move on to bigger and better news. Seems that Muslim leaders in Hyderabad also got the memo and they too moved on to the spectacle of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.

Jamia Millia VC row: Why Prof Mushirul Hasan being opposed 2nd term

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By Monazir Alam, New Delhi: When you are in power no body will raise a finger at you. But when you are out of power or going to be out of power a number of fingers will start rising. As with others this is true today with noted historian and Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia Prof Mushirul Hassan. Prof Hassan has completed his five year tenure as VC of Jamia. But he has been included in the list of five contenders recommended for the coveted post at the internationally known central university by the search committee set up by the HRD ministry.

Can Majlis unite Muslims AND become an all-India party?

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net, There was a lot riding on the Aurangabad civic poll results – All India Majlis Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) or Majlis, which until recently was considered only a regional party in and around Hyderabad, was hoping to score big. The spectacular performance of Majlis was important for its attempt to true to its name become an “all India” political party and to politically unite all Muslims.

Indian Americans condemn Saudi award for Prime Minister Modi

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Award defies logic given Modi’s record before and after taking office as Prime Minister By TCN News, Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy...

Triple Talaq in its current form must come to an end

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By Anam Rais Khan for TwoCircles.net “The most hated of the Halaal (lawful things) to Allah is divorce.” Recorded by Abu Dawood, Ibn...

When hate hits home: NRIs wake up to racism

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By Jaspal Singh A forum on hate crimes against Indians and peoples hailing from South Asia is being held at MIT on Saturday May 6,2017...

Hindutva forces are bound to become more aggressive: Mukul Sinha

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Ahmedabad-based trade unionist Mukul Sinha has been in the forefront of the struggle against fascism in Gujarat. Here he talks to Yoginder Sikand about his work. YS: What has been the role of the trade union movement in combating fascism in Gujarat?

Flood and erosion make life miserable in northeastern Bihar

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By Manzar Imam, Land erosion caused by swelling of Mahananda and Kankai rivers in Kishanganj and Purnea districts of Bihar is causing heavy losses. Hundreds of villages are drowned, thousands of houses swept away with water and crops worth crores of rupees damaged, leading to chaos in this flood-prone Seemanchal region of northeastern Bihar. In order to save their life, people are shifting to other places leaving behind their home and hearth. Two times meal and shelter have become the most urgent need for them.

Old habits die hard, CM Mamata did it again

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By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net,

Muslims key for Congress in UP

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By Aziz A. Mubaraki,

Chief Justice Altamas Kabir on human rights, influence of neoliberal capital and the role...

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By Umang Kumar for TwoCircles.net

Preaching hate through love

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net “Mullah Mulayam’s government has allowed people who kill cows to prosper. In Gujarat, we don’t have any water, but we have milk....

Digital revolution of Urdu newspapers

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By IndScribe, One of the oldest Urdu newspapers in the country, the Mumbai-based 'Roznama Hindustan', has also launched its internet edition.

Triple Talaq un-Islamic, inhuman and unconstitutional: Armed Forces Tribunal bench

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Lucknow (UP): In a significant decision, the Lucknow Bench of Armed Forces Tribunal has ruled that the declaration of oral...

आरटीआई के 12 साल : धार खोता कमज़ोरों का हथियार

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net क़रीब बारह साल पहले बड़ी उम्मीदों के साथ देश में आए सूचना का अधिकार क़ानून (आरटीआई) से अब लोगों का भरोसा...

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Fragmented in castes, living in ghettos, Jaipur Muslims now sending a ray of hope

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Series on Jaipur – Part 2 By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

Selective justice for Muslim religious places in Delhi

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By Sohail Ahmed Siddiqui,

Dr. Mehrunnisa – An example of her own message “Read and Lead”

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TCN Special Series on Women of Inspiration By Ilyas Khan Pathan and Rehan Ansari, TCN

Tipu Sultan’s Masjid in Pathetic Condition

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By Asim Khan,

On the Meanings of the Hijab

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By Sana Khan, More than three years ago I wrote an article titled ‘burqa-to wear or not to wear’. A friend said that she supported the view of the French government banning the burqa as it truly was doing it to respect the principle of secularity in school and well of course it would liberate women, and in this light I wrote this article. That time I was arguing that the wearing or not wearing of a burqa/hijab is an individual choice about attire. Just as the other women exercise their opinion to dress in the manner they want, without any hue and cry, a woman in burqa/hijab should have the right to dress in the way she wants to. I am sharing here some excerpts from that article which I think are significant only to place the discussion around hijab in a more lucid way as it explains my position on hijab.

‘Shoulder to Shoulder Movement’ for joint Shia-Sunni Eid prayers

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: For the first time, on the occasion of Eid Ul Fitar, devout from Shia and Sunni sects are...

Manjula Pradeep: Working tirelessly to ensure equal rights for Dalits

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By Amit Kumar For Manjula Pradeep, growing up in Baroda and attending an English-medium school meant her childhood was like any other child, at least...

कहीं हमने संतरी-व्यवस्था ही तो कमज़ोर नहीं कर दी है!

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दिवाकर, TwoCircles.net के लिए एक ही सप्ताह में तीन घटनाओं की ख़बरें एकसाथ आना चिंता पैदा करने वाली हैं. इनमें से दो सकारात्मक हैं. श्रीनगर...

COVID vaccine: Is it Halal or not?

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By Asad Mirza, TwoCircles.net It’s not only the Muslims, even Hindus and Jews have raised questions about the use of the COVID vaccine, due to...

An electoral analysis of Narendra Modi

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net

As Chirang goes to polls, Santhals, Bodos hope peace is prioritised, not politicised

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Chirang: William Tudu, a 60-year-old Santhal, is not sure who to vote for. He has been voting in the past elections...

RSS: Connecting patriotism with religion for politics

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By Ram Puniyani The word ‘anti-national’ has been in vogue from last few years. Simply put, all those who are criticizing the RSS and its...

Is Mahbubul Hoque’s Arrest Part of a Larger Political Agenda in Assam?

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Syed Ali Mujtaba, TwoCircles.net Guwahati: Hailed as modern-day Sir Syed of Assam, Mahbubul Hoque, an esteemed educationist and the Chancellor of the University of Science and...

Women’s day and Muslim women: A perspective

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By Asghar Ali Engineer,

Charter of Demands: Long cherished demands of the Muslims in Assam

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MY FACTS, a Guwahati based Muslim pressure group, puts forward their demands. By Sofiul Islam Khan,

Family debts main cause of Indian farm suicides

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Nearly 70 per cent of India's 90 million agricultural households spend more than they earn on average each month, pushing them towards debt, which...

लोकतंत्र की कुछ अपेक्षाएं भी हैं…

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डॉ. मो. मंजू़र आलम किसी भी देश के स्वस्थ लोकतंत्र के लिए जनतांत्रिक अपेक्षाओं का इतना महत्व है, जितना किसी इंसान के लिए सांस का....

The ugly side of India

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Intolerance, chaos reigns all over the country, which is cemented and known by its pluralistic value systems. Are we serious enough to bring back...

Countering Pakistani terrorists’ anti-India propaganda

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By Maulana Waris Mazhari, (Translated from Urdu by Yoginder Sikand)

Buddhist-Muslim Relations in Ladakh — Part 4

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By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net, Full Series: Buddhist-Muslim Relations in Ladakh

Muslim youth challenged Hagrama and Advaniji to prove him as Bangladeshi

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By Sofiul Islam Khan,

Changing pattern of struggle against land acquisition in India

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By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net, Until the tribes and other weaker sections of the remote, and mineral-rich rough terrains of east-central India were getting displaced from...

Politicans playing dirty over displaced Bodos in BTAD: Promising Land Patta inside Forest

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By Abdul Kalam Azad Assam: This is election time in Assam and political parties are not leaving any stone unturned to get as much...

Women’s Reservation Bill: What it means for Muslim representation?

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By Md. Mudassir Alam for TwoCircles.net,

A Jihad for gender equality

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net Nasiruddin Haider Khan is in Hindi journalism since 1992 and currently work as Deputy Resident Editor of Dainik Hindustan in Agra. He has been working on gender issues especially Muslim women issues for the last 16 years. Mr. Khan has a diploma in Journalism from Indian Institute of Mass communication and MA in Womens studies from Lucknow University.

Maulana Tauqir Raza Khan on his electoral ambition, Muslim politics

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By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,

An Appeal by Pakistani Hindu Refugees in India

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By Indiaresists.com, New Delhi: Around hundred Pakistani refugees are sitting on an indefinite Dharna at Jantar Mantar with a plea to Indian government to establish a permanent mechanism bring lasting solutions in the deteriorated conditions of Pak Hindu Migrants in India. Following is a note circulated by them, signed by Hindu Singh Sodha, President, Seemant Lok Sangathan/Universal Just Action Society.

Book Review: Madrasa Reforms: Indian Muslim Voices

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Book Review Book: Madrasa Reforms: Indian Muslim Voices Author: Yoginder Sikand Year of Publication: August 2008 Publisher: Vikas Adhyayan Kendra(VAK),Mumbai Price=Rs.100 Reviewed by Mushtaq ul Haq Ahmad Sikander

Civility against Caste: Dalit Politics and Citizenship in Western India

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Title: Civility against Caste: Dalit Politics and Citizenship in Western India Author: Prof. Suryakant Waghmore Publisher: Sage India Year: January, 2014 Review by: Yogesh Maitreya for TwoCircles.net, Civility is the least discussed discourse in India. In post-constitutional Indian society, the idea of civility has formed a binary: on one hand, ‘civil society’ that has been propagated by media and resources which are dominated and owned by Brahmin-Bania associations and on the other hand, the civility which has been practice by NGOs and political organisations led by Dalits. The latter had started with the core motive of annihilation of caste and, found its genesis in the struggles of Mahatma Fule and Dr. B.R.Ambedkar in Maharashtra. The idea of civility, practiced by Dalit NGOs and political groups, is contrary to the idea of civility which Brahmin-Bania possess and propagate in India, simply because idea of civility practiced by Dalits aims at annihilation of caste; precisely, Dalit civility is the ‘Civility against Caste’.

Remembering Saiyid Hamid

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By Naved Masood, The news of the passing away of Sayid Hamid has generated many messages rightly recalling his many contributions for the betterment of the community and his many qualities of head and heart. I notice, however, that so far there are no comments on his personality beyond the stray observations about his suaveness and being a highly cultured individual. I am sure there will be many such reminiscences of a personal nature in the fullness of time - let me set the ball rolling with this tribute which is in the nature of personal recollection of someone who had the privilege of enjoying his affection and confidence for well over three decades without being in his close circle of admirers and followers.

Dabholkar to Pansare … Connecting the Dots !!!

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By Advocate Sachin Godambe, We witnessed killing of two social reformers – Dr Narendra Dabholkar and Comrade Govind Pansare recently in Maharashtra. Both were rationalist,...

Protests of Sri Lankan Tamils must not be dismissed as extremism

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By Dharsha Jegatheeswaran and Gajen Mahendra for Twocircles.net All pictures courtesy Tamil Guardian On Saturday September 24, Ezhuka Tamil, organised by the Tamil People’s...

Need for Reconciliation with Justice Babri Demolition and aftermath

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By Ram Puniyani In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court in a 2-1 majority verdict refused to refer the Dr. Faruqui verdict to Constitution bench....

Is it Right for India to Lift Partial ban on Hydroxychloroquine Supply?

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Shamsuzzaman Ansari Hydroxychloroquine’s efficacy in treating COVID-19 patients is yet to be shown in large randomized clinical trials India can produce up to 70...

Disturbing and Contradictory: A Timeline of the Events at R.G. Kar Medical College

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Utsa Sarmin, TwoCircles.net Kolkata: The brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College on August 9 has sent...

AFSPA: License to kill!

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By Syed Mohammad Aamir Ali, “People crushed by laws, have no hopes but from power. If the laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to the law; and those who have much to hope and nothing to lose will always be dangerous,” Edmund Burke In Post-9/11 scenario the countries in the first world such as Britain and America, which contributed significantly in the modern definition of liberal democracy are busy waging wars and promulgating draconian laws in the name of protecting democracy. It is heartening to see that in a relatively backward country such as India, not only the human rights and civil liberties movement but even mainstream political parties are resisting and creating public opinion against such acts.

Nehru in AMU

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By Dr Mohammad Sajjad, During his tenure as the first Prime Minister of India, notwithstanding the immense charisma of Nehru, he was seen with...

A preview of fast-track trial of Gujarat riot cases

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent, The wheels of justice have started moving for the victims of 2002 riots of the state with the Gujarat High court having designated special judges for nine fast-track courts to conduct trial of the accused involved in nine heinous riot cases of 2002. However, the Narendra Modi government is yet to appoint public prosecutors to facilitate the trial of the accused.

Special Court order may act as deterrent for ATS applying MCOCA in terror cases

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By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act 1999 (MCOCA) was enacted by the State of Maharashtra in 1999 when BJP/Shiv Seva was...

Senegal: A secular nation with rich Islamic heritage

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By Vidya Bhushan Rawat, Senegal remains one of the most peaceful nations in the African continent. With a massive 95% Muslim population Senegal was a...

A village where no leader came to campaign for elections: The story of Khagrabari,...

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Khagrabari: On April 8, Narendra Modi was in Barpeta for campaigning, but for a village in Baksa district, about 30 kms...

Rohingya refugee and Ramadan: A story of hope of a 16-year-old boy

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Jammu: Muslims all over the globe are observing fasts in the holy month of Ramadan, so is Anamul Haq,...

जाति-धर्म की बंदिशों के बावजूद भी इन्सानियत ज़िन्दा है…

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विद्या भूषण रावत दिन था शनिवार 31 दिसंबर… जब सभी नए वर्ष के इंतेज़ार में थे. देवरिया ज़िले के बेल्हाम्मा गांव के कुम्हार जाति के...

Jamia improved its ranking despite protests, crackdown, lockdown

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By Md Mustafa Recently, National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) released its most awaited ranking of top universities in India. According to its website, its framework...

Will the n-deal finally go ahead?

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By K. Subrahmanyam, IANS The Indian government has completed the negotiation of the India-specific Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and it is now ready to be submitted to the Board of Governors for approval. External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is to meet the Left parties Monday to apprise them about the draft safeguards pact.

Indian Muslims and ‘terrorism’: Some searching questions

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By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net,

Why ban on SIMI and for how long?

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By Abu Zafar Adil Azmi,

Siddiqullah Chaudhry: A man with a mission

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By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net, In first week of February I was in Kolkata to attend the 3-day vehicle rally jointly organized by West Bengal unit of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH) and Public Democratic Conference of India (PDCI) to campaign for reservation for Muslims. This rally was backed by several social, religious and political parties.

Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par Woh Kahan Hain?

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Where are those who are proud of India? By Shamsul Islam, I am sure that every Indian patriot remembers this heart wrenching song penned by Sahir...

क्या लिखने से कोई फ़ायदा भी होता है?

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मोहम्मद अनीस उर रहमान खान असफल और मेहनत से परहेज़ करने वाले लोगों के मुंह से अक्सर ये सुनने को मिल जाता है कि “भाग्य...

उभरते भारत के लिए बढ़ती असमानता और बेरोज़गारी सबसे बड़ी चुनौती

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जावेद अनीस, TwoCircles.net के लिए आर्थिक विकास के मोर्चे पर तेज़ी से उभरते भारत के लिए बढ़ती असमानता और बेरोज़गारी सबसे बड़ी चुनौती है....

Raver communal riot: A sequence of events

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By Abdur Rauf Sheikh,

Date: 13th April 2008. Time: Evening; people are gathering for Maghrib prayer at a mosque in Kotwal locality in Raver (Jalgaon). Timing may be a coincident or planned. A Ramnavmi procession goes past the mosque. Silently? No. The processionists raise volume of their audio system which plays slogans like 'mandir wahin banayenge' (we will build the temple there). Then they throw gulal (colours) incessantly and deliberately towards the mosque. This all culminated into what is everybody's guess. A communal riot.

Bihar afloat with minority welfare schemes: minority panel chief

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By Tarique Anwar, TwoCircles.net,

Lok Sabha elections: Mood of Muslims in Malda and Murshidabad

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net TCN Series: Visit to Malda and Murshidabad: Part 1

Arabia springs surprise as Saudi royal hits new low

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By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net

The curious case of Abdul Karim Tunda: A dreaded terrorist; but sorry, we are...

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By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter Delhi: If you think that the JNU case was an egg on the face of Delhi Police, what would you...

December 6, 1992: How do Muslims in India recall the day?

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By Abdul Hameed and Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net, It was an unfortunate day for India when Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was demolished by the Hindu criminal elements. The mosque that had existed for hundreds of years could not be seen in the evening of December 6, 1992. It was destroyed by 150,000 Hindutva extremists despite a commitment to the Indian Supreme Court that the mosque would not be harmed. The demolition was followed by communal riots that erupted around the country with Mumbai being most affected by them. Many Muslims were slain and their families were destroyed.

The History Column: Spies amidst saints & scholars

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By Ayub Khan, TwoCircles.net TwoCircles.net introduces “The History Column.” This fortnightly column will feature narratives, incidents, stories, from the past and not so recent past of Indian Muslim history. Columnist Ayub Khan is a student of history and Political Science.

Seminar report: Strengthening Indian Secular Democracy

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By V.M. Khaleelur Rahman,

Ahmadabad to Amdavad and the path forward

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By Sameer Khan for TwoCircles.net

Time to revive the spirit of 1942

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Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam After decades of politics under the British Raj the Indian National Congress decided finally on August 8, 1942 that enough was...

Extraordinary stories of ordinary women

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TCN Special Series: Part 1 on Nazma Phumdreimeiyum By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net,

Quarterly Nisa: A research magazine on women issues

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,

Custodial death case and Sanjiv Bhatt: Lesser known facts

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By Sayema Sahar, Nisar mai teri galiyon pe aye watan Ke jahan chali hai rasam ke koi na sar utha ke chale…..

What the nation actually wants to know tonight

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A study by Media Studies Group on response to Caravan article on Arnab Goswami By Shaheen Nazar,

Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez arrested

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By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter Srinagar: Two days after Khurram Parvez was stopped from travelling to Geneva, Switzerland for a UN Human Rights session,...

Criticism of Haj policy recommendations on women invalid: Review committee member

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By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi, (IANS): The criticism of certain recommendations of the review committee on the new Haj policy -- including that of...

Farmer’s protest versus public inconveniences

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By Dr Ahmed Raza Experiencing frequent and long-lasting public agitation and protest against government policies can never be a good sign for developing countries like...

Warning signs for AIUDF

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net Assam United Democratic Front made history in 2006 by winning 10 seats in Assam Assembly election. Cashing in on the success, it had launched branches in at least five other states and now calls itself All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF). The first serious set back for the three year old party came when it lost the recent by-election to one of the seat previously held by its president. This is a warning sign for the party and what it represents.

Muslims in India: How long will they remain marginalized?

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By Shamim Akhter, Two days back I went through a report in BBC website under the title “India state-run banks ‘turn away Muslims’” regarding denial of access to government banks to Muslims in India. The report reveals the truth of the government banks operating in different parts of the country. The report quotes the National Commission of Minorities as saying that there has been a 100% increase in the number of complaints it has received over the past year from Muslims who say they are being prevented from opening accounts in state-run banks.

Mehdi Hassan has left us a rich legacy of poetic anguish

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By Ras H. Siddiqui