Bush out, Obama in and Iraq forgotten. On March 20, the sixth anniversary of the US occupation of Iraq, which was once a sovereign nation, came and went but there was little media hype. Probably, Iraq is no longer an issue for the Americans, since President Barack Obama who won the race for the White House on his anti-war credentials, …

The Muslims of Sri Lanka Brief History of the Muslims of Sri Lanka Introduction Sri Lanka, known to the ancients as Ceylon, has been recorded in history books as a country that has had many visitations from foreign travelers throughout the ages. The people are mainly Buddhist, with a complex mixture of Hindus, Muslims, Roman Catholics and other Christian denominations. …

In the  aftermath of the 22 day long Israeli carnage  which killed  over 1330 Palestinians including 411 children ,injured more than 5,450 people , left over 70,000 homeless and virtually  turned Gaza into a wasteland ,all what the war battered and impoverished  Palestinians wanted was  food, medicine , water and  the like  to keep their body and soul together in …

Islam in many verses of the Holy Quran urges mankind to travel through the earth. Travelling to perform the Haj in Makkah is compulsory for Muslims meeting certain conditions. Haji Ismail Effendi the father of the late Mohamed Sameer (Ex Chief Trustee of the Maradana Mosque) and late Mohamed Anis & late Sithy Saleema was one traveler who was bitten …

We train youth in Leadership in all Districts and Regions of Sri Lanka. Conducting Youth Camps and In-House training in creative thought and action. Contact your District Youth Rep. of Sailan Muslim and be a volunteer Assistant. We need Trainers in specialist fields eg. Islam, Computer, English, Sports, other skills. We need Translators – English to Tamil and English to …