A two day conference in support of Palestinian struggle for freedom under the title “Palestine –the Symbol of Resistance; Gaza the Victim of Crime” was held in Tehran on 4 and 5 of March this year. The conference attended by more than 80 delegates comprising of politicians, intellectuals, human rights activists,journalists and numerous others from all corners of the world …

Well known yester year’s politician Mahmud Shamudeen Kariapper , popularly known as Gate Mudaliyar M.S. Kariapper, has been a legend who has contributed a great deal in uplifting the conditions of people in the East. Hailing from a leading Muslim family from the Eastern Provin­ce he entered politics to serve the people and the country. A leading intellectual from the …

LTTE suicide bomb attack at mosque in Godapitiya in Matara, at Milad-Un-Nabi ceremony. Bomb suspected to be on a motor cycle near the mosque, The death of the Suicide Blast in Akuressa has risen to 13 while 36 others were injured and admitted to the Matara and Karapitiya Hospital.

How does one go about reducing poverty levels and providing micro finance (MF) in Muslim societies? How does one make a choice between the Islamic model of MF and the MF "best practices" that reflect wisdom and lessons learnt from decades of "real-life" MF experiments. The former is normative and largely an untested proposition in the context of a modern …

Capt.Jamil Akhtar Khan is the CEO of Takaful Pakistan. With a background in the Merchant Navy, Capt.Jamil commanded vessels of the national flag carrier PNFC before switching over to insurance. Before joining Takaful Pakistan he served with New Jubilee Insurance where his interest in Takaful was evoked. He is regarded as a pioneer in the introduction of Takaful to Pakistan, …

The nature of Ijara The literal meaning of Ijarah is “to give something on rent”. As per Islamic jurisprudence the term connotes two distinct situations. 1)  The services of human beings for wages –  the “Musta’jir”(employer) employing the services of an “Ajir” (employee) on wages  or “Ujrah”  in lieu of hired services. An “Ajir” for this purpose could be anyone …