The protest by the laymen and Budhhist monks in Dambulla over an alleged illegal erection of a mosque in Buddhist Sacred Area became the talk of the town previous weeks. While, the Ven. Inamaluwe Sumangala Thera says the lands were belong to the temple, the authorities from the mosque claim they also have the ownership for the land.  However, …

Stillbirths, disabilities, deformities too distressing to describe – what lies behind the torments in Fallujah General Hospital? The pictures flash up on a screen on an upper floor of the Fallujah General Hospital. And all at once, Nadhem Shokr al-Hadidi's administration office becomes a little chamber of horrors. A baby with a hugely deformed mouth. A child with a defect …

The   attack to demolish the Dambulla Khairiya Juma Masjd Friday 20 April 2012 is not the “beginning” as stated by the pro government Buddhist monk who led the mob to attack the mosque in an act of sheer lawlessness. This unfortunate incident is in fact is the latest in the series of provocations unleashed to set the Muslims, who pose …

A US federal court has backed the Obama administration in refusing to release pictures or video from military operation   A federal judge has refused to order Barack Obama's administration to release pictures and video of the US military operation that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan almost a year ago. The government watchdog group, Judicial Watch, had requested that the defence department …

Western Province Governor, Alavi Moulana said that he is willing to resign from his position as Governor if authorities go ahead and demolish or relocate the mosque in Dambulla.   “Under no circumstance can there be a compromise. If the mosque is relocated it will set a precedence,” Moulana told Ceylon Today. The Dambulla Khairya Jummah Mosque was attacked by …

  Yusra Suleiman al Toum Ahmed, 16, of Sudan is an aspiring journalist and member of her country's Parliament of Students.  Credit:UN Photo/Albert Gonzalez Farran UNITED NATIONS, Apr 25, 2012 (IPS) – The United Nations, which has remained focused on the world's political and military hotspots, has turned its attention to the bigger socioeconomic issues facing adolescents and youth, including …