Yearly Archives: 2013

Muslim Patriotism In Sri Lanka: My Questions To BBS By Rifai Naleemi

This article should be read contextually with all previous parts. . It is not my objective to make any derogatory criticism of any community or any religion. An attempt has been made here to illustrate how Sinhalese people have been sympathetic and companionate towards all other religious groups in the past.  Though Portuguese and Hindu invaders from South India try to …

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Israeli Attacks on Syria Escape Security Council Scrutiny By Thalif Deen

​ Critics argue that the silence of the Security Council constitutes an international green light to Israel to continue with its new policy and military aggression against Syria. Credit: UN Photo/Rick Bajornas UNITED NATIONS, May 10 2013 (IPS) – Israel, which has launched three air strikes inside Syria since January this year, has escaped scrutiny or condemnation by a Security Council …

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Over 100 Million Women Lead Migrant Workers Worldwide By Thalif Deen

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 30 2013 (IPS) – The face of migration is changing dramatically as women and girls now represent about half of the over 214 million migrants worldwide.   Bolivian migrant in the airport in El Alto, next to La Paz. Credit: Franz Chávez/IPS And in some regions of the world, they outnumber their male counterparts, says Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, …

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TANWEER ACADEMY

The need of the hour is Daees, who are proficient in Sinhalese Language. We felt it very badly during the short spell, when few of the Bikhus belonging to the majority community took the law into their hands tarnishing the image of Islam with all sorts of incorrect information. This, in my opinion, the Muslims has failed to utilize the …

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