Yearly Archives: 2013

Sri Lanka’s Political Lab Rats By Sharmini Serasinghe

  Each time I hear the term 'Sinhala Buddhist' uttered in today's context I can't help but feel an uneasy sense of foreboding tingle up my back. To me it sounds like a time-bomb waiting to explode. As a Sinhalese and a Buddhist by faith, I have every right to ask, "What on earth is a Sinhala Buddhist anyway? Is …

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124-year-old Muslim woman refused to sell her religion for money and fame

The head scarf was the only hindrance in the way for the oldest woman in the world to enter the so-called Guinness World Records.   124-year-old Palestinian Maryam Hamdan Ammash, her sons and grandsons refused to meet the condition of the Guinness team for the aged woman to take off her head scarf and appear on TV.   Maryam's family …

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Muslim Law by Senior Lawyer Karunaratne Herath

‘Muslim Law’, the book written by Senior Lawyer Karunaratne Herath will be launched at BMICH today (9th) at 9.00 a.m. At a time when the attention of the country has been drawn to Islam law or ‘Sharya Law ‘releasing a book on the subject in Sinhalese is specially important.

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All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) – Media Conference – MUST WATCH VIDEOS

01 Allegations Against Muslims & ACJU     02 Allegations Against Mosque & Muslims as Extremists – By Ash Sheikh Faazil Farook     03 Allegations Against Halaal Certifications – By Ash Sheikh Murshid Mulaffar     04 Question & Answer – By Ash Sheikh Murshid Mulaffar     05 Allegations Against Muslims (Tamil)     Press Release held on …

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Religious tension: Issues need to be resolved amicably through talks

Bodu Bala Sena Organisation (BBSO) President and All Ceylon Jamiyyathhul Ulema (ACJU) General Secretary ,call for dialogue in interviews with Chandani Kirinde and Hansini Bandara The recent upsurge in tension between the Sinhala and Muslim communities in the country has prompted the Government to set up an all-party Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to study the emerging trend in religious fundamentalism …

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