President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday ceremonially inaugurated the Yal Devi train service to Jaffna after a lapse of 24 years. The Railway Department under the Ministry of Transport and with financial assistance from the Indian government under the Indian Line of Credit embarked on this massive project of restoring the Northern rail tracks to restart the train services connecting the North …

According to Islam, one of the signs of the end of times is the inversion of reality, in other words, things being upside-down and failing to appear as they should. For Muslims, there is nothing that more obviously illustrates this than Islam being made to appear bad to the world. For the first time in the history of our faith, …

In response to the recent attack committed by Israeli police and Zionist groups on Al-Aqsa mosque, one of the holiest places in Islam, the International Union for Muslim Scholars released the following statement: All praises are due to Almighty Allah, the Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be upon Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, his family, Companions and …

Nine mosques around Australia will open their doors later this month as part of a new National Unity Day, inviting non-Muslims to take tours and ask questions of Islamic leaders to clear up “prejudices and mutual misunderstanding” in the community. The first national mosque open day, to be held 25 October, will be followed by a march in 20 cities …

The recent discovery of a genetic induced technology, which research says enables patients with type 1 diabetes to generate insulin naturally, could herald the beginning of answers to the elusive and troubling hereditary diseases fix. Scientists have described the new advances as a ‘promising scientific breakthrough’, which could save generations from diseases acquired through the family line. According to Dr. …