Yearly Archives: 2015

Most Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero; An Icon Of Excellence Is No More

By Lukman Harees “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”- Eleanor Roosevelt Most Rev. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero , a national charismatic Icon and the fatherly figure behind the democratic changes which put Sri Lanka back into the map of civilized nations, is no more. Whether the changes ensued in the expected dose was a different …

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Halal tourism going mainstream in the US and elsewhere

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – A rental company in Orlando, Florida, is offering “halal vacation homes” with curtained pool decks and rooms with prayer mats and copies of the Quran. A British company’s app lists gourmet restaurants serving halal meat in London and Dubai, while a Boston-based developer’s app offers travel guides for 90 cities with local prayer times …

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ISLAMIC ONLINE UNIVERSITY

Tajweed Course For Sisters IOU, in collaboration with Tajweed Made Easy Academy Global (TMEAG) present you easy and effective methods in learning and improving your Quran recitation.   Whether you are a complete beginner or struggling to perfect your recitation, you will find a suitable course that can help you.  Starts on:  10th November 2015 – insha-Allah  Duration :   13 …

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South Korea woos Muslims with Halal app

Data shows a massive surge in Muslim tourists in South Korea and the country’s state-run food agency recently launched ”Halal Korea”, a smartphone app that helps users find local halal restaurants and supermarkets. U-Jean Jung reports.

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Mosque Tours Training Commences at Galle Fort

The Centre for Islamic Studies commenced training the first batch of volunteers for the mosque tour program in the historic Galle Fort, which is a popular tourist hotspot. The preliminary training session conducted by Asiff Hussein, VP-Outreach of the CIS gave the volunteers an idea of how to conduct a mosque tour for tourists visiting Galle Fort through both presentation and practicals which …

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You are what you eat

The Greatest Gift – The Human Body Diet plays a very important role in the daily life of a believer. There are many verses in the Noble Qur’ân which draw man’s attention towards his self and which invite him to carefully study his body and soul and the nature of their mutual relationship. By doing so, one will firstly find …

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