Sri Lanka is an incredibly beautiful but troubled island She is a British-Sri Lankan academic and activist. She researches and teaches human rights and conflict, and works with a number of community level activists to fight for change. She is Dr. Farah Mihlar. Her area of interest is focussed on minority rights in the context of conflict and at the …
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BEST BUSINESS PRACTICES FROM AN ISLAMIC STANDPOINT “A 15-point Checklist for running a Successful Business” By Fazal Issadeen
Website “ BestBusinessPractice.Org” By Fazal Issadeen ([email protected]) Fazal has completed five decades in the ICT field and has turned around many businesses since 1999. The Islamic faith stresses a lot on planning. This is evident in a number of …
Read More »Olympic Games: Aussie Muslim boxer takes another swipe at France for enforcing hijab ban in Paris By Ollie Lewis
Aussie boxer Tina Rahimi (pictured) has slammed France for enforcing a controversial hijab ban at the Paris Games France has banned its Olympic athletes from wearing hijab Aussie Muslim boxer is up in arms over the decision Australian Muslim boxer Tina Rahimi has once again torched France for its refusal to allow the nation’s athletes to wear the hijab during …
Read More »INNOVATIONS IN ISLAMIC MICROFINANCE: LESSONS FROM MUSIM AID’S SRI LANKAN EXPERIMENT
INNOVATIONS IN ISLAMIC MICROFINANCE: LESSONS FROM MUSIM AID'S SRI LANKAN EXPERIMENT
Read More »ARASI MARIKAR WAPCHIE MARIKAR – Who is he?
He is the paternal grand father of Sir Razik Fareed; THE GREAT BUILDER who built most of the prominent land marks in Colombo. A Muslim by faith , Arasi Marikar Wapchie Marikar was born in 1829. He was a descendent of the Sheikh Fareed family of Iraq who arrived in Ceylon in 1060 AD. He was a Renowned Architect and …
Read More »How it all started – Story of Arasi Marikar Wapchi Marikar
Arasi Marikar Wapchie Marikar bought the shares of several heirs of maradana land and donated a portion of it to build a mosque and later built another mosque called the Fareed Thakkiya. He had started off his career as an apprentice working under expert builders. His flair for Islamic architecture can be seen in the many arches used in his …
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