Lionel Messi of Argentina, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar and Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA are seen in the trophy presentation after the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar [Ashraf Amra/Anadolu Agency] Despite facing an unprecedented scale of criticism and …
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Imthiaz’ book titled “Beyond Common Narratives” Fine Work of Literature says veteran journalist Siri Ranasinghe
By Latheef Farook Few years ago, when the government sponsored violence against Muslims unleashed by saffron and civil mercenaries were at its peak ‘I got into a three wheel drive at Wellawatta to go to Kollupitiya. The young and knowledgeable three wheel driver who initiated discussion on violence touched politics which ruined the country said, “Sir, all what we need …
Read More »5 Things Muslims Need to Know When Working in Japan
The Advancing of Diversified Global Society and Career in Japan Japan’s population is decreasing year by year. It is said to be a “declining birthrate and aging society” with few young people and many elders. This declining birthrate and aging population cause the decreasing of the working-age population which led to the increasing demand for labor from outside Japan. In …
Read More »THE RAWUTTAR- A LITTLE KNOWN LOCAL MUSLIM COMMUNITY
There is said to have existed in certain areas like Matale, a little community of South Indian Muslims known as Rawuttar. These folk evidently formed a sizeable community in Matale until about the 1960s before gradually declining in numbers probably due to migration as well as intermarriage and assimilation into the Moorish fold. They are said to have been relatively …
Read More »World Cup 2022: How Arab fans are speaking truth to Israel on Palestine
Morocco’s Jawad El Yamiq raises the Palestinian flag after the World Cup soccer match between Canada and Morocco at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha on 1 December, 2022 (AP) By refusing interviews with Israeli journalists, Arab fans are refusing to bestow legitimacy on the state’s apartheid system Israeli journalists have flocked to Doha this month to cover the World …
Read More »UN approves resolution to commemorate 75th Nakba anniversary
Protesters hold up Palestinian national flags during a demonstration near the city of Sakhnin in northern Israel, on 5 May 2022, ahead of the Palestinian marking of the 74th anniversary of the Nakba (AFP) Israeli ambassador condemns the UN move, while Palestinian representative tells UN the world is facing ‘end of the road’ for two-state solution The UN General …
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