Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj have launched a new website which will allow Muslims from Europe, America and Australia to directly book hajj packages through the website. The Ministry of Hajj have released the following press release: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has developed a registration mechanism where pilgrims from Europe, America, and Australia can register electronically for this …
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Dr. Shafi Sihabdeen of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital has decided to donate his salary arrears for the purchase of essential medicines for Sri Lanka. Last week, the Ministry of Health agreed to settle the overdue wages of Dr. Shafi Sihabdeen before the 10th of July 2022. The Ministry has issued a cheque of over Rs. 2.67 million as payment of …
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Despite the Islamophobic industry condemning female circumcision as a “patriarchal custom”, a recent report by the FPA ‘Towards Understanding Female Genital Cutting in Sri Lanka’ by Zainab Ibrahim and Ermiza Tegal has shown that it is Muslim Women who mostly support the practice. Moreover despite being labeled “outdated” the evidence shows that it is actually being perceived very positively and …
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Visit – https://fuel.gov.lk An online system has been introduced by the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL) to get information on the type of fuel that is available at the nearest filling station. They requested people to visit the website (https://fuel.gov.lk/) before getting into queues. People can gain access to information about the availability of bowsers and dispatch on petrol, …
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UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Hanaa Singer-Hamdy said 22 per cent of the Sri Lankan population or 4.9 million people live in need of food assistance at the moment. In an interview with Daily Mirror, she said several factors are interacting to put pressure on the current food security situation in Sri Lanka. “We have also seen that low-income …
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Hon. Vidura Wickramanayake, Minister of Budhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs granted permission for sending Hajj pilgrims from Sri Lanka this year. There was a meeting on 7th June 2022 at the Ministry of Cultural Affairs at Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla with the delegation of Muslim Parliamentarians namely Hon. Faizal Cassim, Hon. Kathar Masthan, Hon. Ishak Rahman, Hon. Marjan Faleel and Hon. Musharraf …
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