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 Moreover despite being labeled “outdated” the evidence shows that it is actually being perceived very positively and …

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, …

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 …

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 …

The All-Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) requests all Khateebs to deliver Jumu’ah sermons this week, on the prohibition of illicit drug abuse in Islam and its consequent impacts upon the society.  It is well known that our country is facing several serious problems continuously due to the increasing abuse of illicit drugs within our society. It is of great concern on …

SILMIYA YOUSUF COLOMBO : Major General Umar Farook Burki, High Commissioner for Pakistan said here that his country is keen on establishing people to people contact between people of Pakistan and Sri Lanka . The envoy was speaking at a charity event on Monday where the mission distributed dry rations to needy people from all faiths .  The event was …