This article attempts to describe and analyse food production and food security management practices and experiences during various periods in in Muslim Civilization.Each Islamic era is separately analysed, adopting the FAO four major food security aspects for evaluating food security, including food availability, access, use, and stability. The Islamic background of food security is abstracted from the Quran and the …

Muhammad Careem of Jaffna, father of MC Abdul cader, was engaged in business and was very orthodox in his outlook and views. He feared that western education would mitigate an Islamic way of life. His wife, however, held a contrary view and thus helped young Abdul cader to receuive his early education at the New Chetty Street High School, in …

Cases of monkeypox – a rare, little-known disease – are being investigated in European countries including the UK, the US, Canada and Australia. On Friday (20) the UK confirmed the number of cases had more than doubled, bringing the total to 20. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said 11 new cases had been confirmed and most cases were mild. The UK …

Lawyers Upali Gooneratne and M M Zuhair complete 50 years at the Bar having been enrolled as Advocates of the Supreme Court on 23rd May 1972 before the then Chief Justice H N G Fernando and Justice C B Walgampaya.Following the promulgation of the first Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka on 22nd May 1972, Upali Gooneratne and M M. Zuhair …

Mr. M.N.M Nafas, Head of Quality Assurance, & Mr. Aakif A Wahab, Director & CEO of HAC accepting the merit award presented by CNCI The Halal Accreditation Council (HAC) has received two prestigious awards and a global certification on workplace culture for the year 2021. The Awards are: Merit Award for Service Excellence in the small category awarded by, the …

Former Antonian, Nomads, Saracens, Kandy United and All Ceylon cricketer and one of the best soccer players, A.C.M. Lafir passed away yesterday in Colombo at the age of 89 years. Lafir and Ronald G. Stephen both put on 276 runs for the first wicket in the 1954 Big Match against Trinity which stands as a record for any school matches …