The special import levy imposed on per kg of dates has been reduced by Rs. 199 with effect from today (28), the Finance Ministry announced. Accordingly, the new levy would be Rs.1.00. “The tax has been reduced as a relief measure for Muslims during the upcoming Ramadan fasting period,” the Ministry said. The Ministry also refuted the reports which state …
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Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman announced this week that mosques will be allowed to play the adhan several times between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily and all year round. Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman The Muslim call to prayer will soon be heard regularly in parts of Minneapolis. Minneapolis mosques can now …
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Click here to download User Manual An application form to be filled online at https://scholarship.hec.gov.pk/ All registered candidates appear in scholarship test organized by HEC in collaboration with Pakistan High Commission in Colombo and Sri Lankan Ministry of Higher Education Shortlisted candidates appear in an interview to be held at Pakistan High Commission, Colombo in collaboration with Sri Lankan Ministry of …
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Ramadan is a holy and blessed month for Muslims all around the world. Muslims fast for 29-30 days during Ramadan, which begins with the appearance of the new moon. From sunrise until sunset, Muslims observe fasts in which they don’t consume any food or water (and do not smoke). People indulge in Ramadan preparations and prepare sahur (the end of …
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Incidents of domestic violence, harassment and abuse were experienced by women during the pandemic period. However, even before the pandemic, women in underserved settlements have faced the brunt of poverty. As a means of bridging financial disparities between men and women, the Vocational Training Centre at the Sri Lanka Muslim Women’s Conference (SLMWC) has assisted many such women to face …
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Ibn Sina would influence philosophers and scientists for centuries after his lifetime (Wikimedia) Known as Avicenna in the West, the Persian polymath had a huge impact on the study of disease, astronomy and logic Born in 980 CE to a Persian family near the city of Bukhara in modern day Uzbekistan, Abu Ali al-Hussain ibn Abdullah al-Balkhi would go …
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