– Interview with J. F. Fazna: An Award Winner of Ideamart – Digit Awards 2013 Digit IT Magazine partnered with Dialog Ideamart to recognize the best performing mobile application developers cum entrepreneurs on Ideamart and the award ceremony was held on 12th October at Dialog Future World Auditorium. There was one particular app developer who was able to stun the gathering, when she …
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Cry Halal! And let slip bigotry Written by by Don Manu
This Tuesday morning at the supposedly auspicious time of 8.30, a group of monks will leave Colombo in a motorcade to the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy. Their stated aim is to first obtain the blessings of the Sri Dalada for their vicious mission to fan religious and communal fires again. Then Cry Halal! And let slip the rabid …
Read More »“September 11 – The New Pearl Harbor.” A Documentary By Massimo Mazzucco. Review By David Ray Griffin
There have been several good films and videos about 9/11. But the new film by award-winning film-maker Massimo Mazzucco is in a class by itself. For those of us who have been working on 9/11 for a long time, this is the film we have been waiting for. Part I Part II Part III Whereas there are excellent …
Read More »Converting to Islam: British women on prayer, peace and prejudice – Veronique Mistiaen The Guardian
Around 5,000 British people convert to Islam every year – and most of them are women. Six of them talk about prejudice, peace and praying in car parks Ioni Sullivan: 'In my heart, I began to consider myself a Muslim.' Photograph: Felicity McCabe for the Guardian Ioni Sullivan, local authority worker, 37, East Sussex I'm married to a Muslim and …
Read More »The fulfilling of a dream that was shattered – New home for the family of slain Rizan Nafeek
The Army and students and academic staff of the Sri Jayawardenapura University completed and handed over a new home for the family of slain Rizan Nafeek who was beheaded in Saudi Arabia. Army Commander Lt. Gen Daya Rathnayake is seen here conversing with the father of Rizana. source DM online
Read More »The Taheedul Islam Girls High School scooped the accolade for its astonishing success in terms of academic results – Mirror UK
A faith school in Blackburn has come top of the class in a new league table of secondary schools. The Taheedul Islam Girls High School scooped the accolade for its astonishing success in terms of academic results, quality of teaching, and the behaviour and prospects of its pupils. The new league table ranks more than 3,000 state-funded schools based on more than …
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