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A US federal court has backed the Obama administration in refusing to release pictures or video from military operation A federal judge has refused to order Barack Obama's administration to release pictures and video of the US military operation that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan almost a year ago. The government watchdog group, Judicial Watch, had requested that the defence department …
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Moulana willing to resign By Sulochana Perera
Western Province Governor, Alavi Moulana said that he is willing to resign from his position as Governor if authorities go ahead and demolish or relocate the mosque in Dambulla. “Under no circumstance can there be a compromise. If the mosque is relocated it will set a precedence,” Moulana told Ceylon Today. The Dambulla Khairya Jummah Mosque was attacked by …
Read More »U.N. Focuses on Largest Generation in History By Thalif Deen
Yusra Suleiman al Toum Ahmed, 16, of Sudan is an aspiring journalist and member of her country's Parliament of Students. Credit:UN Photo/Albert Gonzalez Farran UNITED NATIONS, Apr 25, 2012 (IPS) – The United Nations, which has remained focused on the world's political and military hotspots, has turned its attention to the bigger socioeconomic issues facing adolescents and youth, including …
Read More »Tensions flare between religious groups in Sri Lanka over mosque
Sri Lanka's Muslim community has accused radical Buddhists of trying to damage peaceful relations between the country's religious communities. 00:00 Tensions flare between religious groups in Sri Lanka over mosque (Credit: ABC) A group of Buddhist monks has threatened to demolish a …
Read More »ACJU Appeal to Muslims of Sri Lanka – Dambulla Incident
An appeal to the Muslims! A request from the All Ceylon Jamiyathul Ulama Muslims of this country are deeply worried over the recent incident took place in Dambulla in which a gang stormed the Jumma Mosque of Dambulla and damaged the place on 20 April, Friday. Muslims along with peace loving citizens of Sri Lanka are fretful if this …
Read More »Order to demolish Dambulla Mosque. Why raise this explosive issue now? By Latheef Farook
Prime Minister D.M. Dayaratne’s order to demolish a 65 year old mosque in Dambulla and instead build a mosque in another place strikes at the very root of religious freedom .It also shocked and hurt the island’s Muslim community. Responding to the order and expressing the community’s mood Muslim Congress Secretary and parliamentarian Hassen Ali said the “community will not …
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