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I am pleased to send this message to mark the Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, celebrated by the Islamic community at the conclusion of the period of the annual Haj pilgrimage, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said in a Haj message. President Mahinda Rajapaksa The message: “Millions of Muslim pilgrims from the world over demonstrate their commitment to enrich their lives …
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Bangladeshi Humanitarian Wins Half-Million Prize By Thalif Deen
DOHA, Qatar, Nov 1, 2011 (IPS) – A Bangladeshi humanitarian with a British knighthood – and head of one of the world's largest non-governmental organisations (NGOs) promoting the cause of education – walked way with half a million dollars in prize money and a gold medal at the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) in the Qatari capital of Doha. …
Read More »Prof Rezvi Sheriff, most prolific scientist
A scientometric study on “Research Productivity of Sri Lankan Universities (during 1999-2010) based on the ISI Web of Science database” by Pratheepan, T. (2011) ranked among most prolific scientist in Sri Lankan Universities Vidyajyothi Professor Rezvi Sheriff became first in Sri Lanka. He is the Director of Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo and Professor of Medicine at …
Read More »Seven Billion People, Seven Billion Possibilities, Says UNFPA By Thalif Deen
When Adnan Nevic was born in Bosnia-Herzegovina back in October 1999, he was hailed as the world's six billionth person, triggering a visit to Sarajevo by then Secretary- General Kofi Annan. Come Oct. 31, the United Nations is predicting the world will usher in the world's seven billionth person in a seemingly over-crowded planet bursting at its seams. Judging by …
Read More »Israel: Twenty Years On And Counting? By Lawrence Davidson
Not too long ago I gave a talk on the Palestinian bid for statehood. In the audience was a Russian-Israeli expatriate who politely took exception to my criticisms of Israeli policies and behavior. His main point was that I could not credibly criticize the Israelis because I had not experienced what they had and did not know what they knew. …
Read More »Seven billionth child born in SRI LANKA – 31 OCT ‘11
Newborn baby girl Wattalage Muthumani, who was born at the Castel Street Maternity Hospital, is the “seven billionth” in the world. The milestone was marked as part of the U.N.'s seven billion global population projection. The world's population was said to reach seven billion on October 31, 2011, according to projections by the United Nations Population Fund, which says this …
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