R. Mohammed Atilf – accept our heartiest congratulations. May Allah guide you to greater success. President fetes best O-L students Chaminda PERERA The government yesterday recognized over 134 students who performed outstandingly at the G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination last year. These students received certificates and gift packs including a pass book with a deposit of Rs 5,000 from President Mahinda …

With the crushing defeat of the LTTE in 2009, once again Sri lanka returned to an era of peace. At this point, A.G.A. Barrie from Canada inquired if we could now help the Muslims who suffered severe atrocities under the LTTE terrorists.  Firstly by constructing wells and providing them with life giving water. He also wanted to know the location …

Israel launched a witch hunt against Palestinian educators and pupils who commemorated Land Day by participating in the community’s declared strike. Education Ministry supervisors visited Palestinian schools on Land Day and schools were ordered to send lists of teachers absent that day. On 30 March 2011, the 35th commemoration of Palestinian Land Day, the Israeli Ministry of Education launched a …

  To follow Pepe's articles on the Great Arab Revolt, please click here.  At the sixth al-Jazeera forum in Doha in mid-March, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu gave a remarkable speech. He argued that the great 2011 Arab revolt was "necessary in order to restore the natural flow of history". According to him, "abnormalities" had to be corrected; the carving-up strategy …

Numerous press reports over the weekend add to the evidence that the Libyan rebels fighting the regime of Muammar Gaddafi are under the direction of American intelligence agencies. Despite the repeated claims by Obama administration officials that the rebels are a largely unknown quantity, it is becoming increasingly clear that key military leaders of the anti-Gaddafi campaign are well known to …