A recent report in the NY Times described the Syrian refugee crisis as the most dire in a generation.  According to the report, the Syrians predicament is even worse than that unleashed by the Rwandan genocide: "Syrian refugees now total 2.1 million, and the United Nations predicts their numbers could swell to 3.5 million by the end of the year." …

 A tradition states, “There are no new ideas, just new people to discover them." It is, in fact, amazing to find how many "modern discoveries" have already been written about in the Qur’an or Hadith. There are a number of words of advice and nutritional habits of the prophet (SAWS) that have substantial support in recent scientific literature. Among this …

A reception was held on Monday the 15th December 2014 at the Grand Ballroom, Colombo Hilton to welcome His Excellency Mr.Larbi Reffouh, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morrocco and installation of Honourary Consul General of the Kingdom of Morrocco on Mr.Ahsan Refai The function was well attended consisting of government officials, Ambassadors, Ministers, Professionals, business men and prominent members of the community …

Corruption is one of the worst predicaments that haunt many countries around the world. The abuse of power, authority and resources by governments and public servants hinders the progress of nations, alienates ordinary citizens and blocks them from investing in the development of their nations. The ailment of corruption is something that, unfortunately, plagues many Islamic countries, and one cannot …

The Holy Prophet (May Allah send peace and blessings upon him) expressed dislike for over-eating and said that over-eating is ill luck and misfortune. In other words, a person who over eats will be followed by such faults and defects that he will have difficulty and hardship in every place and people will look at him in a bad way. …

Global industry for products and services abiding to Islamic or halal standards is expect to further expand in the years to come, according to a report released on Sunday. The industry is going to rise from two trillion U.S. dollars last year to 3.7 trillion by 2019 as more non-Muslim countries jump on the bandwagon, said the global Islamic economy …