CHINA FORT The historic “Open Campus Day and Mosque Tour”event was held from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM on 23th July 2024, within the premises of Naleemiah Institute of Islamic Studies. The event is believed to play a crucial role in fostering interfaith coexistence and social cohesion in a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country like Sri Lanka. Organised by Salam Centre …
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Harmony Centre at Borella Juma Mosque To restore harmony between Muslims and non Muslims
By Latheef Farook On Tuesday 4 September 2o23 a “ harmony Centre” was opened at the Borella Juma Masjid premises to educate and enlighten non Muslims of Islam and the Muslim community’s overall contributions to the country for more than eleven centuries. Unlike European colonial powers such as Portuguese,Dutch and British who entered the island to loots it’s wealth, Muslims …
Read More »Mosque Tour – AT KATTANKUDY’S AL AQSA MOSQUE
The Grand Mosque Tour held at Kattankudy’s Al Aqsa Mosque was a resounding success with around 500 visitors of other faiths participating in the event. The Mosque Tour organised by the Centre for Islamic Studies Harmony Center in association with the Trustees of Al Aqsa Mosque and local organisers involved a host of activities including a Guided Tour of the …
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By Asiff Hussein, Vice President, Outreach Centre for Islamic Studies Harmony Center Muslims in Sri Lanka have a long and colorful history of over a thousand years and have lived in different parts of the country in harmony with the Sinhala and Tamil communities. Early Muslims came to Sri Lanka as traders and won the hearts and minds of Sri …
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