Sri Lanka’s Muslims are heirs to a rich culinary tradition which has its ultimate origins in Arabia, India and the Malay world. Their cuisine is in a sense ‘international’. Here’s a brief survey of some of their more prominent foods and drinks and their origins. Buriyani – A favourite rice dish which figures prominently in local Muslim feasts is the buriyani, …
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Stand against religious extremism – Editorial – Daily Mirror
It seems that somebody has shifted the gear to the reverse. It’s really disheartening to see how a golden opportunity the country was presented with about three and a half years ago is allowed to slip away carelessly. Chauvinism, racism and religious and cultural intolerance have forced themselves into the front seat while harmony, unity and respect for difference have …
Read More »Islamic Civilization by the Numbers By Dr. Mohamed Elmasry
During his 1868 – 1871 lecture series, "Introduction to the Study of History," Swiss historian Prof. Jacob Burchardt explained his thesis that there are "three powers" in history — the state, religion, and culture. Burchardt, whose book "The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy" became a classic, went on to define culture in general as "the realm of the spontaneous," …
Read More »The origins of some Sri Lankan Muslim Foods and Beverages By Asiff Hussein
Sri Lanka’s Muslims are heirs to a rich culinary tradition which has its ultimate origins in Arabia, India and the Malay world. Their cuisine is in a sense ‘international’. Here’s a brief survey of some of their more prominent foods and drinks and their origins. Buriyani A favourite rice dish which figures prominently in local Muslim feasts is the buriyani, …
Read More »Arwi Language (Arabic Tamil)
Arwi or Arabic-Tamil (ل س ا ن ا ل أ ر و ي lisā n-ul-arwī அ ர ப ு -த ம ி ழ ் arabu-tamil) is an Arabic-influenced dialect of the Tamil language written with an extension of the Arabic alphabet, with extensive lexical and phonetic influences from the Arabic language. Arwi was used extensively by the Muslim minority of …
Read More »The Scientific legacy of the Muslim World – Extracted from the “Forgotten History of Muslims- By J W Draper, 1864”
We give below some major scientific breakthroughs of Muslims which the Western World has sought to hide, claiming it as their own. What is taught which is what we have learned from Western sources intent on hiding the truth and what should be taught which is the reality as we understand it from a proper reading of history: What is …
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