Muslim Personalities

Remembering Deshamanya Professor Tony Furkhan

Professor Tony Furkhan A year has passed since the departure of my brother, Tony Furkhan. I share and reminisce of our very fond and cherished memories in our life together. Two of us, our late brother Sapthy, who passed away at the age of sixteen, and our sister, Mashooratha, were the youngest siblings of the Thassim family. We both started …

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S M Kamaldeen – Sri Lanka Muslim Personalities

ALHAJ S.M. Kamaldeen – My father – a man of few Words Aug 2008 – sent in by Mo Qamardeen from New Hampshire, USA My father, S.M. Kamaldeen, passed away on August 15, 2008. Until his death in August, he had lived a full life: provided for his family, achieved success in his career, volunteered his services to social causes …

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Life story of Latheef Farook, journalist author with Dr Kaleel Rahman

Life story of Latheef Farook, journalist author with Dr Kaleel Rahman Wisdemy Telling Life Life Story of Latheef Farook, Journalist Author with Dr Kaleel Rahman Wisdemy Telling Life. Interviewed by Dr Kaleel Rahman, PhD Contact: [email protected] https://www.youtube.com/@WisdemyTelli… Video, Audio, Broadcast Engineering: Eng. Zain Iwais Museum of memories. Long interviews. Power Moments. Experts of their own lives. Lasting values. Life history …

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A.M.A. AZEEZ AND THE GLORY THAT WAS ZAHIRA BY THALIF DEEN

Al Haj A.M.A. Azeez, one of the rare Muslim intellectuals of his generation was a scholar, a writer, an innovative thinker and an educationist with a sharp and perceptive mind. When he quit the elitist and prestigious Ceylon Civil Service (CCS) to take over Zahira College, Colombo, back in 1948, he sacrificed a potentially bright professional career in the cause …

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Sailan Muslim Foundation congratulates Faisz Mustapha PC on assumption of duties as Chancellor, South Eastern University

Sailan Muslim Foundation is proud to announce that our Chairman, Faisz Musthapha, PC has  been appointed as Chancellor of the South Eastern University by President Ranil Wickremasinghe Faisz Musthapha is a President’s Counsel and former Sri Lanka’s high commissioner in the United Kingdom . He also serves as Chairman of Sailan Muslim Foundation. Faisz Musthapha is the son of S. …

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Akkaraipattu builds research center in honour of Researcher Marhoom M.I.M Mohideen. By Latheef Farook

The Marhoom M.I.M.Mohideen Research & Documentation Centre  in Akkaraipattu was ceremonially opened by Chairman of the Governing Body of the The Marhoom M.I.M.Mohideen Research & Documentation Centre (MRDC) Engineer Jahfar M Ismail on 30th September, 2022.  The centre was established on the efforts of late M.I.M. Mohideen’s  colleagues, contemporaries and  relatives. Late Mohideen is a well known researcher, popular writer …

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