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Remembering my brother Shibly Aziz

“Say to my brethren when they saw me dead, And wept for me lamenting in sadness: Thinking ye that I was the corpse you were to bury? I swear by God, that dead one was not I When I had formal shape, then was it my body Served as my garment, I wore it for a while A bird I …

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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 …

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M.J.M. Lafir

Colombo Municipal Council renamed Messenger Street, as M.J.M. Lafir Mawatha. His club MICH conducts a cue tournament in his memory. Fitting tribute was paid to him with the issuing of a stamp in his name.

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M.J.M. Lafir Mawatha – Colombo

Colombo Municipal Council renamed Messenger Street, as M.J.M. Lafir Mawatha. His club MICH conducts a cue tournament in his memory. Fitting tribute was paid to him with the issuing of a stamp in his name.

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Disappearing Music Traditions of Muslims

In a brilliant and much needed documentary directed by Nadya Perera, one of the fast dying heritages of Sri Lankan Muslims, namely their musical traditions, has been brought to light. The Muslim community and particularly its younger generation is in debt to this Sinhala director for what she has painstakingly accomplished in bringing back memories from a dying generation of Muslim musicians, …

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