There is said to have existed in certain areas like Matale, a little community of South Indian Muslims known as Rawuttar. These folk evidently formed a sizeable community in Matale until about the 1960s before gradually declining in numbers probably due to migration as well as intermarriage and assimilation into the Moorish fold. They are said to have been relatively …
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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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The Moor community of Sri Lanka has a number of traditional beverages that have especially figured on festive occasions. Here are the main ones with a description and likely origins: FALUDA By far the most popular beverage among the Moors is Faluda, a refreshing drink of a rosy hue made of milk and rose syrup and often embellished with kadal-pasi or agar …
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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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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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Buriyani is a rich rice dish that has come to figure as the traditional repast of the Moors in most of their ceremonies such as weddings. The dish is of Moghul origin and was borrowed by the Moors from Muslim India where it is known as biryani. The name for this dish of rice and all things nice prepared in ghee …
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