Culture & Heritage

TRADITIONAL BEVERAGES OF THE MOORS AND THEIR ORIGINS

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 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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KARAVADU BURIYANI- A UNIQUE RICE DISH OF A GALLE MOOR FAMILY

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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