Local Issues

Our Trust House in the Holy City of Makkah! By Maseehudeen Inamullah

Former Consul General of Sri Lanka – Jeddah In 1964, a group of wealthy Sri Lankan Muslims travelled to Makkah and purchased a three-storey building in Misfalah, on Ibrahim Khalil Road, close to the Holy Haram. The building was subsequently dedicated as a Waqf for the accommodation of financially disadvantaged Hajj pilgrims travelling from Sri Lanka by ship. In accordance …

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Health Ministry moves to resolve Muslim nurses’ uniform issue

The Ministry of Health has moved to find an immediate and permanent solution to concerns over the official uniforms of Muslim female nursing officers at Kalmunai Hospital and other hospitals. The matter was discussed at a special meeting chaired by the Health Minister at the Parliamentary complex this morning, with Muslim and Tamil government MPs also taking part. During the …

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Kalmunai Hospital controversy: Health Minister reads riot act on uniform regulations

Says Muslim female health assistants would have to follow rules, regulations  In the wake of the controversy at the Kalmunai North Base Hospital over several newly appointed female Muslim Health Assistants being prevented from assuming duties over their religious attire, Health Minister Dr Nalinda Jayatissa said the officers would have to adhere to the Health Ministry’s approved uniform regulations until …

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500-house township to be vested to recipients after 14 years

A township of 500 houses with other facilities such as a hospital and a recreation hall built with assistance from Saudi Arabia way back in 2009 is to be vested with recipients only now. The houses were built for the benefit of tsunami victims in 2009. The then Saudi ambassador to Sri Lanka handed over the completed project to the …

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“Oddamavadi” – Reveals Sri Lankan Muslims’ plight amid pandemic

The documentary film takes the audience on a poignant journey through an untold story of the Sri Lankan Muslim community’s struggle during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting their ordeal with forced cremations of loved ones who succumbed to the virus. The COVID-19 pandemic, which emerged in late 2019, had a devastating impact on Sri Lanka, claiming nearly 17,000 lives. As families …

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