Muslim Issues

The State and Religion in South Asia By Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga

Secularism implies the relationship between Religion and Politics, more specifically between Religion and the State. The concept of secularism has drawn its sources from the philosophy that Humans can order their lives and their societies without recourse to transcendant or supra natural powers, and hence they could also organize and manage the State and its government , without direct connections …

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Dambulla controversy Written by The Nation

  The protest by the laymen and Budhhist monks in Dambulla over an alleged illegal erection of a mosque in Buddhist Sacred Area became the talk of the town previous weeks. While, the Ven. Inamaluwe Sumangala Thera says the lands were belong to the temple, the authorities from the mosque claim they also have the ownership for the land.  However, …

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Images of Osama bin Laden killing not to be released, judge orders – Reuters

A US federal court has backed the Obama administration in refusing to release pictures or video from military operation   A federal judge has refused to order Barack Obama's administration to release pictures and video of the US military operation that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan almost a year ago. The government watchdog group, Judicial Watch, had requested that the defence department …

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Tensions flare between religious groups in Sri Lanka over mosque

Sri Lanka's Muslim community has accused radical Buddhists of trying to damage peaceful relations between the country's religious communities.                         00:00             Tensions flare between religious groups in Sri Lanka over mosque (Credit: ABC)  A group of Buddhist monks has threatened to demolish a …

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ACJU Appeal to Muslims of Sri Lanka – Dambulla Incident

  An appeal to the Muslims! A request from the All Ceylon Jamiyathul Ulama Muslims of this country are deeply worried over the recent incident took place in Dambulla in which a gang stormed the Jumma Mosque of Dambulla and damaged the place on 20 April, Friday. Muslims along with peace loving citizens of Sri Lanka are fretful if this …

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