A wounded Palestinian man in Gaza City following an Israeli air strike, on 5 August 2022 (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar) Islamic Jihad leader assassinated in the attack which also killed a five-year-old girl and wounded more than 55 civilians By Ahmed Al-Sammak in Gaza City, occupied Palestine The Israeli army has killed at least 10 Palestinians, including a five-year-old child and a senior military …
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INDIA’S RULING PARTY FACES DIPLOMATIC BACKLASH OVER PROPHET MUHAMMED INSULTS
“Allowing such Islamophobic remarks to continue without punishment, constitutes a grave danger to the protection of human rights and may lead to further prejudice and marginalization, which will create a cycle of violence and hate.” India is facing intense scrutiny and backlash over comments made by senior officials of the ruling BJP political party of India that insulted the Prophet …
Read More »22% of SL population in need of food assistance- UN Resident Coordinator
UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Hanaa Singer-Hamdy said 22 per cent of the Sri Lankan population or 4.9 million people live in need of food assistance at the moment. In an interview with Daily Mirror, she said several factors are interacting to put pressure on the current food security situation in Sri Lanka. “We have also seen that low-income …
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Sri Lanka Committee for Solidarity with Palestine (SLCSP) Israel’s barbarity at the Al-Aqsa Mosque condemned
The Sri Lanka Committee for Solidarity with Palestine unreservedly and strongly condemns the recent raid and firing by Israeli forces inside the Al-Aqsa Compound in Jerusalem in which Ramadan Fasting worshippers were injured and, the imposition of additional restrictions on Mosque attendance. The Committee also strongly condemns the ongoing Israeli military operations in a number of cities and villagesthroughout Palestine …
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Israel to settle Ukrainian Jewish migrants In occupied Palestinian lands.
Exploiting the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Israel has come forward to settle Ukrainian Jews in the stolen Palestinian territories- West Bank, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights and Sinai Peninsula. Already Ukrainian Jewish migrants started arriving in Israel where they were offered free shelter and meals. Israel’s far-right Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked has said that Israel is preparing to absorb 100,000 Ukrainian …
Read More »Islam text books withdrawn after One-Country-One-Law Task Force raises concern
The Education Ministry with immediate effect has recalled the Islam text books for Grade 6, 7, 10 and 11 after the Presidential Task Force for ‘One Country, One Law,’ raised concerns over the contents of the books. Issuing a directive to principals of National and other schools that have received the text books in Sinhala and Tamil, Educational Publications Department …
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