The special committee appointed to look into how the last rites of those who fall victim to COVID-19, will come up with a solution to the issues faced by the Muslims, Government informed Parliament today.Minister of Justice Ali Sabry came out with this information in response to a question raised by the Opposition with regard to the matter.Opposition Leader Sajith …
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The report prepared by the Independent Panel of Inquiry into the complaints made by the Pilgrims against the Hdji operators, who performed Hadj in the year 2019 is uploaded here for your information. As the Saudi Arabian authority had announced that this year’s Hadj will be limited to residents, Sailan Muslim Foundation pray that the intentions of those who are …
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AMENDMENTS 01 – WAKFS BOARD DIRECTIVES ON REOPENING MOSQUESWAKFS BOARD DIRECTIVES ON REOPENING MOSQUESIn keeping with the government decision to permit all places of worship to be open from 12.06.2020, the waqkfs board of Sri Lanka at its meeting held on 11.06.2020 has arrived at the following decisions1. To permit all mosques to be open for individual prayers from 12.06.2020 …
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Cremation or burial? The debate is likely to go on for a long time because the government of Sri Lanka is determined to maintain its stance of indiscriminately cremating all those who are believed to have died of Covid-19. The danger of such a discriminatory action has been clearly exposed in the case of the Muslim woman who was forcibly …
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AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT JOINTLY ISSUED BY SRI LANKA POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND ACJUInstructions to be followed during the Curfew periodAbstaining completely from leaving the homes during the curfew.Home delivery services should be utilized to purchase essential goods. The list of government approved suppliers have been released in the Media.No one will be allowed to leave home during the curfew period. Only …
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There has perhaps been no garment that has aroused so much controversy as the Niqab or face-veil worn by a small minority of Muslim women. Although worn by only a very small percentage of women, it is conspicuous as can be and grabs attention wherever it is worn.My personal feeling is that niqab ought to be a matter of choice …
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