Muslim Issues

Sri Lanka’s Agony – By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Hate-mongering Buddhist extremists in Sri Lanka have set off the country’s worst wave of anti-Muslim violence in years. A bloody rampage on June 15 in and near the southern city of Aluthgama left four Muslims dead, at least 78 people injured, and Muslim homes and businesses destroyed. The attacks followed an anti-Muslim rally organized by the Bodu Bala Sena, which …

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Why ISIS’ dream of a caliphate is fading away – By: Asiff Hussein

ISIS’ hopes of establishing an Islamic Caliphate is fast fading away as they choose to tread an extremist path, committing unspeakable acts that undermine their legitimacy in the eyes of Muslims everywhere The idea of a Caliphate needless to say evokes strong sentiments among Muslims in this day and age when regimes like Egypt and Saudi Arabia have proven themselves …

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PERCEIVED TERROR AND REAL TERRORISM

Hameed Abdul Karim   ‘The big question is if I live in Gaza would I fire a rocket? – Probably yes’ -David Ward British MP   Going by reports in the western press and listening to Israel’s spin doctors like Mark Regev on BBC and CNN you might get the impression that history of the Middle East conflict began just …

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Israel’s Economic Blockade on Gaza

War crime backed by US,  UK Europe and Arab dictators led by Saudi Arabia and Egypt by: Latheef Farook Gaza is a small beach side strip of around 365 sq miles by the Mediterranean Sea. Sandwiched between Egypt and Israel this territory with about 1.9 million Palestinians is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Most of …

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SC Orders Govt. Institutes To Permit ‘Hijab’

De facto Chief Justice Mohan Pieris in the Supreme Court today recalling a visit he made to an international school in Colombo in which Muslim students were dressed in traditional Punjabi attire and said that “I see no reason why this should not be permitted”. He made these remarks when a Fundamental Rights petition filed by a parent of Janadipathi …

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