The Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs Director Z. A. M. Faizal has requested all the trustees of the Jumma Mosque in the island to wind up the Friday Jumma prayers before 1. 00 pm during the GCE O/L Examination period to enable Muslim candidates to report to their respective centers in time. The GCE Ordinary Level Examination will …
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The Iran-Israel conflict leaves Lanka at crossroads
Israel’s misguided (as the US President chooses to call it) attack on the Iranian Consulate in Syria, the retaliatory strikes by Iran on Israel and counter-strikes by Israel on Iran have set West Asia (referred to as the Middle East by the US and the West) in flames. By these actions, the taboo against direct attacks on each other has …
Read More »Dr. Ariyaratne enriched underprivileged families – Prof. Rasheen Bappu
Sri Lanka Chapter of World Forum for Sri Lankan Muslims Chairman Prof. Rasheen Bappu in condolence message over the death of Sarvodaya Founder Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne said that the late Dr. Ariyaratne enriched many families under the poverty line in the country. “He transformed and navigated the Sri Lankan Civil Society activities to a result-oriented venture”. Excerpts from the …
Read More »Amana Bank refurbishes Child & Adolescent Mental Health Clinic at Kalubowila Hospital
The Amana Bank Team attended the handover ceremony of the refurbished clinic to hospital authorities at the Kalubowila hospital premises As a responsible corporate inspired by its people-friendly banking model, Amana Bank recently refurbished the Child and Adolescents Mental Health Clinic of the Colombo South Teaching Hospital (Kalubowila Hospital). The refurbishment project at the clinic, which is one of Sri …
Read More »Saudi Arabia gifts 50 tons of dates to Sri Lanka ahead of Ramadan
COLOMBO : Saudi Ambassador Khalid bin Hamoud Alkahtani handed a gift of 50 tons of dates from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz to Sri Lanka. The Secretary to the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Sri Lanka Somaratne W Pathirana , Director of the Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs Faizal Abdeenl and Ibrahim …
Read More »“Celebrating Islamic Art” Islamic Students’ Movement of Trinity College Kandy
KANDY : The 52nd Annual General Meeting organized by the Islamic Students’ Movement of Trinity College Kandy commenced on the 25th of February at the college’s main hall. A spectacular display of Islamic diversity and culture spread before an enthusiastic audience. The chief guest Mr. Afzal Marikkar and the guest of honor Mr. Azam Jawar, both being old boys of Trinity, graced …
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