Organizational News

Registration of Mosque Federations

Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs

12, May, 2020 Registration of Mosque FederationsThe Wakfs Board of Sri Lanka has decided to cause all entities formed by the association of Mosques, commonly called and known as ‘Mosques Federation’ / ‘Mosque Committee’ ect. to be registered with the Waqf Board.This step is being taken to grant recognition, to structure the said Federations to function with the coordination of the …

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All Ceylon Muslim Educational Conference Discussion with Community Leaders On” Burning Issues related to education of the Muslim Community”

Objectives:Create and awareness among community leaders on problems encountered by the community and the new education reforms made and proposed changes in the school education and Madrasa education systems.Make suggestions and alternative proposals to the relevant ministries within the national framework and policies of the government. The Agenda and the list of community leaders who have confirmed participation are attached.Professor …

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Mosque Tours catch on in Sri Lanka

Mosque Tours are fast catching on in Sri Lanka. The latest Open Mosque Day held at Kollupitiya Jumma Mosque in Colombo on 22nd January had around 800 people of other faiths participating. Besides a tour of this beautiful mosque, participants were taken around a poster walkthrough clearing misconceptions of Islam, given free calligraphy of their names in beautiful Arabic script …

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Mosque Tour in Kandy an Immense Success

An Open Mosque Day held at Kandy’s historic Katukele Grand Mosque  was an immense success. Around 600 people of other faiths including Buddhist Monks, Christian clergy, Government officials. Army Officers, Police, Diplomats, Principals, Teachers and School Children participated in the tour.   This was the 9th such program organised by Sri Lanka’s pioneering Islamic outreach organisation, the Centre for Islamic Studies …

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