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A Free Street Library has been established near the entrance of the Race Course ground in Colombo. This street library has been built under the sponsorship of the Pakistani government with an expense of Rs. 2.3 million. This library project, which is a joint venture between the Sri Lankan and Pakistani governments was recently inaugurated under the patronage of Pakistani …

Sri Lankan Muslims have decided not to take part in Hajj pilgrimage this year, after taking into account the ongoing economic crisis in the country. Saudi Arabia had approved a quota of 1,585 Hajj pilgrims from Sri Lanka for the year 2022, out of the 1 million foreign and domestic Muslims allowed to travel the holy city of Makkah in …

Sailan Muslim Foundation wishes to express its support to the People of Sri Lanka in uniting for a Common Cause. It is the desire of all of us to move towards a nation which all Sri Lankans could call home sans any racial or religious discrimination. We wish our citizens nationwide calling for meaningful change all the best and assure that …

The Centre for Islamic Studies (CIS) condemns religious extremism in all its forms and calls on the Government of Pakistan to take all steps necessary to eradicate religious extremism once and for all time. This follows the shocking, cold-blooded murder of Sri Lankan Priyantha Diyawadana by a rabid mob, accusing him of blasphemy. We condemn this horrific killing in the …

Group Mosque Tours commenced on 25th November 2021 at the Kollupitiya Jumma Mosque after a long lull due to the Covid Crisis.   The Mosque Tour Program organised by the Centre for Islamic Studies Harmony Center saw forty young people including Journalists and Hashtag Generation being given a tour of the mosque as well as enjoy other cultural features that …