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A two day conference in support of Palestinian struggle for freedom under the title “Palestine –the Symbol of Resistance; Gaza the Victim of Crime” was held in Tehran on 4 and 5 of March this year. The conference attended by more than 80 delegates comprising of politicians, intellectuals, human rights activists,journalists and numerous others from all corners of the world …

Well known yester year’s politician Mahmud Shamudeen Kariapper , popularly known as Gate Mudaliyar M.S. Kariapper, has been a legend who has contributed a great deal in uplifting the conditions of people in the East. Hailing from a leading Muslim family from the Eastern Provin­ce he entered politics to serve the people and the country. A leading intellectual from the …

LTTE suicide bomb attack at mosque in Godapitiya in Matara, at Milad-Un-Nabi ceremony. Bomb suspected to be on a motor cycle near the mosque, The death of the Suicide Blast in Akuressa has risen to 13 while 36 others were injured and admitted to the Matara and Karapitiya Hospital.

The film Slumdog Millionaire after already having won several international awards has gone on to win no less than eight Oscars. No film, it appears, has ever provoked so sensational an international response as this one. What on earth is all this about? The question arises because on the surface it seems to be no more than an average rags-to-riches …

Muslim presence in the North dates back to eighth century. According to historians forefathers of present Muslims were present in the North of Sri Lanka as far back as the eight century.  Mannar and Jaffna are two places recorded in history. Muslims have been engaged in Trade and other vocation in the Jaffna area. They were settled in number of …