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Admissions called for 2019 Grade One admissions
The circular relating to the admission of students to Grade One in State schools had been released today, the Education Ministry said. “A specimen application form was published in the website www.moe.gov.lk,” it said. The Ministry said parents or legal guardians, who wished to enroll their children into Grade One of Government schools in year 2019, should submit their applications …
Read More »Mohamed Salah’s greatest legacy may be off the pitch
Stars such as Mohamed Salah portray favourable images of Muslims, helping to reduce stereotypes and break down barriers within communities On 6 May, around 3,000 people gathered outside the seat of government in London for what they called a “day of freedom”. A succession of speakers from hard-right groups took turns denouncing a perceived threat to British values. One described Islam as …
Read More »Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad to become world’s oldest elected leader
Mahathir Mohamad will become the world’s oldest elected leader, after a shock victory in Malaysia’s election. The former PM, 92, came out of retirement and switched to the opposition to challenge his former protege Najib Razak, who has been beset by corruption allegations. His historic win has ousted the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, which has been in power since independence …
Read More »How Sri Lankans protected each other during the mob attacks
“The monk protected us. He was the only reason that we weren’t attacked,” said Hassan, a business leader from the community. by Lisa Fuller ( March 25, 2018, Boston, Sri Lanka Guardian) On March 4th, Sinhala Buddhist mobs began sweeping through Sri Lanka’s Kandy district, hurling petrol bombs at Muslim-owned houses, shops and mosques. The attacks came as a shock, as Sri …
Read More »Time-tested bond of Sinhala-Muslim Friendship
The Muslims of Sri Lanka, since ancient times have been in peaceful coexistence with the other communities of the Island and has proved to be an integral and inseparable component of the Sri Lankan society. According to ancient chronicles, traders from countries like Rome, Greece, Persia( Iran ), China, India etc visited Sri Lanka on trade missions. Arab merchants having maintained …
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