A Mosque Tour Program organized by the Centre for Islamic Studies (CIS) was held successfully at Anuradhapura Mohideen Mosque on Sunday, 29th October 2017. Visitors including Members of Parliament and religious dignitaries of all faiths were given a tour of this historical mosque, free calligraphy of their names in beautiful Arabic script and gift packs of literature. Other features of …
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RIYADH: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will open a 242-bed epilepsy hospital, which is fully funded by the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), in Colombo on Tuesday. The SR100 million ($26.7 million), 10-story hospital consists of a surgical theater, an intensive care unit, a high-dependency unit, 242-bed male and female wards, and an auditorium for capacity building for the country’s …
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The First Ever Open Mosque Day in Kandy took place on 20th September at the historic Meera Makam mosque. The event, organised by the Centre for Islamic Studies (CIS) in association with the trustees of Meera Makam mosque was an immense success with over 300 persons of other faiths participating. Asiff Hussein, Vice President, Outreach, CIS said that the Open Mosque event, the …
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If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything These days it is impossible not to hear calls for Islām to “modernise”, but what does this mean in practice and is the call for a reformation of Islām beneficial to Muslims? Could the Government be seeking to weaken the social cohesion of religious groupings in the UK from the …
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The Centre for Islamic Studies (CIS) recently launched its ‘Back to school’ project by gifting over 400 primary school children with school packs. The initiative is part of CIS’ outreach program to reach out to deserving communities irrespective of race or religion. The schools that benefited from the first phase of the project were Mahagama Kanishtha Vidyalaya in Kalutara District …
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One of the Best Lectures Ever! Ahmet Davotuglu lecture at Jamiah Naleemiah One time Turkish premier Ahmet Davotuglu delivered one of the most memorable lectures to an audience comprising of Sri Lankan Muslim intellectuals and Islamic students and scholars. That was when he spoke on Role of Muslim Intellectuals in Community Building at Jamiah Naleemiah on 9th August 2017. Professor …
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