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JERUSALEM (AP) — Ten years ago, a small group of Palestinian activists had a novel idea: inspired by the anti-apartheid movement, they called for a global boycott movement against Israel as a nonviolent method to promote the Palestinian struggle for independence. Long confined to the sidelines, the so-called BDS movement appears to be gaining momentum — so much so that …

When Bshara Nassar arrived in Washington, DC, he strolled along the National Mall and passed myriad museums dedicated to exposing the painful history of oppressed peoples: the National Museum of the American Indian, the Holocaust Museum, Laogai Museum, the list goes on. He quickly recognized there was no “place for the Palestinian story to be told,” which inspired him to …

They show keen interest on National Shoora Council Though thousands of miles away, the hearts and minds of Sri Lankan Muslims all over the United Kingdom remain with their loved ones, the community and the country as a whole. They have shown keen interest in the political developments in the island and are ready to play their own role in …

අල් මෂූරා – ප්‍රකාශය 4 විශ්වයේ අධිපති හා නිර්මාතෘ දෙවිඳුන්ට අවනත වීම තුළින් මෙලොව සාමකාමී, යුක්ති සහගත හා සමෘධිමත් දිවියක් ගත කිරීමට මෙන්ම සදාකාලික එලොව ජීවිතයේ ජය ලැබෙන ආකාරයේ දැහැමි හා සිල්වත් දිවියක් ගත කිරීමට ඉස්ලාමය මග පෙන්වයි. ඉස්ලාමය ගොඩනැගී ඇත්තේ සත්‍යය, සාධාරණය, දයාව, සමානතාව වැනි යහගුණ මතය. මේ අනුව අසාධාරණය, කොන්කිරීම, මර්ධනය වැනි දුර්ගුණ ඉස්ලාමය තරයේ හෙළා දකියි. මෙවැනි …

PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona mosque where hundreds gathered last week for an anti-Islam demonstration, with counter-protesters shouting "Go home, Nazis," was the site of a "love not hate" event on Monday to promote peace and inclusiveness, participants said. The Islamic Community Center of Phoenix said it was hosting a gathering that includes a multi-faith prayer service and speakers to …