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Roger Waters Former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters has engaged in a war of words with Dark Side of the Moon engineer Alan Parsons, who leads the Alan Parsons Project, over the latter's decision to play a concert in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Saturday, Waters, Floyd's "pimply bass player," by his own estimation, published two letters he had written "the …

Ottawa (IINA) – Naheed Nenshi, mayor of Calgary in Canada, was voted the best mayor of the world in 2014 by the international firm City Mayor Foundation. Nenshi, a Canadian Muslim, is well known for his integrity, honesty and generosity. The prize was awarded on February 2 after he was picked from among a list of 933 mayors, surveyed by …

முஸ்லிம் அமைச்சர்கள்,பாராளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்களுடனான முதற்கட்ட சந்திப்பொன்றை தேசிய ஷூறா சபை 06.02.2015 அன்று கொழும்பில் நடத்தியது. இந்த சந்திப்பில் அமைச்சர்களான ரவூப் ஹகீம், ரிஷாட் பதியுத்தீன், ஹசன் அலி, முன்னாள் அமைச்சர் பௌஸி ஆகியோரும் பாராளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்களான ஹுனைஸ் பாரூக், அஸ்லம், பைஸல் காஸிம் ஆகியோர்கலந்துகொண்டனர்.   அமைச்சர்களான கபீர்ஹாஷிம், ஹலீம் உட்பட பலரும் தவிர்க்க முடியாத காரணங்களால் கலந்துகொள்ளவில்லை என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது. தேசிய ஷூரா சபையின் தலைவர் தாரிக் மஹ்மூத், நிறைவேற்றுக் குழு உறுப்பினர் சகோதரர் ரிஸா யஹ்யா, ஆலோசனை சபை உறுப்பினர் …

AP/Evan Vucci President Barack Obama while being recognized at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama wants Christians to know Islam is not the only religion that has inspired violence and terror. "Unless we get on our high horse and think this is unique to some other place, remember that during the Crusades and the Inquisition, people committed …

National Shoora Council's Independence Day Message   04 February 2105 Sri Lanka is in the threshold of a new experience as an independent nation. Independence, freedom and liberation have visited this country in different forms.  In these various forms, our community of people be they Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims, Malays or Burghers each had played a major role.  The politicians exerted themselves …

The President The Prime Minister Democratic Socialist republic of Sri Lanka Hon. Sir   Every year 4th of February has been celebrated as Independence Day of Sri Lanka to commemorate political independence from the British rule since 1948. At this juncture, it is an opportune moment for all Sri Lankans to look back and reflect on our achievements and success and …