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French far-right politician embraces Islam.

Paris, Monday, 03 Muharram 1436/ 27 October 2014 (IINA) – In a shocking decision to Marine Le Pen's party, a French far-right councilor has reverted to Islam, sending a video message to officials of the anti-immigration party to praise the Muslims’ holy book, the Qur’an, and asking them to join him. "Both are demonized and very far from the image …

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Japan To Import Halal Products From Malaysia

Japan will import Halal food products from Malaysia in prepration for the thousands of atheletes that will descend upon the country to compete in the 2020 Olympic Games, WAM news agency reported. “The entry of Halal products into Japan is a move to prepare for the Olympic Games to be held in Japan in 2020,” Malaysian Agriculture and Agro-Based Industries …

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President ceremonially inaugurates Yal Devi train service

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday ceremonially inaugurated the Yal Devi train service to Jaffna after a lapse of 24 years. The Railway Department under the Ministry of Transport and with financial assistance from the Indian government under the Indian Line of Credit embarked on this massive project of restoring the Northern rail tracks to restart the train services connecting the North …

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Is Israel Our Friend? Colombo Telegraph

In the recent past there seems to be a rush by sections of the media and top government officials to embrace Israel as a bosom pal. An article in the once prestigious Daily Mirror claimed the Sinhalese were related to the Jews through the ten headed King Ravana who lived 5000 years ago. It was not the absurdity of the …

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Happy Eid ul-Adha Greetings.. From – SMF TEAM

'Sailan Muslim Foundation is pleased to wish all its viwers in particular and Muslim Ummah in general a very best wishes on this great day of rejoice. May Allah accept our fasting, prayers, Charity, good deeds and all our supplications and shower His blessings on all of us. May Allah forgive our sins and admit us to jannatul firdaus. Ameen'

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[NSC GA] Claim Muslims are overtaking Buddhist Numerically in Sri Lanka Baseless – by M.M Zuhair PC

False rumours and myths continued to be spread that Muslims in Sri Lanka would overtake the Sinhala Buddhist population before the turn of the century though official statistics proved otherwise, former Member of Parliament M.M. Zuhair. PC said at the English Course Awards Day ceremony of GPL Organisation held at Arafa National School in Weligama on Monday. The former Sri …

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