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Let us join hands with others to free our country from the scourge of Child Abuse, Rape and Murder

AL MASHOORAH : Issue no.5  Child abuse, rape and murder are becoming daily occurrence in our society. This is unprecedented in our country of Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism and Christianity underpinning our lives. Sri Lankan society had a strong ethical and moral foundation governing us. What has happened to our ethics and morality? Once we were suffering from the scourge of …

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NSC Calls for Collective Action against Child Abuse, Rape and Murder in this Country

NSC Calls for Collective Action against Child Abuse, Rape and Murder in This Country:  The National Shoora Council (NSC), an umbrella body of 18 national Muslim Civil Society Organizations (CBO) vehemently condemns the brutal murder of the child Seya Sadevmini, who was strangled to death at Kotadeniyawa in Divulapitiya. NSC pleads for collective action against all types of abuses against …

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2.5m Syrians Hosted By :- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Since Uprising

The Kingdom played a vital role in helping Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon through humanitarian aid including food, medical treatment, medicines and clothes. (SPA) JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has hosted around 2.5 million Syrians since the beginning of the crisis in that country in 2011, the Foreign Ministry has said. In a statement issued to SPA, the ministry said the …

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Population parity in historic Palestine raises hard questions for Israel

By Luke Baker JERUSALEM (Reuters) – While Israel remains predominantly Jewish, Arab numbers within the area of historic Palestine are now close to eclipsing the Jewish population, creating a dilemma for supporters of a "one-state solution" to the region's conflict. Long-term demographic trends mean that those who want Jews and Palestinians to live together in a single, enlarged Israeli state …

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