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The new variant has spread across 41 countries as the WHO categorises it as a ‘variant of interest’. JN.1 has been detected in the US, India, China, France, Canada and many other countries [File: Petr David Josek/AP Photo] By Areesha Lodhi Published On 22 Dec 202322 Dec 2023   A new strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the coronavirus pandemic four years …

A group organized a protest at Lipton Circus in Colombo today demanding a ceasefire, humanitarian access and an end to occupation, in support of Palestine. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel

Those who break the law – which forbids publicly burning, tearing or defiling holy texts – risk a fine or up to two years in prison. Activists take part in a demonstration in Karachi on July 9, 2023, as they protest against the burning of the Quran outside a Stockholm mosque that outraged Muslims around the world [File: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP] …

COLOMBO The 66th Annual General Meeting of the Ceylon Baithulmal Fund (CBF) was held on 10th September, 2023. Mr. A.A. M. Illiyas – (President’s Counsel) was re-elected as the President for the period 2023/2024. Other Office Bearers elected were: M.S.F.Haqque – Vice President A.N.Nazvi Rahman – Secretary A.F.Feroze Noon – Treasurer F.M.Asaf Khan – Asst. Secretary Committee members elected were S.R.Rally, A.M.A.Nasry, A.Fazal Issadeen, M Rushdi Dahlan, …

(Marhoom Mohamed Kaleel, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Kollupitiya Jumma Mosque, Colpetty)   It is with a sense of immense sadness and extreme gratitude that we recall the support of Marhoom Mohamed Kaleel who was a pillar of strength to our outreach activities undertaken under our “Welcome To Our Mosque” Program.   Kaleel Hajiar as we called him was …