59th Annual General Meeting of Ceylon Muslim Scholarship Fund was held on 11th March 2012 at 47/2A, Fredrica Road, Colombo 6. Mr S.H.M.Jameel presided. The following items as per the notice convening the meeting took place. Minutes of the last AGM was read and adopted Chairman's report was read Audited accounts for the year 2010/2011 was adopted The following were …
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All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama and the Sri Lanka Jama’ath-E-Islami condemn HR violation allegations against SL
In a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama and the Sri Lanka Jama'ath-E-Islami, while condemning the allegations of human rights violations against Sri Lanka by the US, urge all member countries to stand by Sri Lanka in this regard. The full text: "We believe that you are well aware of the prevalent peaceful …
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