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Is Sri Lanka heading towards another July 83 type pogrom? This is the growing fear in view of the repeated attacks on mosques and madarasas provoking Muslims. In the midst of this turbulence the Criminal Investigation Department’s, CID, call for list of mosques and madarasas sent  shockwaves among  beleaguered Muslims especially in the absence of  such calls on other worshipping …

  Dehiwala – Mt Lavinia Mayor Dhanasiri Amarathunga, referring to our news report, headlined ‘Attempt to expel 23,000 Muslims from Dehiwala — UNP’, published yesterday, says that it is factually incorrect, misleading and may cause racial disunity between the Muslim and Sinhala communities.   "The fact is that, a few weeks ago a few persons organized a protest against illegal …

Councillor Nizam Ismail, a Sri Lankan Muslim, has been recently elected as the new Mayor of Harrow. Ismail, a long-time member of the London borough of Harrow, representing the Queensbury ward, was elected as the new Mayor of Harrow. He is the first Sri Lankan origin Muslim Mayor in this country.   Harrow boasts of being one of the most …

  It is almost a month and half since a mob brought in from outside the area, led by a Buddhist monk, and vandalized Dambulla Khairiya Jumma Mosque on Friday 20 April 2012 in violation of all laws of the country and all known human decency. The beleaguered Muslims await justice while the mob remains free backed by some undisclosed …

  The Zionist Jewish entity of Israel, which has been sneaking into Sri Lanka time and again, and expelled time and again, has found a firm foothold in Colombo now. The island’s growing ties with Israel have become cause for serious concern among many, especially within the beleaguered Muslim community, which fears this may spell disaster for them.   This …