Publications

The Great Days of Colombo is by far the most comprehensive book on the City of Colombo, for long the grandest metropolis in the far-famed island of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka.   This profusely illustrated and compelling work tells the story of how Colombo originated from very humble beginnings as a simple Moorish port to become what it is today, …

Book on ‘Dying While Muslim’ in Masked Sri Lanka’ by UK-based Sri Lankan author, writer and Human Rights activist Lukman Harees, was launched at the Sri Lankan Muslim Cultural Centre (SLMCC)  in Harrow, UK on Sunday 5th December 2021.The book was published by Peoples Rights Group,(PRG),UK  which focusses on human rights issues in Sri Lanka. This book outlines a comprehensive …

About The BookThe United Nations, whose primary mandate is international peace and security, enjoyed some of its lighter moments when the “glass house by the east river” was occasionally rattled with loud laughter.Did Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev bang his shoe on his desk to attract the General Assembly president’s attention during the October 1960 session? And, as rumor would have it, was the …

Editor: Asiff Hussein    Publisher: Muslim Women’s Research and Action ForumPages: 102   Price: Rs.500This work is a collection of essays and thoughts on peace-building in Sri Lanka by the leading peace advocates and activists of our times.  The book is a particularly timely release as Sri Lanka emerges from the shadow of a nearly thirty year civil war and the Easter …

Introduction to Islam in Sinhala.Download the Ebook [flipbook pdf=”https://sailanmuslim.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sinhalese-17.pdf”]

Springs of Sailan is a compendious work on the Muslim contribution to Sri Lanka authored by Asiff Hussein and published by Sailan Muslim Foundation. The Muslims of Sri Lanka have for long lived in peace and harmony with the other communities that have made Sri Lanka their home.  They have contributed immensely to the culture, economy and the national life …