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Mr. President, Its Outright Racism

President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s decade long era of governance saw unprecedented racism and hate against the minority communities in Sri Lanka.  The Bodu Bala Sena and other Buddhist extremist groups were blamed for this bigotry. It is a well-known fact that the regime change in January 2015 was mainly due to the minority communities voting en-bloc against the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime, …

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Remembering the life of Sheikh Ahmed Deedat

The fiery South African autodidact was a champion of interreligious debate. Sheikh Deedat was a charismatic, self-taught Muslim scholar from South Africa, most famous for engaging Christian evangelists in public debate. In 1986, he debated Jimmy Swaggart and even challenged the late Pope John Paul II to a debate in the Vatican Square. His son, Yousuf Deedat, calls him a …

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Husband-Wife Relationship in Ramadan (Q & A)

                                  Married spouses usually raise significant questions about intimate relations in the month of Ramadan. It is important for a husband and wife to understand how to cater for each other’s needs and how to seek the blessings of Ramadan too. This e-book, therefore, …

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Female Circumcision – An Islamic Perspective

Female Circumcision – An Islamic Perspective By Asiff Hussein Islamic Basis The evidence for circumcision, both male and female, come from the ahadith (Sayings of Prophet Muhammad, Peace Be Upon Him) like the following: 1) Circumcision is my way for men and ennobling in women (Baihaqi). This hadith suggests that both male and female circumcision was recognized by the Prophet. …

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From Bollywood to Islam: the story of Murcyleen Peerzada By:- Khurram Rasool

She used to spend her days getting dolled up with the best of branded, glamorous outfits and makeup. Shopping in the expensive malls was her biggest passion. For this shopaholic (as she would call herself), Dubai was the most preferred shopping destination. But that was till 2012. Born and brought up in Mumbai, house to India’s film industry, Murcyleen Peerzada, …

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A room without a view: US salons cater to Muslim women By :- Kathleen Burge

For some haircuts, Zaynah Qutubuddin and her stylist squeezed into the salon’s break room, beside the trashcan, the microwave, and the bathroom door — a private, if dim, substitute for the studio with big mirrors. Sometimes her mother — a psychiatrist, not a stylist — trimmed her hair. Once, Qutubuddin tried a salon that agreed to book only other female …

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