Youth

Growing to be A World Citizen

We believe with Sir Richard Livingstone, that “Men are born to FOUR CITIZENSHIPS.. They should be able to live as good members of their Family, of their Community, of their Nation and of the Whole Human Society and that “many of the world’s troubles can be traced to a failure in one or other of these citizenships – to our …

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Nine Sadakha Wells – Under Aegis of Sailan Muslim Foundation

Assalamu Alaikum All. On a program begun by brother AGA Barrie, Sailan Muslim entered the sphere of helping very deserving depressed Muslim Communities with the provision of water. To this end he requested me to see if we could help the Terrorist affected Eastern Province Muslims. We decided to take on Kinniya, which was one of the most affected by …

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Khan destroys Salita in battle of faiths

(CNN) — British boxer Amir Khan has retained his WBA light-welterweight title after winning the much-hyped “battle of the faiths” by stopping challenger Dmitriy Salita in the first round on Saturday night. Khan, a devout Muslim, knocked down his Jewish opponent three times before the referee stopped after just one minute and 16 seconds. Salita, an American citizen who was …

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Ragging and the moral dilemma, By Appekka Fernando

Bullying, ragging, intimidation, are acceptable news stories in our morning papers. As a predominantly religious and moral society, where non violence is more than a philosophy, where a large number of people are vegetarian and abstain from alcohol, where religions are interchangeable and festivals celebrated by all, how have we come to that place where, we look on as a …

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PURPOSE OF LIFE

Goal of human beings Each of us has our own individual goals for worldly success.  It could be to rise up in our chosen careers, or maybe to leave this world with a legacy, or perhaps something as simple, yet just as every bit crucial, as to have a roof over our heads and enough food in our bellies.  Whatever …

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A call to action

This morning, Michelle and I awoke to some surprising and humbling news. At 6 a.m., we received word that I’d been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who’ve been honored by this prize — men and women …

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