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February, 2024

  • 4 February

    UN estimates 17,000 Gaza children separated from parents

    Broadly, UNICEF terms separated children as those who are without their parents, while unaccompanied children are those who are separated and also without other relatives GENEVA: The UN said on Friday it estimates that at least 17,000 children in the Gaza Strip have been left unaccompanied or separated nearly four months into the war. “Each one has a heartbreaking story …

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  • 3 February

    Unconditional Muslim Support Facilitated Island’s Independence By latheef Farook

    By Latheef Farook  Crucial Muslim support facilitated the process of Sri Lanka  gaining  independence from British in 1948 and help end almost four and half centuries of European colonial rule in the island. Many still remember the leading role played by Muslims leaders such as Dr T.B.Jayah, Sir Razik Fareed, Dr M.C.M.Kaleel and Dr Badiduddin Mahmud in the constitutional reforms …

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  • 3 February

    Zahira launches series of events to mark its Rugby centenary celebs.

    RUZAIK FAROOK COLOMBO — Zahira College,Colombo launched a series of events to mark its Centenary Rugby celebrations in the presence of Rugby legend David Campese Zahira College Colombo, a trailblazer in school-level rugby in Sri Lanka, has been a consistent participant in the A Division School Rugby League for numerous years. Since the inception of rugby at Zahira in 1924, …

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  • 3 February

    Indonesia and Sri Lanka blast EU for ‘double standards’ on Gaza

    Palestinians walk past a house destroyed by an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, in early January.   © Reuters RHYANNON BARTLETT-IMADEGAWA and CATHERINE DE BEAUREPAIRE, Nikkei staff writersFebruary 3, 2024 06:35 JST   BRUSSELS — Indonesia and Sri Lanka’s foreign ministers called on the European Union to be consistent in its approach to the conflict in Gaza as it has with Ukraine, …

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  • 1 February

    Saudi Arabia to change alcohol rules

    By Mostafa Salem, CNN Riyadh’s first alcohol shop will reportedly open soon, serving only diplomats. New rules on alcohol in Saudi Arabia have been revealed ahead of the reported opening of the first-ever liquor store in the capital Riyadh. The rules regulating alcohol quotas for non-Muslim diplomatic missions are being introduced to “counter the illicit trade of alcohol goods,” the governmental …

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  • 1 February

    Jummah Schedule – Fri, 02 Feb 2024

    Jumuah Schedule  -Lecture Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2024 Lecture Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2024 No. Title Lecturer Masjid Name Area 1 – Ash Sheikh Mufti Uwaisul Qarni (Rahmani) Khairath Jumuah Masjid Akurana 2 – Ash Sheikh Shiyam (Rahmani) Masjid Un Noor Jummah Masjid Akurana 3 – Ash Sheikh Anseer (Jamali) Grand Jumuah Masjid (Thaippalli), Bulugahathenna Akuruna 4 – Ash Sheikh K.Uwais (Deeni) …

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January, 2024