June, 2023

• 19 June

  Dr Badiuddin Mahmud

  

  Sixteenth June is the death anniversary Dr, Badiuddin Mahmud- the iron man who served the nation through his dynamic personality left no stone unturned as college principal and a minister. His life was peaceful and died as an ordinary man who never amassed wealth through his political career. He said what he really meant what he said  and what is …

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• 19 June

  Dr Badiuddin Mahmud- the man who served the nation as college principal and minister remembered on his death anniversary

  

  Sixteenth June is the death anniversary Dr, Badiuddin Mahmud- the iron man who served the nation through his dynamic personality left no stone unturned as college principal and a minister. His life was peaceful and died as an ordinary man who never amassed wealth through his political career. He said what he really meant what he said  and what is …

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• 18 June

  Nakba Day: What happened in Palestine in 1948? By Mohammed Haddad

  

  This year marks 74 years of Al-Nakba, or the Palestinian experience of dispossession and loss of their homeland. Every year on May 15, Palestinians around the world mark the Nakba, or catastrophe, referring to the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 1948. Having secured the support of the British government for the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, on May …

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• 13 June

  2 new crescents installed on Grand Mosque minarets

  

    Made of carbon fiber molded around an internal iron structure, the imposing crescents are coated with gilded glass JEDDAH: Two new crescents have been installed on minarets near the King Abdulaziz Gate at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Made of carbon fiber molded around an internal iron structure, the imposing crescents are coated with gilded glass. Mohammed Al-Waqdani, undersecretary …

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• 13 June

  Gaza’s hidden heritage: Five historic sites in the besieged Palestinian territory

  

  The besieged territory is home to a number of historic houses of worship (MEE/Ahmad al Danaf) The city of Gaza has a heritage that stretches back thousands of years and was fought over by powers including Egypt and PersiaToday, the word “Gaza” conjures up images of human suffering as the Palestinian territory has been under an Israeli and Egyptian siege for the past 16 …

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• 1 June

  THE HENNA FEAST – A PRE-NUPTIAL MUSLIM CUSTOM

  

  Putting on Henna or Egyptian Privet (Lawsonia Inermis) to form intricate designs on the bride’s hands and feet is an important pre-nuptial custom among all major Muslim communities of the island, be they Moor, Malay, Memon or Bohra. The practice is also known among many other Muslim peoples. The custom bears a striking resemblance to the Mehndi Raat (Henna night) of Hindustani …

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• 1 June

  Special Gazette published for professionals in 14 different categories

  

  A special gazette notification has been issued making it mandatory for professionals belonging to 14 categories to register themselves with the Inland Revenue Department (IRD). The communiqué was issued by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on May 31, in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization & National Policies, pursuant to the powers vested in him under Sub Section 03 …

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