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Sailan Muslim Foundation is proud to announce that our Chairman, Faisz Musthapha, PC has been appointed as Chancellor of the South Eastern University by President Ranil Wickremasinghe Faisz Musthapha is a President’s Counsel and former Sri Lanka’s high commissioner in the United Kingdom . He also serves as Chairman of Sailan Muslim Foundation. Faisz Musthapha is the son of S. …
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November, 2022
- 13 November
Akkaraipattu builds research center in honour of Researcher Marhoom M.I.M Mohideen. By Latheef Farook
The Marhoom M.I.M.Mohideen Research & Documentation Centre in Akkaraipattu was ceremonially opened by Chairman of the Governing Body of the The Marhoom M.I.M.Mohideen Research & Documentation Centre (MRDC) Engineer Jahfar M Ismail on 30th September, 2022. The centre was established on the efforts of late M.I.M. Mohideen’s colleagues, contemporaries and relatives. Late Mohideen is a well known researcher, popular writer …
Read More » - 11 November
KARAVADU BURIYANI- A UNIQUE RICE DISH OF A GALLE MOOR FAMILY
Buriyani is a rich rice dish that has come to figure as the traditional repast of the Moors in most of their ceremonies such as weddings. The dish is of Moghul origin and was borrowed by the Moors from Muslim India where it is known as biryani. The name for this dish of rice and all things nice prepared in ghee …
Read More » - 10 November
TELLING LIFE OF CAPT AGA BARRIE ENGINEER, CONSULTANT, AUTHOR, CHAIRMAN WFSLM COLOMBO ZAHIRA
Telling life of Captain Aga Barrie (Engineer, Chairman of the World forum for Sri Lankan Muslims). Colombo Zahira. Canada. Wisdemy Telling Life with Dr Rahman. Aga Barrie is the author of A-Z Steps to Leadership: from the Quran and words of the Prophet Muhammad. A movie-length conversation with Captain Aga Barrie (Engineer, Chairman of the World forum for Sri Lankan …
Read More » - 7 November
NAMES OF MOOR WOMEN AND THEIR ORIGINS
The names of Moor females like those of Moor males are largely of Arab origin. Popular names for girls include Fātima (the name of the Prophet’s beloved daughter), Āyisha, Hafsa, Khadija and Zaynab (the names of the Prophet’s wives or Ummul Mūminīn ‘Mothers of the Believers’ as they are usually known by the faithful) Asma (The first Caliph Abu Bakr’s …
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Polar Islam: Muslim Communities in Russia’s Arctic Cities
Abstract This article advances the notion of “Polar Islam” to describe the birth and structuring of Muslim communities in Russia’s Arctic cities. It does not assert that Arctic conditions have created an entirely specific Islam; most of the features attributed here to “Polar Islam” can easily be found in other regions of Russia. Yet the climatic conditions, remoteness, and heavy …
Read More » - 2 November
The Forgotten Afghans Of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka experienced major waves of immigration during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when throngs of immigrants from India & other British colonies took up residence on the island. Indentured labourers from the erstwhile Madras Presidency & Malabar, who were recruited to work on the central Hill plantations of tea, rubber & coffee, constituted the greatest proportion of this group, followed …
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