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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 …
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November, 2022
- 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 …
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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 …
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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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UN members condemn China over abuse of Uighurs in Xinjiang
Ethnic Uighur demonstrators take part in a protest against China, in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 1, 2021 [File: Dilara Senkaya/Reuters] Fifty countries have urged China to uphold international human rights obligations in its treatment of the Uighur minority. Fifty countries have called on China to “uphold its international human rights obligations” in a joint statement read out during a United …
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THE MUSLIM HERITAGE OF EASTERN SRI LANKA
Edited by S.H.M. Jameel and Asiff Hussein Reviewed by Prof. M. A. Nuhman The Muslim Heritage of Eastern Sri Lanka edited by S.H.M. Jameel and Asiff Hussein is a pioneering project published by the Muslim Women’s Research and Action Forum (MWRAF). Ideologically MWRAF is close to me. It is not among the conservative women’s organizations that involve themselves …
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