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Reforming the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) has become an endless saga of committees and consultations, more to satisfy the political addenda of governments, parliamentarians and Muslim vote-bank managers than to make Muslim matrimonial matters keep pace with changing circumstances of Sri Lanka and its Muslim community. Between the time when Justice Saleem Marsoof Committee (JSMC) submitted its findings and recommendations …
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October, 2022
- 3 October
Crimean Peninsula : The Lost Islamic Land in Europe!
Islam was introduced in Crimea with the Mongol invasion of Rus’ in the 13th century. What happened was that in 1241, Genghis Khan’s grandson, Batu Khan, conquered the region establishing Mongol rule. However, over the upcoming decades, the region, which spread from Eastern Europe to the Korean peninsula, began to fragment. The western portion was ruled by a confederation of …
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September, 2022
- 19 September
He built racial harmony and international ties Dr. A.C.S. Hameed
Late Dr. A.C.S. Hameed entered Sri Lankan legislature in March 1960, Representing Harispattuwa constituency, in the Central Province. He had been in Parliament winning 8 elections for a continuous period of 39 years from 1960 to 1999. This was one of the longest unbroken Parliamentary records of a member of the U.N.P. He passed away on September 3, 1999 after …
Read More » - 17 September
Who is your Mahram and Non-Mahram? by Hasan Ekici
No matter how modern and liberal the world gets, or which religion you follow, women will always need the protection of men. This is not because they are the weaker sex by any means, but because this world is a dangerous place, and woman, the most precious creation of Allah SWT, is vulnerable. She must be protected from those who …
Read More » - 16 September
Remembering SLMC Leader M.H.M. Ashraff
Today (16 September) is the 22nd death anniversary of Mohammad Hussein Muhammad Ashraff, the legendary leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC). He was the Cabinet Minister in charge of Shipping, Ports, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation in the Government of President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga at the time of his death. He, along with 14 others, was killed in an air …
Read More » - 15 September
Hotline to inquire about obtaining electric vehicle permits
The Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment has introduced three telephone numbers for obtaining information, including a hotline number to refer problems related to obtaining electric vehicle import permits under the recently introduced initiative of allowing Sri Lankan migrant workers remitting money through formal channels to import an electric vehicle. Accordingly, the necessary information can be obtained by making a …
Read More » - 14 September
King Charles III: Five things the new British monarch said about Islam and Muslims
King Charles III, pictured on 19 November 2021, next to the ‘mahmal’, the palanquin formerly used to transport the ‘kiswah’, the cover that engulfs the Kaaba, during a visit to Egypt’s Alexandria (AFP) The king, who once studied Arabic to better understand the Quran, has long spoken about Islamic history and theology In 1996, the grand mufti of …
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