June, 2022

• 16 June

  5 Ways to Prepare for the 10 Best Days of the Year – HAJJ

  

  Did you know that the best 10 days of the year are coming? Dhul Hijjah is one of the sacred months and the first 10 days of Dhul Hijjah are the most blessed days of the year. Here are 5 ways to prepare for those 10 days: 1. Learn about it’s Virtues In order to understand the importance of something, we …

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• 16 June

  Saudi Arabia Launches Hajj Booking Website for Europe, America & Australia

  

  Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj have launched a new website which will allow Muslims from Europe, America and Australia to directly book hajj packages through the website. The Ministry of Hajj have released the following press release: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has developed a registration mechanism where pilgrims from Europe, America, and Australia can register electronically for this …

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• 14 June

  Dr Shafi receives salary arrears, decides to donate it to purchase essential medicines

  

  Dr. Shafi Sihabdeen of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital has decided to donate his salary arrears for the purchase of essential medicines for Sri Lanka. Last week, the Ministry of Health agreed to settle the overdue wages of Dr. Shafi Sihabdeen before the 10th of July 2022. The Ministry has issued a cheque of over Rs. 2.67 million as payment of …

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• 13 June

  SUPPORT FOR FEMALE CIRCUMCISION AMONG MUSLIM WOMEN AT ALL TIME HIGH By Muslim Rights Observer

  

  Despite the Islamophobic industry condemning female circumcision as a “patriarchal custom”, a recent report by the FPA ‘Towards Understanding Female Genital Cutting in Sri Lanka’ by Zainab Ibrahim and Ermiza Tegal has shown that it is Muslim Women who mostly support the practice. Moreover despite being labeled “outdated” the evidence shows that it is actually being perceived very positively and …

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• 11 June

  Get update on fuel availability online

  

  Visit –  https://fuel.gov.lk An online system has been introduced by the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL) to get information on the type of fuel that is available at the nearest filling station. They requested people to visit the website (https://fuel.gov.lk/) before getting into queues. People can gain access to information about the availability of bowsers and dispatch on petrol, …

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• 10 June

  22% of SL population in need of food assistance- UN Resident Coordinator

  

  UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Hanaa Singer-Hamdy said 22 per cent of the Sri Lankan population or 4.9 million people live in need of food assistance at the moment. In an interview with Daily Mirror, she said several factors are interacting to put pressure on the current food security situation in Sri Lanka. “We have also seen that low-income …

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• 9 June

  Hajj pilgrimage from Sri Lanka – 2022 | Sri Lankans allowed to attend Hajj pilgrimage this year

  

  Hon. Vidura Wickramanayake, Minister of Budhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs granted permission for sending Hajj pilgrims from Sri Lanka this year. There was a meeting on 7th June 2022 at the Ministry of Cultural Affairs at Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla with the delegation of Muslim Parliamentarians namely Hon. Faizal Cassim, Hon. Kathar Masthan, Hon. Ishak Rahman, Hon. Marjan Faleel and Hon. Musharraf …

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