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February, 2022

  • 4 February

    The proposer of the lion flag: Mudlr. Sinnalebbe

    At the time of gaining political freedom the question of the national flag became an issue among the political leaders of the day. On Friday January 16, 1948 when the parliament met after lunch A. Sinnalebbe (Batticaloa) rose in parliament and moved, “That this house is of opinion that the Royal Standards of King Sri Wickrama Raja Sinha depicting a …

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January, 2022

  • 31 January

    Dr. Hilali Noordeen – Consultant Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgeon

    Hilali Noordeen has the interesting distinction of being the only living Sri Lankan President of the Oxford Union (1983); the other two, Lalith Athulathmudali and Lakshman Kadirgamar were both assassinated. Mr. Noordeen is now a reputed and highly sought after consultant spinal surgeon who lives in London. He is also a lecturer and medical consultant who publishes regularly in his field. He …

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  • 31 January

    Dr. Hilali Noordeen – Consultant Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgeon

    Hilali Noordeen has the interesting distinction of being the only living Sri Lankan President of the Oxford Union (1983); the other two, Lalith Athulathmudali and Lakshman Kadirgamar were both assassinated. Mr. Noordeen is now a reputed and highly sought after consultant spinal surgeon who lives in London. He is also a lecturer and medical consultant who publishes regularly in his field. He …

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  • 26 January

    A JAPANESE PERSPECTIVE ON ISLAM: A RELIGION BEYOND OUR WESTERN SHORES

    I’ve always thought that Islam has the ability to embed itself so seamlessly and so peacefully within Japanese culture and society, if only we let it. JESSICA AYA HARN We are notoriously known for being private in Japan. And when it comes to religion, we are extra, extra, extra private. It just wouldn’t make sense to be overtly religious in …

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  • 23 January

    Islam text books withdrawn after One-Country-One-Law Task Force raises concern

    The Education Ministry with immediate effect has recalled the Islam text books for Grade 6, 7, 10 and 11 after the Presidential Task Force for ‘One Country, One Law,’ raised concerns over the contents of the books. Issuing a directive to principals of National and other schools that have received the text books in Sinhala and Tamil, Educational Publications Department …

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  • 21 January

    Human Rights in Islam

    ‘Allamah Abu al-‘A’la Mawdudi al Tawhid Journal, vol. IV No. 3 Rajab-Ramadhan 1407 CHAPTER ONE HUMAN RIGHTS, THE WEST AND ISLAM Before I discuss the human rights in Islam I would like to explain a few points about two major approaches to the question of human rights: the Western and Islamic. This will enable us to study the issue in …

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  • 18 January

    Islamic History of Artifacts | Masjids | Quran – Gallery

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