Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today said that the Palestinian people’s legitimate right to statehood must be upheld amidst escalating tension between Palestine and Israel which had claimed many lives in recent weeks. Rajapaksa said he was deeply concerned about the latest outbreak of hostilities within the Israeli-Palestinian region, which had already caused untold suffering for the people on both sides …
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May, 2021
- 15 May
Remembering Dr.M.A.M.Shukri | TRIBUTE- 1st Year Death Anniversary (19th May 2020)
It is a year since the demise of Dr.M.A.M.Shukri, one of the greatest scholars the Sri Lankan Muslim community has produced. Dr.Shukri was more than just a scholar of Islam, he was a man of many facets who served as the director of an Islamic academic institution that produced some remarkable men, a mentor to a younger generation of scholars …
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How a growing number of Muslims are making Japan their home
Migrant workers and local converts are swelling the ranks of the country’s small but significant Muslim community The number of mosques in Japan has grown from four in the 1980s to 110, a Japanese expert on Islam has said (AFP) There were “hardly any Arabs in the country” says Mohamed Shokeir about the first time he travelled to Japan in …
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For the first time, Saudi government releases detailed pictures of Black Stone in the House of God By Sakina Fatima
The presidency indicated that the filming period took 7 hours, and the number of pictures reached 1050 with ‘Focus Stack Panorama’ technology. Riyadh: The General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques affairs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has revealed hitherto unseen images of ‘Hajr-e-Aswad’ or the ‘Black Stone’ creating a ripple among the faithful. The new high resolution images were …
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Beruwala Naleemiah institute transferred into Covid intermediate treatment facility
Beruwala Jamiah Naleemiah institute has been transferred into a Covid treatment facility. According to officials, 270 patients can be treated at the institute. Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena today inspected the Education institute which has now been converted into a treatment facility temporarily. (NewsWire) Post Disclaimer | Support UsSupport Us The sailanmuslim.com web site entirely supported by individual donors and well wishers. …
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April, 2021
- 27 April
Covid-19: Perhaps final warning for Sri Lankans
BBS(Cey), DCH(Cey), DCH(Eng), MD(Paed), MRCP(UK), FRCP(Edin), FRCP(Lon), FRCPCH(UK), FSLCPaed, FCCP, Hony FRCPCH(UK), Hony. FCGP(SL) Specialist Consultant Paediatrician and Honorary Senior Fellow, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Be warned, our dear countrymen and women. The die is cast…, well and truly. In addition to all our woes in this resplendent isle, as far as COVID-19 goes, things …
Read More » - 27 April
Cabinet approves to ban burqa, niqab
Cabinet approval was granted to ban all face coverings including the burqa and niqab, Public Security Cabinet Minister Dr Sarath Weerasekara said. Weerasekara told the Daily Mirror that the decision will be implemented as a law after parliamentary approval is obtained. The cabinet approval was granted according to the public bill of Prohibition on covering the full face in public …
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