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The Maldives Government, last week sent an official communiqué to the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry, stepping in to bury COVID-19 victims following serious concerns raised by the Muslim community here over the mandatory cremation only policy in Sri Lanka. Dr Hemantha Herath, the Deputy Director-general of Public Health Services told Daily Mirror that following the communiqué received by the Foreign …
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December, 2020
- 14 December
To bury the COVID-19 victims or not to: towards a solution By Prof. M.C.M. Iqbal
The stigma associated with COVID-19 and the fear of being cremated is now forcing some sectors of the community to avoid PCR/antigen testing. This could lead to uncontrolled eruption of new clusters – Pic by Shehan Gunasekara In the last few months, considerable scientific evidence has been published in international peer reviewed journals about the novel coronavirus and its environmental impact, …
Read More » - 7 December
මම රාමසාන් වලට දවස් 3ක් නෝම්බි අල්ලනවා – Sanath Jayasuriya -Cricket
Sanath Jayasuriya says in interview how he was living with a Muslim family for 12 years and fast with them and awaiting to eat Kiduw rice , nice experience..
Read More » - 7 December
Sri Lanka Muslims refuse to claim cremated COVID-19 relatives
In Sri Lanka, the families of some Muslim coronavirus victims are refusing to claim the remains of their loved ones. They are protesting against the government’s forced cremation policy as it goes against their religious beliefs. On Tuesday the Supreme Court dismissed 11 petitions challenging forced cremations. The health minister says burials cannot be allowed until a committee of technical …
Read More » - 4 December
භූමදානයේ අවධානම පිළිබද කිසිදු සාක්ෂියක් නෑ හිටපු ප්රධාන වසංගත රෝග විද්යඥ
Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe, Consultant Epidimiologist.Former director of epidemiology,Epid.unit Colombo.Member of the NPP. Chamuditha Samarawickrama® Post Disclaimer | Support UsSupport Us The sailanmuslim.com web site entirely supported by individual donors and well wishers. If you regularly visit this site and wish to show your appreciation, or if you wish to see further development of sailanmuslim.com, please donate us Donate IMPORTANT : …
Read More » - 3 December
SC rejects FR petitions challenging gazette notification Cremation of COVID-19 victims in Muslim and Catholic communities
The Supreme Court (SC) today rejected the examining of 12 Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed challenging the gazette notification regarding the cremation of COVID19 victims belonging to Muslim and Catholic communities. The three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, justices Murdu Fernando and Preethi Padman Surasena commenced hearings on November 30. All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) Leader MP Rishad Bathiudeen, …
Read More » - 3 December
Lab-grown meat to go on sale in Singapore in world first
The Singapore Food Agency, the city-state’s regulator, approved the sale of Eat Just’s lab-grown chicken in nuggets after concluding it was safe for consumption. (Eat Just via Reuters) Demand for sustainable alternatives to meat is rising due to growing consumer pressure SINGAPORE: Lab-grown chicken will soon be available in restaurants in Singapore, after the city-state became the first to green-light …
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