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By Juan Cole :- Contrary to what is alleged by bigots like Bill Maher, Muslims are not more violent than people of other religions. Murder rates in most of the Muslim world are very low compared to the United States. As for political violence, people of Christian heritage in the twentieth century polished off tens of millions of people in …
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December, 2015
- 1 December
A.M.A. AZEEZ’S INTELLECTUAL LEGACY HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME BY THALIF DEEN
FORTY SECOND COMMEMORATION ARTICLE Dr. A.M.A. Azeez, the legendary Principal of Zahira College, Colombo, was one of the celebrated intellectuals of his generation, who not only led the premier Muslim educational institution to new heights of excellence– both in studies and sports– but also served as a Senator and a member of the Public Service Commission (PSC) back in the …
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November, 2015
- 18 November
Paris Carnage, ISIS & Western Hypocrisy
By Lukman Harees. “Not every item of news should be published. Rather must those who control news policies endeavor to make every item of news serve a certain purpose.” Joseph Paul Goebbels- Nazi Propaganda Minister ‘Paris suicide bombing’ was certainly a tragedy of equal proportions. People all over the world saw on TV and heard within minutes of this disaster, …
Read More » - 16 November
Vacancy at National Shoora Council (NSC) : Post of Administrative Officer
(1). Post of Administrative Officer (AO) : The NSC is looking for a dynamic person who corresponds to the requirements below to the Position of Administrative Officer. Position: Administrative Officer (AO): Work Location : Colombo Qualifications: G.C.E A/L qualified (Preferably in English Medium) Ability to read, write and speak fluently in English. Knowledge of Tamil or Sinhala is important Minimum …
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Our terrorism double standard: After Paris, let’s stop blaming Muslims and take a hard look at ourselves
We must mourn all victims. But until we look honestly at the violence we export, nothing will ever change BEN NORTON Any time there is an attack on civilians in the post-9/11 West, demagogues immediately blame it on Muslims. They frequently lack evidence, but depend on the blunt force of anti-Muslim bigotry to bolster their accusations. Actual evidence, on the …
Read More » - 16 November
French Muslim students responded to the Paris attacks with this video
The Etudiants Musulmans de France, a nearly three-decade-old group representing thousands of Muslim students in France, called the Paris attackers anti-Islamic cowards, and pledged their solidarity to France in a moving video released on Nov. 15. “They think they are fighting Crusaders, and they invoke the Qur’an, and quote its verses. But shedding the blood of an innocent has no …
Read More » - 11 November
Sailan Muslim Foundation (SMF) expresses its condolences on the demise of the Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero.
Sailan Muslim Foundation (SMF) expresses its condolences on the demise of the Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero. Ven. Sobitha Thero was a key civil society figure in the defeat of populist authoritarianism. A national charismatic Icon and a leading figure behind the democratic changes which delivered Sri Lanka from a dictatorial and divisive rule. Thus, as the nation mourns the …
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