August, 2013

• 21 August

  Why a Former Model Is Covering Up By Beth Greenfield, Shine Staff | Healthy Living

  

  A British model and mom is ditching her life of posing in lingerie for one of modesty and obedience as a Muslim wife, said U.K. reports on Monday. “Meeting Mohammed has made me really look at my life,” Carley Watts, a model who regularly bares almost all for publications such as Elite Online Magazine, told the Sun about her lifeguard …

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• 21 August

  hawwal moon sighting controversy? – Time to overhaul ACJU to restore its integrity and dignity and serve community’s needs By Latheef Farook

  

  Predominantly Muslim area of Kinniya is located in the north east coast of the island. Around 98 percent of the population there are Muslims. They belong to all walks of life from religious scholars, educationists, traders, farmers and fishermen to number of other professions. The entire atmosphere changes during the Holy Month of Ramadan with people getting deeply involved in …

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• 21 August

  TUBITAK Scholarships for Masters & PhD in Turkey – Undergraduates/Graduates

  Application and Web Site Links   http://www.tubitak.gov.tr/en/scholarship/undergraduatesgraduates/international-programmes/2215/content-application-dates   The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) grants undergraduate scholarships for international students who are medal winners at any the International Science Olympiads*. The scholarship covers fields of Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technological Sciences, Medical Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities.  * International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), …

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• 15 August

  Sri Lanka’s recipe for renewed failure By Tariq A. Al-Maeena

  

  A mistake once committed is rarely repeated by a rational entity.  However such is not the case with the government of Sri Lanka.  It is becoming increasingly obvious that following the 30-year war with the Tamil minority, the Sri Lankan rulers have not learned their lesson. Today, they are busily spreading the seeds of discord against another minority; the island’s …

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• 15 August

  Calculated attack on Grandpass mosque By Latheef Farook

  

  Latest step in the build up to commemorate anniversary of 1915 Sinhala Muslim Riots with July 83 type attacks on Muslims? By Latheef Farook The timely settlement of the dispute over the mosque at the Swarna Chaithiya Mawatha   averted a potentially disastrous conflict which had all the ingredients to turn the area into a killing field. This could have even …

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• 15 August

  U.N. Chief Lambastes Egypt’s Army but Refuses to Affirm Coup By Thalif Deen

  

  U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Credit: UN Photo/Rick Bajornas UNITED NATIONS, Aug 14 2013 (IPS) – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has refused to describe the Egyptian army’s ouster of a democratically-elected government last month as a “military coup”, lambasted the country’s security forces for Wednesday’s massacre of civilians in the streets of Cairo. He condemned in the “strongest terms” the violence …

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• 15 August

  Bloodbath In Cairo Security crackdown kills at least 90 people in Egypt

  

  At least 94 people reportedly killed as security forces move to end anti-military protests by supporters of Morsi. Security forces have moved in on two Cairo protest camps set up by supporters of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi, launching a crackdown that quickly turned into a bloodbath with dozens dead.   Conflicting reports have emerged over the number of people …

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