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April, 2024

  • 4 April

    Forced cremations: Jeevan apologises to Muslim community

    Minister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development Jeevan Thondaman on Tuesday (02) apologised to the Muslim community for the mandatory cremation policy enforced during the COVID-19 pandemic under the previous Government of Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The unexpected apology came during an Ifthar gathering hosted by Minister Thondaman in Hatton. The Minister apologised to the Muslims and acknowledged that the policy …

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  • 3 April

    British Muslim doctor offers top tips for positive change during last 10 days of Ramadan

    Dr Hina Shahid said it is important to consume balanced meals for both sahoor and iftar. (File/Getty Images) Chairperson of the Muslim Doctors Association highlights the importance of continuing to consume sahoor ‘It’s common for people to feel tired during this stretch,’ says general practitioner LONDON: As Muslims enter the last 10 days of Ramadan, the grand finale of the …

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  • 2 April

    President addresses challenges confronting Muslim schools in Colombo

    In a concerted effort to tackle the educational hurdles encountered by Muslim schools in the Colombo region, President Ranil Wickremesinghe chaired a formal discussion at the Presidential Secretariat today (02). The meeting, which brought together key stakeholders, including Minister Ali Sabry and representatives of school principals and organizations, addressed a range of pressing issues. Among the challenges discussed were the shortage …

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March, 2024

  • 28 March

    If Gaza is gone, there will be no Palestine by Mohammed Mourtaja

    A Palestinian woman reacts upon seeing the corpses of relatives killed in Israeli bombardment in Al-Zahra in the central Gaza Strip, on 21 March 2024 (AFP)   From Jerusalem to Ramallah, to Haifa and beyond, all Palestinians must come together to stop Israel’s war on Gaza Israel’s continuing war on Gaza has devastated the territory, exceeding even the 1948 Nakba in terms of the …

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  • 28 March

    Ramadan in Gaza: Food is scarce, but grief and despair are plentiful

    A Palestinian woman prepares food during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Rafah on 13 March, 2024 (Reuters)   Everything is in ruins and the spirit of Ramadan has been reduced to a mere shadow of its former self For the 2.2 million Muslims in Gaza, Ramadan has historically been a time of joyous social gatherings, spiritual reflection, faith renewal, …

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  • 28 March

    ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ අභිවෘද්ධිය සඳහා මුස්ලිම්වරු දැක්වූ දායකත්වය – ආසිෆ් හුසේන්

    ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ වෙසෙන මුස්ලිම්වරු රටේ ජාතික ප්‍රගමණයට දැක්වූ දායකත්වය අතිමහත්ය. දේශීය කාන්තාවන් සමග විවාහ සබඳතා පවත්වා ගනිමින් අරාබි වෙළෙන්දන්ගෙන් පැවත එන යෝනකයන් හෙවත් මුවර්වරු, දිවයිනේ නේකවිධ ක්ෂේත්‍ර වල දස්කම් දැක්වූවෝ වෙති. ඔවුන් විදේශයන්හි ජනප්‍රියත්වයට පාත්‍ර වූ සූපශාස්ත්‍රය, ඇඳුම් පැළඳුම් ආශ්‍රිත විලාසිතා සහ විසිතුරු භාණ්ඩ නිර්මාණයෙහිලා බෙහෙවින් දායක වූහ.   ඉන්දුනීසියානු දූපත් රාජ්‍යන් ඔස්සේ පැමිණි මැලේ ජාතිකයන් ද මෙරට ආහාරපාන , …

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  • 27 March

    Amana Bank refurbishes Child & Adolescent Mental Health Clinic at Kalubowila Hospital

    The Amana Bank Team attended the handover ceremony of the refurbished clinic to hospital authorities at the Kalubowila hospital premises  As a responsible corporate inspired by its people-friendly banking model, Amana Bank recently refurbished the Child and Adolescents Mental Health Clinic of the Colombo South Teaching Hospital (Kalubowila Hospital).  The refurbishment project at the clinic, which is one of Sri …

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