July, 2012

• 16 July

  Malays for Children

  Sri Lanka Malay Association Rupee Fund recently celebrated the 21st anniversary of Sri Lanka’s ratification of Convention on the Rights of the Child and the 11th Anniversary of the Global Movement to Say Yes to CHANGE THE WORLD WITH CHILDREN.  The Rupee Fund does a great service to the deserving children of Colombo by giving them free English Language classes …

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• 16 July

  Striving for Peace & Justice by Lauren Booth by ICNATV

  Striving for Peace & Justice by Lauren Booth ICNA-CSJ Annual Banquet and Fundraiser ICNA Council for Social Justice, a social justice advocacy organization is holding its Annual Banquet and Fundraiser on December 17, 2011. Well known British journalist, sister in-law of former British prime minister Tony Blair, and a revert Muslimah, Sr. Lauren Booth will be the key note speaker. …

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• 16 July

  Israeli Eradication of History: Disappearing Mosques By: Jonathan Cook

  A Palestinian man holds prayer beads as he stands near an Israeli border police officer outside a damaged mosque in West Bank village of Jaba near Ramallah 19 June 2012. (Photo: Reuters – Mohamad Torokman) By: Jonathan Cook The discovery of a rare aerial photo of Jerusalem in the 1930s, taken by a Zeppelin, has provided the long-sought after proof that …

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• 13 July

  The Role of the Regulator in ensuring the progress of Islamic Finance – Suresh R. I. Perera LLB, Attorney at Law, ACMA Principal, Tax & Regulatory – KPMG Sri Lanka

  “…I trust that you will agree that Islamic Finance, at least for jurisdictions like Hong Kong, means change – a change perception, a change in skills, a change in structures and techniques, in contracts, standards, and so on. Change in all its many forms, is happening within the global Islamic finance arena, even as we speak…” – Mr. Eddie Yue, Deputy Chief Executive …

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• 13 July

  Jews DO Control The Media By Manny Friedman

  We Jews are a funny breed. We love to brag about every Jewish actor. Sometimes we even pretend an actor is Jewish just because we like him enough that we think he deserves to be on our team. We brag about Jewish authors, Jewish politicians, Jewish directors. Every time someone mentions any movie or book or piece of art, we …

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• 11 July

  Islamic Civilization by the Numbers By Dr. Mohamed Elmasry

  During his 1868 – 1871 lecture series, "Introduction to the Study of  History," Swiss historian Prof. Jacob Burchardt explained his thesis that there are "three powers" in history — the state, religion, and culture. Burchardt, whose book "The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy" became a classic, went on to define culture in general as "the realm of the spontaneous," …

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• 11 July

  ‘Work is worship’: The work ethic success of the Sri Lankan Tamils 17 June 2012, 10:24 pm ‘Black July ’83’: pic Courtesy of the Sahajeevana Centre – via pact.lk by Hemantha Warnakulasuriya

    I have often wondered why we, as a nation, cannot progress as rapidly as our neighbour – India. Any political analyst would of course heap the blame on the politicians and the political authority. I have pondered whether in fact this was true. All politicians are voted to power by us and we sometimes condone their activity. When Monnekulama was …

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