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When you think of the word ‘law’ the images that come to your mind are of a stern looking judge seated on an elevated position in the centre of a court house flanked by a grim looking, if not frightened, members of a jury. Lawyers dressed in their flowing robes quarrelling among each other to impress their respective clients, wicked …
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April, 2012
- 2 April
Maradana- Some Observations by Kishanie S. Fernando.
Maradana’s infamous fame It is said that Maradana got its name from Maran-stan which is Tamil for “place of trees” which with time turned into Maran-dhan or Maradana. During the Dutch period the first cinnamon cultivation was in Maradana. It is recorded that in 1789 the Disave of Colombo, Cornelis de Cock, was responsible for laying out the first cinnamon …
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PROJECTS BY MUSLIM LADIES STUDY CIRCLE
The Muslim Ladies Study Circle is a social service organization which has served the Community for forty years. It is registered as a Non Governmental Organization registered under the No FL-107604 and incorporated by in act of Parliament No 31 of 1982. Officials of Sailan Muslim Foundation visited their Head Office and found they are actively involved in serving the …
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Need for financial literacy for children By REEM M. ASAAD
A longtime advocate of proper financial education, I have called repeatedly for incorporating economics and financial literacy in school programs. There are a number of reasons why this is important. First, children are exposed to many more consumer choices than previous generations. Second, financial products and services are increasingly targeting the younger people and are therefore more appealing and user-friendly. …
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Message from Geneva, Know your sincere friends By Latheef Farook
In times of crisis in Sri Lanka, Muslims countries have always come to the island’s rescue with no strings attached. This friendly gesture was demonstrated once again by Muslim countries when they voted against the US sponsored United Nations Human Rights Council resolution against Sri Lanka. While the European countries as a whole sided with the US, almost every Muslim …
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March, 2012
- 30 March
For nuclear security beyond Seoul, eradicate land-based ‘doomsday’ missiles By David Krieger and Daniel Ellsberg
America's 450 launch-ready land-based nuclear-armed ballistic missiles are the opposite of a deterrent to attack. In fact, their very deployment has the potential to launch World War III and precipitate human extinction – as a result of a false alarm. We’re not exaggerating. President Obama and other world leaders gathered at the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea, this …
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Imperial Ignorance By Aijaz Zaka Syed
So this is how the cookie crumbles. From burning books to butchering babies, it seems everything is fair game as the victors near their tether. Four years after Barack Hussein Obama offered a “new way forward”; the gulf between America and the world’s Muslims is at its widest. The horrific details of the Panjwai massacre, with first person accounts recounting …
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