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May, 2011

  • 11 May

    Scholarship for Vocational Training Courses Year 2011/2012

      Applications are invited for the above from students under 25 years of age who have enrolled or plan to enroll in vocational courses in recognized institutes in Sri Lanka who are not receiving any scholarships. Minimum Qualification: O/L 6 passes with 3 credits A/L preferred and SHOULD not be a recipient of any other scholarships.    Interested students should …

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  • 11 May

    Egypt and Israel heading for crisis By Jonathan Cook

    Israeli officials have expressed alarm at a succession of moves by the interim Egyptian government that they fear signal an impending crisis in relations with Cairo. The widening rift was underscored on 4 May when leaders of the rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a reconciliation pact in the Egyptian capital. Egypt's secret role in brokering the agreement last …

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  • 11 May

    When Did Islam Trademark Terrorism? By Mustafa Umar

    The False Perception First, the accusation was: “All Muslims are terrorists.” When the bigots who made this statement realized no one in their right mind would believe that all 1.6 billion Muslims in the world could be terrorists, they reversed their statement to sound more objective and fair: “All Muslims may not be terrorists, but almost all terrorists are Muslims.” Really? …

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  • 10 May

    U.N. Experts Push for Details on Bin Laden Operation By Thalif Deen

      UNITED NATIONS, May 9, 2011 (IPS) – Was last week's killing of an unarmed Osama bin Laden in his hideout in Pakistan legitimate self-defence, justified homicide or extra-judicial execution? At least two U.N. human rights experts, Christof Heyns and Martin Scheinin, are asking the United States to disclose more details of the assassination, including whether there were any plans …

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  • 9 May

    Hijab in North America- An analysis – Hijab an act of faith

    Hijab an act of faith 1/4 Hijab an act of faith 2/4 Hijab an act of faith 3/4 Hijab an act of faith 4/4 Post Disclaimer | Support UsSupport Us The sailanmuslim.com web site  entirely supported by individual donors and well wishers. If you regularly visit this site and wish to show your appreciation, or if you wish to see …

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  • 9 May

    Osama Bin Laden died of natural cause on December 2001. So whom did Obama kill in Pakistan on Sunday 1 May? By Latheef Farook

     Top United States’ officials including Madeline Albright said;. President Barack Obama announced on Monday 2 May 2011 that Osama Bin Laden, founder and leader of Al Qaeda, was killed in an early morning attack by American forces. He said it happened in a housing compound at Abbottabad, a beautiful, green hill city nestled among the mountains, a few hundred yards …

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  • 9 May

    Dead Empire Walking: On Playing into Al Qaida’s Hands by John Feffer

    We have, once again, played right into Osama bin Laden's hands. This might seem like an odd assertion, since the al-Qaeda mastermind is finally dead at the hands of U.S. Special Forces, most heads of state have voiced their congratulations, and practically the entire U.S. citizenry is unified in celebration. But Osama bin Laden always understood that the weak use …

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