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January, 2011

  • 24 January

    Aboriginal Peoples, Muslims face discrimination most: poll ,By Amber Hildebrandt

      One in three Canadians believe that Aboriginal Peoples and Muslims are the frequent targets of discrimination, a CBC-commissioned poll suggests. About 28 per cent of the 2,000 surveyed by pollster Environics Research Group in February and March also said Pakistanis/East Indians often suffer from intolerance, while 20 per cent said blacks regularly faced it. More than a tenth of …

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  • 24 January

    Islam and elements of good governance – Part 1 , by AbdulJeleel Solahudeen

    Islam as an all-embracing ideology adequately touches every aspect of human endeavour; ranging from spiritual, moral, socio-economic to political aspect of life. The world would have been in perfect peace if sincerely, the whole world adopts Islam as a system due to its comprehensiveness. Governance in the act of harnessing both the human and material resources in a particular area …

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  • 24 January

    A Burning Desire for Freedom: Tonight We Are All Tunisians, by YVONNE RIDLEY

      Over the last few days we have seen some of the bravest people facing down some of the worst. Armed with nothing more than a revolutionary heart and hopes of a better future they gathered and protested as government forces aimed their weapons and fired live rounds in to the crowds. But the ammunition and the underlying threats of …

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  • 20 January

    Lankans eighth in list of people ready to help others

    Sri Lanka has secured the eighth place in a Gallup poll on civic engagement, in 130 countries measuring individuals’ likelihood to volunteer their time and assistance to others, Washington based agency reports said yesterday. An IANS story published from Washington said: India is ranked 48th far behind neighbours Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal in a Gallup poll of civic engagement …

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  • 18 January

    MUSLIM WOMEN’S RESEARCH AND ACTION FORUM – Immediate Relief for Flood Victims in the Eastern Province

    73/19 E, KIRULAPONE AVENUE, COLOMBO 5, SRI LANKA. TEL/FAX: 94 -11 4405902 TEL: 94-11 2512846   18th January 2011  Immediate Relief for Flood Victims in the Eastern Province   We write to you in the hope that you will be able to assist us to relieve the people in Ampara and Batticaloa who are undergoing immense suffering due to heavy …

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  • 18 January

    URGENT RELIEF NEEDED – Eastern Province

    The recent floods that have wreaked havoc on the Eastern Province has left in its wake much misery and suffering as many people have lost their provisions and sources of livelihood. This has particularly affected the Ampara and Batticaloa districts. Badly affected areas include Kalmunai, Sainthamaruthu, Maruthamunai and Nindavur as well as certain parts of Sammanthurai, Natpattimunai, and Pandiruppu. The …

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  • 17 January

    Referendum for separation in South Sudan, By Latheef Farook

    Referendum for separation in South Sudan Washington,London,Tel Aviv conspiracy to break up Sudan The weeklong referendum for the Christian South of predominantly Muslim Sudan to decide whether to establish a separate country or remain within a united country is likely to tear apart this largest country in Africa, with unpredictable consequences throughout the continent. Sudan is blessed with such fertile …

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