April, 2024

• 22 April

  Palestinian Colonisation: A historical perspective

  

  By Prof. Rasheen Bappu The Allon Colonisation Plan: After decades of perfecting colonial control mechanisms for Palestinians inside the green line, Israel was more than equipped to impose an effective military governing system on the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In 1966, Israel ended its martial law regulations for Palestinian villages inside the Green Line only to …

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• 22 April

  The Iran-Israel conflict leaves Lanka at crossroads

  

  Israel’s misguided (as the US President chooses to call it) attack on the Iranian Consulate in Syria, the retaliatory strikes by Iran on Israel and counter-strikes by Israel on Iran have set West Asia (referred to as the Middle East by the US and the West) in flames. By these actions, the taboo against direct attacks on each other has …

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• 22 April

  Lankan students to shine on global stage with robotics innovations

  

  Students of Burhani Serendib School display their innovations   Six students from the Burhani Serendib School in Colombo have qualified to take part in a prestigious global robotics competition, marking the first time Sri Lankan schoolchildren have qualified for this particular competition.  Known as the International Creativity and Innovation Award (ICIA), the competition celebrates the most inventive young minds globally and …

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• 22 April

  World Form for Sri Lankan Muslims (WFSLM) to Empower Civil Society in Sri Lanka

  

  The Sri Lankan chapter of the World Forum for Sri Lankan Muslims (WFSLM) was formed in Colombo recently. A professional steering committee was named to focus on thematic areas; such as, Public relations & Media, Education, Pluralism, Coexistence & interaction, Social & Event management, Political & International Affairs, Gender Equality, Health &Wellbeing, Legal, Youth, Climate change & Sustainability, Information Technology, …

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• 21 April

  Justice Ameer Ismail passes away

  

  Retired Supreme Court judge Ameer Ismail passed away yesterday. Educated at Wesley College, Colombo, he obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ceylon and was sworn in as an advocate in 1969. He joined the Attorney General’s Department as a Crown Counsel in 1971 and was later promoted to Senior State Counsel. He was appointed as a …

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• 21 April

  Sri Lanka Chapter of WFSLM formed

  

  To empower Muslim civil society, a steering committee of the Sri Lanka Chapter of the World Forum for Sri Lanka Muslims (WFSLM) was formed on April 16, in Colombo under the chairmanship of Prof Rasheen Bappu. The Chapter will focus on areas such as public relations and media, education, pluralism, coexistence and interaction, social and event management, political and international …

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• 21 April

  Dr. Ariyaratne enriched underprivileged families – Prof. Rasheen Bappu

  

  Sri Lanka Chapter of World Forum for Sri Lankan Muslims Chairman Prof. Rasheen Bappu in condolence message over the death of Sarvodaya Founder Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne said that the late Dr. Ariyaratne enriched many families under the poverty line in the country. “He transformed and navigated the Sri Lankan Civil Society activities to a result-oriented venture”. Excerpts from the …

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