November, 2009

• 20 November

  Central Banks and Shari’ah Supervision, By Rayan Mohammed

  © Islamic Finance Today Rayan Mohammed graduated with a BA in Economics and Law from the University of Leicester before completing an LLM in International Business Law at University College London.  His thesis focused on the challenges facing Islamic banking and discussed legislative obstacles and regulatory issues such as the Shari’ah Supervisory Board and Capital adequacy requirements. The Islamic financial …

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• 19 November

  U.N. Affirms Israeli-Hamas War Crimes Report, By Thalif Deen

  UNITED NATIONS, Nov 5 (IPS) – A 575-page blistering report by Justice Richard Goldstone detailing war crimes in Gaza last December is refusing to die despite an aggressive Israeli smear campaign to kill it. The report, which was favourably voted by the 47-member Human Rights Council in Geneva last month, received overwhelming support Thursday in the 192-member General Assembly. The …

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• 18 November

  People’s alliance is what required for lasting peace, by Dr.M.A.Mohamed Saleem

  How to foster lasting peace in this country after three turbulent decades is the topmost discussion point today wherever Sri Lankans meet. There is a strong feeling the silver lining of hope that glimmered on the 18th May 2009, when the source of terrorism received the last bullet, is fading away under the increasing turbulence caused by politicians in anticipation …

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• 17 November

  Citizens’ Commission to investigate expulsion of Northern Muslims

  The Law and Society Trust (LST) together with the Community Trust Fund (CTF), the People’s Secretariat (PS) and the Rural Development Foundation (RDF) has set up a Citizens’ Commission to investigate the expulsion of Muslims from the Northern Province by the LTTE in October 1990. The LTTE expulsion of Muslims from five Northern districts in October 1990 has not been …

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• 16 November

  Intermixing of men and women, By Ibn Baz Fatwas

  (  Part No : 5,Page No:236) Free intermixing of men and women From `Abdul `Aziz ibn `Abdullah Ibn Baz to whoever may receive it. May Allah guide us to do good and to avoid Bid`ah (innovation in religion) and evil. As-salamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah’s Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!). It is my duty to alert people …

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• 16 November

  The Next Great War… With the Burqa

  The burqa is quickly becoming the greatest foe of the Western society. But this tussle with the ‘Muslim woman’s attire’ is not new. Rudyard Kipling, who was born and raised in India amongst Muslims who were the last Mogul kings, describes a boorka in his short story Beyond the Pale as an ‘evil-smelling’ garment ‘which cloaks a man as well …

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• 15 November

  Contribution of Muslims to Sinhala music, By D. P. Gankanda – Polgasowita

  We all are music lovers. Shakespeare in his dramas like Merchant of Venice has referred to musical scenes. This world renowned Bard says that a person who does not like music should not be trusted. As far as Sinhala music is concerned we see that it has foreign influence specially from India. It is said that our celebrated dramatist, John …

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