May, 2009

• 31 May

  Tempestuous By: Kian Mokhtari

  The upcoming Presidential election in Iran has gripped the nation in unprecedented ways even by Iranian standards. Iran’s democracy has truly come of age given the appetite with which it is followed by the public from every walk of life.  Iranians are mesmerized by the prospect of their candidate of choice reaching the highly prestigious and cherished office of President …

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• 30 May

  N. Korea is no pushover; more headaches for U.S.

  Admit that North Korea is a nuclear power now. Its audacity is now more obvious. It sent a message on Monday that it should be taken seriously by the big powers. The message came in the form of a nuclear test and a series of short-and-medium-range missile launches. This time around the West and North Korea’s neighbours — both hostile …

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• 29 May

  Mufti Ismail Menk – Sri Lanka Lecture Tour 2009

    Date Topic Venue   Time Audience Sunday 31st May ‘The role of the Masjid in Islam’ Wellawatte Jummah Masjid 8 pm   Gents Only Monday 1st June ‘The role of women in a modern society’ Madrasa Ayn, Elibank Road, Colombo 5 9 am Ladies Only Monday 1st June ‘Marriage and Family Life’ Miami Reception Hall Wellawatte 8 pm Ladies …

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• 29 May

  Muslim Resistance to LTTE in East First Major Obstacle to Eelam, By By M. M. Zuhair, P.C. Former Member of Parliament

  Muslims across the island joined in the national celebrations that marked the end of three decades of war, culminating in the liberation of the brutalized Tamils, Muslims, and Sinhalese of the Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka. Indeed, the end of Velupillai Prabakaran, signifies the liberation of the entire country, nearly 504 years after the Portuguese invasion of Sri …

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• 29 May

  Hypocrisy unlimted By S.L.Gunasekara

  In this Nov.. 18, 2008 file image reviewed by the U.S. Military, guards escort a Guantanamo detainee carrying a book at the Camp 4 detention facility at the U.S. Naval open air common area at the U.S. Military Base, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (AP) Can one visualize a greater violation of International Law, International Humanitarian Law and the most basic …

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• 28 May

  Obama Aide Puts Israel’s Nukes in the Diplomatic Mix By Helena Cobban

   (IPS) – Last month in Prague, President Barack Obama vowed that he would seek a world without nuclear weapons. On Tuesday, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller spelled out that this policy would apply to Israel, as well. Speaking at a conference on the 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Gottemoeller said that “Universal adherence to the NPT itself, including …

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• 28 May

  The Forms of Islamic Financial Institutions

  Although the Islamic mode of banking is mandated and adopted by the Islamic Republics of Iran , Pakistan and Sudan, the supply of innovative Shari’a -compliant products has been primarily led by the private sector .In fact , private Islamic banks as a group are becoming some of the largest private -sector financial institutions , with growing networks through branches …

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