May, 2009

• 14 May

  “Miliband and Kouchner went speechless” when questioned on duplicity treating terrorism, says Al-jazeera By: Walter Jayawardhana

  David Miliband and Bernard Kouchner, Foreign Ministers of United Kingdom and France refused to answer questions by Al Jazeera correspondent, David Charter about the duplicity of their governments in treating terrorism in Sri Lanka in contrast to that of Iraq and Afghanistan, the news channel said. In a broadcast which was also put up in their web Al Jazeera correspondent …

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• 11 May

  Inside the glass house By Thalif Deen at the United Nations

    NEW YORK – When civilians get killed in conflicts in Sudan, Zimbabwe or Sri Lanka, the United Nations predictably raises hell. But when civilians are victims of domestic insurgencies or military conflicts involving the five big powers — the US, Britain, France, China and Russia (plus Israel) — the Security Council invariably remains silent or paralysed. The UN has …

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• 11 May

  India’s hand in Nepal crisis

  With power comes arrogance. With arrogance comes a desire to impose one’s will on the weak, or in international relations, an itch to interfere in the affairs of other nations. Often arrogance leads to the downfall of the high and the mighty. History teaches us this lesson. The United States, during the administration of President George W. Bush demonstrated its …

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• 11 May

  Slaughter first, then apologize

  It is simply not good enough for US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to “deeply” regret the slaying this week of over 100 innocent Afghan civilians, including some 20 children, near Farah in western Afghanistan. Nor is it acceptable for American commanders to repeat the mantra that they do everything in their power to minimize euphemistically named “collateral damage” — …

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• 8 May

  Chicken a la Carte by: Ferdinand Dimadura

  This film is about the hunger and poverty brought about by Globalization. There are 10,000 people dying everyday due to hunger and malnutrition. This short film shows a forgotten portion of the society. The people who live on the refuse of men to survive. What is inspiring is the hope and spirituality that never left this people [hana-flv-player video="https://sailanmuslim.com/news/wp-content/themes/newspress/clips/05-09/Chicken.flv" width="400" …

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• 6 May

  Islamic Finance Today earns a leading place Internationally

  Islamic Finance Today (IFT), a quarterly magazine exclusively devoted to the Islamic Finance and Banking industry which is published in Sri Lanka has earned a top place among other leading Islamic financial  publications worldwide.  A recent research report titled Islamic Finance and Economics as Reflected in Research and Publications by Dr.Nazim Ali of Harvard Law School, Massachusetts lists Islamic Finance …

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• 4 May

  Miracle of Kaaba

  Miracle of Kaaba – English Version from Erdem Cetinkaya  Click Icon   To View Full Screen. 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 further development of sailanmuslim.com, please donate us Donate IMPORTANT …

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