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It is a common practice to equate the English word ‘Interest’ with the ancient Arabic word ‘Riba’. However, this simple correlation disregards the subtle nature of Riba… THE TERMS ‘INTEREST’ AND ‘RIBA’ ARE NOT ENTIRELY SYNONYMOUS The meaning & definition of Interest appropriate for our purposes is the one in common use, which happens to be a “surcharge on the …
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March, 2009
- 9 March
Financial Offences in Islam – by Muhammad Ibn Wazir
Islam has laid down a number of laws governing human conduct to ensure the wellbeing of society. A good part of these rules are of a financial nature, governing financial transactions and prohibiting certain undesirable practices such as usury, hoarding and bribery which militate against economic justice and fairplay. Needless to say, Islam envisages a just economic order where all …
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Slumdogs and Revolution
The film Slumdog Millionaire after already having won several international awards has gone on to win no less than eight Oscars. No film, it appears, has ever provoked so sensational an international response as this one. What on earth is all this about? The question arises because on the surface it seems to be no more than an average rags-to-riches …
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Secondary occupation of lands owned by expelled Muslims of North – Concerns & Recommendations
Muslim presence in the North dates back to eighth century. According to historians forefathers of present Muslims were present in the North of Sri Lanka as far back as the eight century. Mannar and Jaffna are two places recorded in history. Muslims have been engaged in Trade and other vocation in the Jaffna area. They were settled in number of …
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LTTE versus Democracy
In my article Lasantha and Democracy in the Island of January 21 I argued that the LTTE is loosing the war because it practices dictatorship while the Government is relatively democratic, which fits in with the fact that in the modern era wars are invariably won by the more democratic side. I argued further that the explanation for what looks …
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February, 2009
- 27 February
why demonise muslims ?
On 11 February 2009 The Morning Leader published a letter by Brian Jansz of Pannipitiya describing even freedom struggle of Muslims as terrorism.It was a deliberately misleading letter. Perhaps a one panted by anti Muslims forces. I sent my response to the Editor,Morning Leader, who responding promptly asked me to forward my response to the Editor-Sunday Leader. As requested my …
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A Study of Sri Lankan Muslim Society and Culture
A Study of Sri Lankan Muslim Society and Culture extracted from the book Sarandib by Asiff Hussein The origins and affinities of the Sri Lankan Moors The language of the Moors Birth and childhood among the Moors Marital laws and customs of the Moors Funerary rites among the Moors Dress and Ornamentation among the Moors Moor Culinary habits Names and …
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