Tag Archives: Sailan Muslim Foundation

“Reforming” Islam to suit popular culture is a bad idea

If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything These days it is impossible not to hear calls for Islām to “modernise”, but what does this mean in practice and is the call for a reformation of Islām beneficial to Muslims? Could the Government be seeking to weaken the social cohesion of religious groupings in the UK from the …

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The Centre for Islamic Studies (CIS) recently launched its ‘Back to school’ project

The Centre for Islamic Studies (CIS) recently launched its ‘Back to school’ project by gifting over 400 primary school children with school packs. The initiative is part of CIS’ outreach program to reach out to deserving communities irrespective of race or religion. The schools that benefited from the first phase of the project were Mahagama Kanishtha Vidyalaya in Kalutara District …

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Davotoglu Lecture in Jamiah Naleemiah

One of the Best Lectures Ever! Ahmet Davotuglu lecture at Jamiah Naleemiah One time Turkish premier Ahmet Davotuglu delivered one of the most memorable lectures to an audience comprising of Sri Lankan Muslim intellectuals and Islamic students and scholars. That was when he spoke on Role of Muslim Intellectuals in Community Building at Jamiah Naleemiah on 9th August 2017. Professor …

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The Amazing Arab Scholar Who Beat Adam Smith by Half a Millennium – The Origins of Modern Economics

In one of the most seminal works in the field of history of economic thought (History of Economic Analysis, 1954), Joseph Schumpeter argued that there is a "Great Gap" in the history of economics. The concept justifies the general ignorance in economics curricula towards economic thinking between early Christian and Scholastic times, emphasizing the lack of relevant positive ("scientific") economic …

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Amãna Bank gets capital boost from ICD

Amãna Bank Chairman Osman Kassim exchanging agreements with ICD CEO Khaled Al Aboodi at the 42nd Annual Meeting of IDB Governors in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Amãna Bank has received confirmation from IB Growth Fund (Labuan) LLP, a subsidiary of the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), to participate in the Bank’s forthcoming rights issue. ICD is …

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