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| Sat May 19 AYUSH Scholarships for UG, PG and PhD in Ayurvedic, Unani, Sidda and Homeopathy |
| Sat May 19 Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Scholarship Programme for Muslim |
| Sat May 19 @15:00 - 05:00PM A Step Forward-Special Programme for Teen Girls |
| Sat May 19 @20:00 - Signs of Qiyamath by Ash Sheikh Ali Ahamed |
| Sun May 20 One Day Programme - Nachchaduwa Anuradhapura (20th May 2012) |
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| Mon May 21 @09:30 - 10:30AM Raulathul Quran (SLBC) |
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Friday, 18 May 2012 15:09
The power of science is so amazing that it pushes religious people to take one of two paths when it comes to their beliefs about the world and what their sacred texts have to say about it. Either one has to both reject what we learned through the scientific method and have faith that what they believe to be Revelation is the Truth and everything else is the devil’s deception, or they relegate what they see in their sacred texts to be allegories to teach us life’s lessons. Many followers of the Jewish and Christian traditions seem to have fallen entrapped into one of these two paths. We now have two main encampments: young earth creationists, or sacred scripture allegorists. There are even an increasing number of believers who have been taken by powerful scientific theories, such as that of evolution, and have now begun to reject the literality of the story of Adam and Eve as a real event. Unfortunately, Muslims are increasingly joining their Abrahamic brothers and sisters as they try to cope with how to deal with the seemingly outward contradiction between religion and science.
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:31
By Tariq A. Al-Maeena
In response to my column on May 2 on the impending crisis in Sri Lanka as a result of the demand by Buddhist nationals to demolish or remove a mosque in Dambulla, a reader wanted to know whether I had written on this issue only because I am a Muslim and by inference the matter is of concern to me.
He wondered if I would be so quick to react if other faiths were being attacked, citing the bombing of a church in Alexandra, Egypt almost a year and a half ago. It happened during a midnight mass on New Year’s Eve at a church in Alexandria. A powerful bomb was set off killing 21 people in the blast mostly followers of the Coptic faith. The powerful explosion was reportedly set off by a suicide bomber who had prepared his grim New Year package with nails and ball bearings which tore through a crowd of churchgoers as they left the church. In addition to the dead, the blast wounded 79 others and caused havoc in the neighborhood.
Monday, 14 May 2012 10:32
By Dr. Sulaiman Rifai, Naleemi (London)
In this series of articles I will Insha Allah try to gauge the communal relationship between Muslim and Non-Muslim communities in Srilanka in recent times. The primary objective of this article is not to make division between communities rather to bridge the gap in deteriorating communal relationship between different communities. A multicultural nation like Srilanka should maintain a strong sense of social interactions between communities in the greater interest of country and each community. Srilankan Muslim community as a matter of priority of Islamic obligations should play a vital role in this nation building process. Away from all dogmatic and sectarian differences, the entire Srilankan Muslim community should work hand in hand to enhance communal harmony and peace in this country.
Sunday, 13 May 2012 11:58
Chief Minister agrees to dissolution; President in bid to revitalise SLFP
By Chris Kamalendran
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has directed members of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) to be prepared for an early election in the Eastern Province. Eastern Provincial Council Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan said he gave his consent on Thursday to dissolve the council earlier than scheduled.
Constitutionally, the consent of the Chief Minister is required to dissolve a provincial council.
Three years after the military defeat of Tiger guerrillas, the government wants to put its popularity to the test in the East by holding provincial council elections.
Friday, 11 May 2012 14:21
ACJU/MDA/013/1433
10-05-2012
ஊடக அறிக்கை
இஸ்ரேல் தூதரகம் திறக்கப்படுவது இலங்கைக்கு ஆரோக்கியமானதல்ல, அகில இலங்கை
ஜம்இய்யத்துல் உலமா கண்டனம்
இஸ்ரேல் தூதரகம் திறக்கப்படுவது குறித்து அகில இலங்கை ஜம்இய்யத்துல் உலமா ஆழ்ந்த வேதனையை
தெரிவிக்கும் அதேவேளை,இதனை மிக வன்மையாகக் கண்டிக்கிறது.
Friday, 11 May 2012 05:36
Qadijah Irshad (Colombo Courier) / 11 May 2012
Almost three weeks after the vandalisation of a mosque in the Dambulla district by a 2,000 odd mob led by some Buddhist clergy, a Buddhist organisation called the Buddhist Protection Foundation held a protest march and a campaign on Monday in Kalutara demanding the removal of the in Dambulla.
Addressing media, the Executive Director of the Foundation Priest Puliyadde Sudhamma Thero said that the protest was just “a beginning of a series of protests against the Muslim mosque in Dambulla.”
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 15:56
Children are easily influenced by their surroundings. These days, it is extremely difficult to expose our children to an ideal Islamic environment given the influences from media, friends and even other members of the family.
With television, radio, Internet and forms of media mostly touting un-Islamic values, it is up to parents and adults close to the children to set the correct example.
It is impossible to shield our children from all the negative forces that can shape their minds and, ultimately, their behavior.
Monday, 07 May 2012 02:04
To mainstream Sinhalese; Save the Sinhalese and the country from chauvinists.
To Muslim politicians and theologians; Don’t sell the community. You are under watch.
Muslims’ peaceful response to Dambulla Mosque vandalism
Best hope for the country battered by ethnic conflict
By Latheef Farook
Muslim community’s overall response to vandalism at the Dambulla mosque by a mob led by Ven Inamaluwa Sumangala Thero on Friday 20 April 2012 has been “calm and dignified”. In one voice their message to the mainstream peace loving Sinhalese was “restore communal harmony”.
As a mark of protest, Muslims closed their shops throughout the east, Puttalam and other places on 26 Thursday and 27 Friday April 2012.They demonstrated after Friday Juma prayers not to resort to violence, instead to insist on communal harmony. The entire community prayed individually at homes and collectively at masjids while men and women throughout the island observed fasting.
Read more: Wake up call from Dambulla to Sinhalese and Muslims alike
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