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An Islamic perspective on Muslim – Buddhist dialogue – Compiled by Latheef Farook
This important need is being increasingly felt today than ever before due to ever increasing violence and bloodshed , ethnic conflict, religious strife and many other challenges that are threatening the stable social order, peace and security. Dr....
Religious tension: Issues need to be resolved amicably through talks
Bodu Bala Sena Organisation (BBSO) President and All Ceylon Jamiyyathhul Ulema (ACJU) General Secretary ,call for dialogue in interviews with Chandani Kirinde and Hansini Bandara The recent upsurge in tension between the Sinhala and Muslim communities...
PAROXYSM ON PEACE AND HARMONY. By AGA Barrie P.Eng. Ontario, Canada.
Living in peace and harmony was the norm in Sri Lanka and goes back to ancient days, until the foreign influence cast its shadow on the beautiful island once known as the pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was a myth that even the first human being Adam...
Growing hate-Muslim Campaign! Could turn the country into a killing field by Latheef Farook
This is sheer madness. This is how one could describe the potentially disastrous hate campaign unleashed against the Island’s peaceful Muslim community by a handful of racist rabble rousers who are law unto themselves. Recently two Muslim...
Bethlehem Christians feel the squeeze of colonies
Some have left, others are resilient as Israel encroaches on their territory A Greek Orthodox priest walks inside the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December...
Population down in Galle Fort Mahinda P.Liyanage- Galle Daily News Correspondent
The population in the Galle Fort World Heritage City has declined during the past few years according to the latest census statistics. The population of 1,589 persons in 2009 has decreased to 961 people. Galle Heritage Foundation chairman Parakrama...
22nd Anniversary of Northern Muslim Expulsion by LTTE By D.B.S Jeyaraj
The past week recorded the 22nd anniversary of a cruel, inhuman episode in the history of Tamil –Muslim relations in Sri Lanka. It was in October 1990 that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE)organization forcibly expelled the Tamil...
Better Leaders Through Education and Idea Exchange
There was no actual conflict between ethnicities in Sri Lanka. The truth is that ethnicity, language, religion, caste and gender have no bearing on peoples’ opportunities in this country. This is amply borne out by the statistics, pointed...
