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A.M.A. AZEEZ – ARCHITECT AND FOUNDER OF THE CEYLON MUSLIM SCHOLARSHIP FUND BY...
ARTICLE ON FORTIETH COMMEMORATION MEETING The Ceylon Muslim Scholarship Fund has rendered yeoman service to Muslim education over the last 68 years. The Architect and Founder of the CMSF was Dr....
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LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION OF SRI LANKAN MUSLIMS: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS BY DR....
FORTIETH MARHOOM DR. A.M.A. AZEEZ ORATION – 2013 Introduction It is indeed a great honour to me to be invited to deliver the Dr. A.M.A. Azeez Memorial Oration this year. I wish to express my thanks to...
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The Land of the Pure and True (Muslims in China) By Ethar El-Katatney
I got into a rickshaw in Beijing and my 65–year-old wrinkled driver immediately whizzed me through the hutongs — old, narrow alleyways. He looked at me and talked in Chinese. I turned to my guide....
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Race in Sri Lanka: What genetic evidence tells us By Asiff Hussein
Muslims least exclusive community in Sri Lanka Race is a touchy issue almost everywhere in the world but nowhere is this more pronounced than in countries where there is a plurality of peoples....
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Nostalgic memoirs of a great personality
The Colombo National Museum and the Moorish Muslims of Sri Lanka Mohammed Jehan Khan. The construction of the Museum was carried out by Arasi Marikar Wapchie Marikar (born 1829, died 1925, aka...
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Islam’s Journey Into Southeast Asia
By Farrukh I. Younus Freelance Writer, Globetrotter Sunday, 25 May 2014 00:00 Defined as the region of land between India to the west, China to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the east, Southeast...
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Islamic Architecture in Jerusalem
By Arwa Aburawa Freelance Journalist – UK Haram al-Sharif: first qibla, second mosque and third holiest site in Islam The Dome of the Rock is often held up as the first work of Islamic architecture. ©...
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KATHI S.M. ABOOBUCKER J.P. – Muslim Leader of Jaffna – By Ali Azeez
The Muslims had lived for many centuries in Jaffna and they were an integral part of Jaffna Society. They were traders and later dominated the hardware, lorry transport, jewellery, tailoring and meat...
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When Islam came to Australia
Few Australians are aware that the country's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples had regular contact with foreign Muslims long before the arrival of Christian colonisers. And Islam continues...
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The origins of some Sri Lankan Muslim Foods and Beverages-By Asiff Hussein
Sri Lanka’s Muslims are heirs to a rich culinary tradition which has its ultimate origins in Arabia, India and the Malay world. Their cuisine is in a sense ‘international’. Here’s a brief survey of...
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Mohammed Abdul Bakeer Markar : By : former Attorney General SHIBLY AZIZ PC
As a fellow lawyer, it is indeed my privilege to say a few words about a senior and illustrious figure in the legal profession who in his time adorned the legal and political portals with equal...
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“ONE DISTINGUISHED FAMILY OF MOOR STREET JAFFNA” – By: Marina Ismail and Ali...
RELEASED AT THE Dr. A.M.A. AZEEZ COMMEMORATION MEETING IN 2014
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Japanese Muslim brings life to Arabic calligraphy
Fuad Koichi Honda, a native of Japan, is known round the world as one of the world’s top contemporary Arabic calligraphers. His works show a level of artistic perfection that has taken him decades to...
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Weights and measures in ancient and medieval Sri Lanka
Information on the weights and measures used in ancient and medieval Sri Lanka are found in Abhidhanappadipika, Navanamavaliya and the stone inscriptions. Nagalavava village in Sigiriya-Dambulla...
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Accha House & Umma House A mixed childhood in Sri Lanka By :- Asiff Hussein
In this delightful book, well known writer Asiff Hussein shares with his readers some happy pen pictures of his mixed breed childhood lived in the Sri Lanka of the 1970s and 1980s. The Author who grew...
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Fezzes and Surattu Toppis
Headdresses of the Muslims of Old By Asiff Hussein Surattu Toppi The ordinary headgear of the Muslims of Sri Lanka in the olden days was a white skullcap. However the head-dress usually worn by the...
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Gardening: An Islamic Philosophical Architecture – By Klaudia Khan
Traditional Islamic gardens, known as Charbagh, can be distinguished by specific characteristic elements.If heaven, the ultimate reward that we are striving for, is described as “gardens underneath...
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First Islamic Heritage Museum opened for public in Sri Lanka
According to the direction of Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Archaeology Department this four storey building was constructed at the cost of several million rupees. This museum was opened by former...
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S.H.M. JAMEEL – AN INTELLECTUAL OF OUR TIMES – By Ali Azeez
The sudden demise of Al-Haj Shahul Hameed Muhammad Jameel on 27th April 2015 was a great loss to the community and to myself personally. He led a well accomplished and illustrious life. His...
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Why You Should Be Decking the Halls For Ramadan?
While Muslims in the US enthusiastically pull out their stored Rubbermaid tubs marked “Ramadan/Eid,” packed with strings of paper lanterns, electric lights and glass ornaments bought, others find this...
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