Monthly Archives: June 2015

Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — As many as 1.2 million worshippers thronged the Grand Mosque and its courtyards in Makkah to attend the Friday prayers, the second congregation since the start of the fasting month of Ramadan. In an unparalleled … Continue reading →

CAIRO— Muslim clerics condemned three militant attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and France on Friday that killed dozens of people including holidaymakers. Al-Azhar, a leading Sunni Muslim institution based in Egypt, said the “heinous” shooting at a Tunisian coastal resort which … Continue reading →

Agreement is the first between both parties since Palestine was recognized by the Vatican two years ago. 26 Jun 2015 16:17 GMT | Politics, Middle East, Europe, Israel, Palestine The Palestinian Authority considers the Vatican one of 136 states to … Continue reading →

Nushka Nafeel Former Indian President Abdul Kalam who arrived in Sri Lanka on Thursday night called on President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat last morning. Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka and Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka … Continue reading →

King Saud University has released the long-awaited Complete Qur’an App. Dont leave any1 out, send them The Qur’an as a gift. KSU have made great efforts in its preparation & made it user friendly. Full complete Qur’an & its interpretation … Continue reading →

“Kitchen Cabinet running country” “Group led by a minister aspiring to be President” Sandasen Marasinghe, Irangika Range and Disna Mudalige Urban Development Minister Rauff Hakeem yesterday said in Parliament that there was a dictatorship of a small group within the … Continue reading →

By Latheef Farook – Muslims living scattered all over the island, with special concentration in the east but often in small pockets in the predominantly Sinhalese areas, fear that their representations in the parliament will be reduced considerably under the … Continue reading →

Tariq A. Al-Maeena Many of us are blessed to live in countries that allow a degree of religious freedom, one that enables us to practice our faith. But for the Uighur Muslims living in the far western Xinjiang region of … Continue reading →

The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organisation today met Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran to discuss the recent move to offer financial services under Islamic principles by private banks. “Islamic banking is a concept of Sharia Law, which prohibits the charging … Continue reading →

‘Lawyers for Democracy’ has condemned the use of places of religious worship for political activities in the guise of religious ceremonies. “This amounts to violation of the fundamental right to practice one’s religion freely, without any obstructions either physical or … Continue reading →