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Deadly attacks on Iranian nuclear scientists are being carried out by an Iranian dissident group that is financed, trained and armed by Israel’s secret service, U.S. officials tell NBC News, confirming charges leveled by Iran’s leaders. The group, the People’s Mujahedin of Iran, has long been designated as a terrorist group by the United States, accused of killing American Read the rest of this entry »

By Latheef Farook
Where are the Muslim parliamentarians and what about the burning issues facing the Muslim community? This is the question raised in many Muslim circles following reports of talks between the government and the Tamil National Alliance aimed at solving the problems of Tamils. However, Muslim politicians, it appears, have not even woken up from their long slumber, leave alone highlighting the grievances of Muslims. One after the other, individually and collectively, Muslim politicians struck deals and joined the government stating that there was “no point wasting time with a weak opposition, Read the rest of this entry »

By M.Omar
With the economy dwindling and Sri Lanka trying to move away from being a third world country, Sri Lanka needs to revamp its educational policy and progress from being a “Welfare State’. One of the key changes that need to take place is to change the free university educational policy. This might come as a shock to some but stopping this would only be beneficial to all

Sri Lankan universities today generate low caliber graduates, who not only get a free education on tax payer’s money but in return have nothing to offer those who paid for their education. Read the rest of this entry »

By Khalid Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem
There is no doubt that one of the main reasons for America’s phenomenal economic and financial problems, which affect America’s overall global standing, has to do with the so-called Israeli factor. I know it is politically incorrect to say so, especially in an electioneering atmosphere.None the less, knowing and telling the truth shall set us all free.

President Obama admitted recently that the US is facing the severest economic crisis ever since the great depression. However, like most of his predecessors and nearly all Read the rest of this entry »

By Khalid Amayreh
President Obama’s speech at the United Nation’s General Assembly was probably appropriate for an opportunistic politician who sacrifices honesty, morality, and basic ethics for the sake of making some   momentary profit here or there. But it was by all means inappropriate, to say the least, for a statesman, let alone the President of the strongest nation on earth.

Obama’s excessive praise of Israel caricatured an insecure president that fears telling the truth, a leader that shakes at the very thought of uttering the “wrong words” even when these wrong words happen to represent the heart, soul and essence of the truth. Read the rest of this entry »

Obama is the “the first Jewish President”. That’s the title of New York magazine’s lead article, written by John Heilemann and quoting a major Obama fundraiser. Listening to Obama speak at the United Nations on Wednesday many would nod in agreement, not less in Palestine and the Arab world.

The US President has embraced the rejectionist Israeli position on the question of international recognition of an independent Palestinian state. But that’s not a Jewish position. It’s a radical Zionist position. Many Jews, including US and Israeli Jews, do not embrace such extremist views. more..

Omar Mohammed
The notion of adding a qualification such as an ACMA, BA, MBA, PHD after ones name and adding an Al HAJ before the name has been the latest craze amongst the Muslims living in Sri Lanka. Education is sought after not for knowledge but merely for economic gains, prestige and status. This is absolutely against the Islamic view.

The British qualification has gained much prominence in our society but the Ummah fails to realize the underling agenda behind the British educational system . Read the rest of this entry »

By Latheef Farook
There is a growing feeling and fear among Sri Lanka’s Muslims that a sinister campaign has been underway inciting the Sinhalese against them. The campaign portrays Sri Lanka’s Muslims as a threat to Buddhism, the Sinhala people, their culture and the country as a whole.

While 18 websites – eight in Sinhala and ten in English — have been identified as part of this campaign, the Sinhala print media also carry articles on topics such as the 1915 riots and cattle slaughter, rousing communal disharmony at a time when every effort should be made to bring communities together. Read the rest of this entry »

Omar Mohammed
Lankamuslim.com: The murder of the Puttalam police officer W.Navaratne Bandara by some unruly thugs was a much awaited opportunity for some racist individuals, contemptible media and petty politicians who used this opportunity and fanned the fires of racism.

The mainstream media showed off their un-professionalism by falsifying the actual incident and deliberately omitting key incidents. They misled the public to believe the actual culprits were the Muslim community not only in Puttalam but also in other areas such as Valachanai Irakkamam, Sammanthurai Pottuvil, Kinniya, Muthur and Kattankudy , Kalmunai. Read the rest of this entry »

Omar Mohammed
Lankamuslim.com: Grease Yakka has been wide publicized, creating fear and panic amongst all. Rumors have been circulating that the police are also part of this, when residents of Manal Gunru, Puttalam chased an identified man who was lingering in the vicinity. The police on duty had to fire into the air to save this man. Residents claim the police fired in the air and then at the public, this incident led to the injury of five people including a 13 year old child. .

Thugs taking matters into their own hands under the perception of protecting the community against the police and the Grease Yakka attacked two police officers around 8.00 pm on Sunday at the Puttalam town Read the rest of this entry »

Omar Mohammed
Lankamuslim.com:The Muslim community in Sri Lanka has reached cross roads. The road they choose will define their fate. Will they lead the business community of Sri Lanka or will they fade off to be history.

We cannot blame others for our failures and for our declining knowledge of today’s business world or for the government for closing down the loop holes in the system. The Muslims have always stuck to the traditional business style, not adapting to the changes in the way business is done. Read the rest of this entry »

Omar Mohammed
Lankamuslim.com:The United States department of state on Thursday the 18th released information that it has received credible intelligence that the LTTE is re grouping and has stepped up its fund collection operations in Europe, America and Australia. In the mean time the Sri Lankan government has also stepped up it activities to combat money laundering and terrorist funding globally.

With the military defeat and thirty years of set back of the Tamil community it is very unlikely that the LTTE sympathizers will follow the same strategy the late LTTE leader followed.  Read the rest of this entry »

Omar Mohammed
Lankamuslim.com: For three decades we fought a war that drained our economy, destroyed our lives and saw the educated and talented leave this beautiful Island. The country nearly lost half of its size, which to some was a freedom struggle and to others a terrorist takeover. All communities suffered but did we learn our lesson? This war was started by these racist politicians, who had no integrity, self respect or discipline.

The war came to an end with a heavy price. All communities were united again. Things were getting back to normal with everyone pitching in to erase the bad memories of the war. But now we are experiencing a new kind of takeover. Read the rest of this entry »

Omar Mohammed
lankamuslim.com: With the mythical character coming into existence once again during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, all Sri Lankans’ are anxious. Like most others I myself turned a blind eye until it happened in our own remote fishing village.

I then engaged my self to the village gossip which my fellow villagers were eager to share. Some believe that this act is done by his Excellency the president whom they believe is suffering from cancer and therefore 3,000 women need to be sacrificed.

This piece of information seems illogical as his Excellency the president so far has proved to be one of the most intelligent rulers armed with a group of educated advisors and is less likely to follow this route as a cure for cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

Dr.As-Sheik Inamullah Masihudeen Naleemi – Scholar in Islamic Shariah.

A Fresh appeal Could be made to the Supreme Judicial Council in Saudi Arabia.

First of all I would like to express gratitude to His Excellency Mahida Rajapakshe, The President of Sri lanka who has sought the intervention of the Custodian of two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdul Azeez with his plea for clemency for Rizana Nafik who has been subjected to the death penalty in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

In latest developments the President has further stepped up efforts by instructing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make all necessary formalities to send a high level delegation to Saudi Arabia to hold negotiations with the parents of the diseased infant seeking amnesty even against a penalty which his government is prepared to pay. Read the rest of this entry »

S.M.M.Bazeer
Part 1: ‘ We have to keep them out of the public arena because they are too stupid and if they get involved they will just make trouble. Their job is to be “spectators,” not “participants.”- Noam Chomsky

What Makes Mainstream Media Mainstream- Z Magazine, October, 1997

Channel Four’s footage on Sri Lanka broadcast on the 14th June 2011 , created a sanctimonious ripple effect which still has not precipitated from the media. An inward reaction to the Channel Four broadcast in the UK enabled some disgruntled viewers to lodge their complaints with The Broadcasting Complaint Authority’s ( Ofcom ) and its weekly Report covering the period from 14th June 2011 to 20th June 2011 indicates that there were 105 complaints from those who found the Channel four Documentary entitled “Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields” loathsome and not in compliance with the Broadcasting Code in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »

lankamuslim.com: The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), and the National institute for literacy USA say Every year, at least two million adults considered to be functionally illiterate swell the ranks of Americans unable to read. 42 million American adults can’t read at all; 50 million are unable to read at a higher level that is expected of a fourth or fifth grader.

Illiteracy Statistics: 42 million American adults can’t read at all; 50 million are unable to read at a higher level that is expected of a fourth or fifth grader.The number of adults that are classified as functionally illiterate increases by about 2.25 million each year.20 percent of high school seniors can be classified as being functionally illiterate at the time they graduate Read the rest of this entry »

Lankamuslim.com: A presidential election is expected to be held in Egypt in October or November 2011.It will be the second presidential election in Egypt’s history, following the 2005 election and presidential confirmation referenda in 1999, 1993, and earlier. Hosni Mubarak had been President from 1981, following the assassination of Anwar Sadat, until his forced resignation in February 2011

many figures join a long list of candidates for Egypt’s top post. Leading among presidential candidates are Prominent Muslim scholar Mohamed Selim Al-Awa and former chief of the UN nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei and outgoing Arab League chief Amr Moussa and A senior member of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh Read the rest of this entry »

By Latheef Farook: Once again talks are underway to deal with minority issues which had turned this paradise island, a proud role model for the third world during independence in 1948, into Asia’s worst killing field. However, despite all destruction and killings, even today, talks are confined to issues facing the Tamils, ignoring the plight of the Muslims, the third largest community living scattered all over the island. This indicates even today the minority issue is not clearly understood

The defeat of the LTTE has provided a rare chance to solve the ethnic problem in a peaceful, give-and-take and live-and-let-live atmosphere. Such a move will certainly help remove deep-seated suspicion, enmity and bitterness and bring about unity. Read the rest of this entry »

By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema The major Muslim party in the country, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) says that any political solution to the ethnic issue should be acceptable to the Muslim community. Some Muslims have claimed that various solutions proposed to solve the ethnic issue have so far failed due to the non-inclusion of the Muslim community.

The SLMC is therefore to officially request the government to  include them as the third party in the talks between the government and major Tamil party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on finding a political solution to the ethnic issue Read the rest of this entry »

By Maryam Azwer
My name is Maryam. I am a Muslim, I am Sri Lankan and I am a journalist. And not one of these three identities challenge the fact that I wear a headscarf. The first one encourages it, the second one is indifferent to it. And so is the third. As a girl growing up among a minority in this country, I’ve had to answer my fair share of Islam-related questions: Why do you pray five times a day? Do you really fast for one month? What does ‘halal’ mean?
And (because I do it) the more popular: Why do you cover your head? Not the prison its made out to be and The ‘ninja’ look is in!Not the prison its made out to be and The ‘ninja’ look is in! Read the rest of this entry »

By Ahmad Ibtes Freelance Writer- London

Wearing Niqab in France has been banned, Holland and Belgium are looking into formulating the same restrictions, building minarets in Switzerland has been outlawed and there has been controversy in Germany of building one of the biggest mosques in Europe.

Strange times for Muslims living in Europe! Ever since 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center the Western world have looked into Islam with a microscope wanting to change parts of it so as not to feel threatened by certain aspects of which they feel are uncomfortable or in other words gearing up to ‘Islamize Europe’. Read the rest of this entry »

By Khalid Amayreh : The Obama administration is reportedly planning to launch a new “peace initiative” in the Middle East. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested the US would make fresh efforts to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the occupation of Palestine by Zionist Jews who supported and backed by the West, especially the United States.

According to reports from Washington, President Obama will lay out US policy toward the Middle East and North Africa in the coming weeks. Obama had laid out his administration’s policy numerous times, only to discover that Israel’s supporters in Washington possessed a real veto power over the administration’s policy toward the Zionist regime Read the rest of this entry »

by M.I.M. Mohideen

It is hardly necessary to explain to Muslims in any country the importance and usefulness of the Arabic language to them. As far as the Muslims in Sri Lanka are concerned a little thought on this subject would show that the adoption of the Arabic language by them is of very great importance and may even go to the extent of saying that their future well being is intimately connected with the Arabic language.

The vast majority of the Muslims in Sri Lanka have been using the Tamil language as their home language. With the spread of English education, a number of families began to learn English. When Sinhala was made the official language after the Independence, many Muslim families not merely to make their children study in the Sinhala medium but also adopted Sinhala as their home language Read the rest of this entry »