Culture & Heritage
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LIFE IN THE THERUV (MOORLAND OF HULFTDORP) IN THE OLDEN TIME
Hulftsdorp is home to what is probably the oldest Moor community in Colombo. It still preserves memories of this past…
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The proposer of the lion flag: Mudlr. Sinnalebbe
At the time of gaining political freedom the question of the national flag became an issue among the political leaders…
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Dr. Hilali Noordeen – Consultant Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgeon
Hilali Noordeen has the interesting distinction of being the only living Sri Lankan President of the Oxford Union (1983); the…
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Those People from the Past
It was while researching the genealogy of my maternal ancestors that I stumbled upon a burgher lady named, Ms Pompeus, who…
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Respected Islamic scholar Dr M.A.M.Shukry Left a legacy for next generation
Dr M.A.M Shukry By Latheef Farook Around mid-1970s respected Sri Lankan Islamic scholar Dr M.A.M.Shukry spoke on the significance of…
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Ambassador Izeth Hussain – A Random Portrait
My memory of Mr. Izeth Hussain is brief, for he had retired from the Foreign Service just before I joined…
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Colorful and lately controversial Muslim politician Azwer Haji by Latheef Farook
Made immense contribution to Muslim community Former Muslim Affairs Minister Al Haj A.H.M Azwer, one of the most colorful though…
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The Amazing Arab Scholar Who Beat Adam Smith by Half a Millennium – The Origins of Modern Economics
In one of the most seminal works in the field of history of economic thought (History of Economic Analysis, 1954),…
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SRI LANKA MUSLIMS
Crucial Muslim support facilitated the process of Sri Lanka gaining independence from British in 1948 and help end almost four…
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