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S. L. M. Shafie Marikkar – Exemplary Head of an Institution

Posted onMay 7, 2018November 20, 2020AuthorAzmeerLeave a comment

The former Principal of Zahira College Colombo, S.L.M. Shafie Marikkar passed away peacefully after a brief illness at the age of 82 after a dedicated and fruitful contribution made to Sri Lanka Muslim education. He assumed duty at Zahira College in 1967 and since his Read More …

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M. S. Muthuwappa, hotelier turned philanthropist

Posted onMay 7, 2018November 20, 2020AuthorAzmeerLeave a comment

On the banks of the Thamirabarani River in the Tirunelveli District in the Southern point of Chennai (Madras) State, close to the most famous region known as Kayalpatnam, the home of Muslim gem merchants and businessmen who gained much popularity with flourishing trade in England, Read More …

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The magic of Islamic geometric design

Posted onJuly 3, 2017November 20, 2020AuthorAzmeerLeave a comment

What has Islam ever done for us? apart from the algebra, the trigonometry, the optics, the astronomy and the many other scientific advances and inventions of the Islamic Golden Age. Well, if you like art and interiors, there’s always the stunning patterns that grace mosques, Read More …

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Why we need vocational education

Posted onJuly 3, 2017November 20, 2020AuthorAzmeerLeave a comment

We live in a society that places a high value on the professions and white-collar jobs, and that still considers blue-collar work lower status. It’s no surprise that parents want their children to pursue careers that will maintain or increase their status. In high socio-economic Read More …

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How it all started – story of Arasi Marikar Wapchi Marikar

Posted onJuly 3, 2017November 20, 2020AuthorAzmeerLeave a comment

Arasi Marikar Wapchi Marikar 1829-1925 Arasi Marikar Wapchie Marikar bought the shares of several heirs of maradana land and donated a portion of it to build a mosque and later built another mosque called the Fareed Thakkiya. He had started off his career as an Read More …

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The Muslims and Sri Lanka – Historical perspective

Posted onJune 30, 2017November 20, 2020AuthorAzmeerLeave a comment

There is evidence that there were Muslim merchant settlements in Sri Lanka as early as the 7th century. M. A. M. Shukri has used the Arabic (Kufi) inscriptions in Sri Lanka to throw light on the origins of Sri Lanka’s Muslims. He says that the Read More …

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Sri Lankan Scientists you ought to know

Posted onJune 30, 2017November 20, 2020AuthorAzmeerLeave a comment

How many of these scientists—and their contributions—did you know of? Will you be the next Sri Lanakan scientist?

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Profound absence of scientific probing within the Muslim world

Posted onJune 30, 2017November 20, 2020AuthorAzmeerLeave a comment

Levels of intelligence are pretty well the same around the world, regardless of race, gender, or religious affiliation. As human beings, we share the same brainpower, just as we share all other physical functions. Mercifully, earlier views of racial inequality have in most places been Read More …

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T B Jaya and the role of minorities, By Dr. Sarath Amunugama

Posted onJune 29, 2017November 20, 2020AuthorAzmeerLeave a comment

I am honoured by the invitation to deliver this lecture, particularly because Dr. Jayah was born in Galagedera, my electorate. His father was a Police Officer then attached to the Galagedera Police Station. There is also another connection. My father had a collection of Aubrey Read More …

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68 years on, Marhoom Dr. A.M.A. Azeez’s vision for Muslim education

Posted onJune 29, 2017November 20, 2020AuthorAzmeerLeave a comment

The most prominent principal of Zahira College, Aboobucker Mohamed Abdul Azeez Read More …

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