On the Side of Justice
Why is it so difficult for the All Ceylon Jammiyathul Ulama (ACJU) to acknowledge 18 as the minimum age of marriage? What is interesting is that the Qur’an does not specify a…
Author: Farweez Imamudeen
Power in the wrong hands: The ACJU and MMDA
ACJU’s latest media statement on the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) does not mention anything about altering their previous position. In other words they are still right. How can they not…
The rat, the hole and Sri Lankan politics
6.15 pm. Oozing dark orange and purplish hues into the far horizon, the sun had begun to recede behind the hills of Kandy, like a tired giant. It’s this time I look…
A Podium to Spit Venom
Two days ago a video was posted on YouTube where a man named Abdul Razik belonging to an extremist sect that calls itself ‘Sri Lanka Tawheed Jamath’ (SLTJ) makes a speech in Sinhala in…
The Bus Journey: A Bus Conductor, Two Drivers and an Old Woman.
It was 5 pm. The bus travelling from Matale to Kandy arrived at the bus stop. The last two buses, which I let pass, now seemed a better choice, for if there…
Getting Ahead of the World by Leaving it Behind: Megapolis and the Myth of Progress
Image courtesy Steve Cutts The question remains. For Sri Lanka, in terms of its list of priorities, is Megapolis an absolute necessity or just another luxury that we can’t afford? or worse,…
A Letter to Basheer Segu Dawood: The Blind Shepherd
IMAGE COURTESY http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/24335 Dear Basheer Segu Dawood, Following your Media address about the Muslims’ demand for a separate Muslim Province, I consider it my responsibility as a Srilankan Muslim, since you allege…
The Leader and the Led: Politics of Ignorance and Ignorance of Politics
Featured image courtesy Senaka Senanayake via patrimoniogallery Racial, ethnic and religious disharmony is as inevitable as death in a pluralist state where more than one race, ethnicity or religion shares the same…
Politicians, Doctors, Neo liberalists and the antithesis of Education
Featured image courtesy Rose Charities Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is a nation in crisis. It has a troubled past, a confused present and an uncertain future. An autopsy of the present status…