Center for Islamic Studies CIS
The Centre for Islamic Studies Building will henceforth be called CIS Harmony Centre, which is in keeping with CIS’s mandate of reaching out to people of all faiths and serving as a hub for inter-faith engagement. Plans are also afoot to set up a poster walkthrough in the Ahmed Deedat Auditorium in the ground floor of CIS Harmony Centre which will include colourful posters covering Muslim Contribution to Sri …
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Interfaith Ifthar Event
The Dry ration distribution for the needy muslims
Baithul Maal – Ceylon baithul maal funds chairman and board of directors distributing financial assistance to CIS needy Muslims
Read More »Extremism must be wiped out from our Country
Sri Lanka’s Muslims woke up to a rude shock on Easter Sunday, 21st April and reacted with disbelief to the news that churches and hotels had been bombed while our Christian brothers and sisters were celebrating Easter. As Muslims we are expected to show utmost compassion and tolerance to people of other faiths. Christians especially occupy a very dear place in …
Read More »COLPETTY MOSQUE TOUR A GRAND SUCCESS!
We had our 14th Open Mosque Day at Beautiful Colpetty Jumma Mosque today. There were around 800 visitors of other faiths who participated including Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe, Former President Mahinda Rajapakse, Sagala Rathnayake, JVP MPs ,Government Officials, Police Officers, Foreign Tourists and Journalists, among many others Besides a tour of the mosque, visitors were served traditional Muslim foods, taken …
Read More »Mosque Tours catch on in Sri Lanka
Mosque Tours are fast catching on in Sri Lanka. The latest Open Mosque Day held at Kollupitiya Jumma Mosque in Colombo on 22nd January had around 800 people of other faiths participating. Besides a tour of this beautiful mosque, participants were taken around a poster walkthrough clearing misconceptions of Islam, given free calligraphy of their names in beautiful Arabic script …
Read More »Mosque Tours Commences at Akbar Mosque, Colombo
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Read More »Concern Regarding Health Ministry Circular Against Islamic Religious Practice
Health Ministry Circular Against Female Circumcision Condemned We are deeply concerned with a recent Health Ministry circular prohibiting medical practitioners from carrying out female circumcision. The circular issued by Dr.Anil Jasinghe, Director General of Health Services states that any involvement in the procedure, be it conducting the procedure or encouraging it, is considered highly unethical and that all medical professionals …
Read More »CIS Condemns US Move to Recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
CIS Condemns US Move to Recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital The Centre for Islamic Studies (CIS) in a letter sent to The Ambassador of the United States of America in Sri Lanka, Atul Keshup, strongly condemned the US Decision to Recognise Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel, stating that it would invite severe repercussions from the rest of the world. …
Read More »First Mosque Tour in Kandy at Meera Makam Mosque
The First Ever Open Mosque Day in Kandy took place on 20th September at the historic Meera Makam mosque. The event, organised by the Centre for Islamic Studies (CIS) in association with the trustees of Meera Makam mosque was an immense success with over 300 persons of other faiths participating. Asiff Hussein, Vice President, Outreach, CIS said that the Open Mosque event, the …
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