This wasn’t going to be my topic. But having lost the world cup just three nights ago, and like any other Sri Lankan there is not much else inside my head. And I don’t mean those Pakinis supporting “kalu suddhhas” anyway. It WAS pretty much disappointing, especially when we were quite sure at [...]
In America it is every five minutes. In India it is every twenty minutes. And in the world as a whole it is every SINGLE minute. Every minute what?? Every minute somewhere in the globe a woman is being raped, her honour is being played with and her dignity is being lowered..But a Muslim woman cannot add to these figures ...
The non denominational church in Gainesville, Florida, USA planned to host an “International burn a Quran day” on the 9th anniversary of the September 11th attacks which, for the time being, has been postponed, but NOT cancelled. This seemingly attention seeking endeavor, as expected by the church authorities, drew an International outcry from the Muslims the world over. But ...
The delicious aroma of cooking food wafts from the kitchen making my stomach growl in hunger. But I cant eat. Well, not yet and not until a little after sunset. As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan draws to a close I have been fasting continuously in this manner daily from before sunrise until after sunset for nearly ...
HERE I AM Back in Colombo after a month long vacation in the cool, mountains surrounded countryside of Gampola, the hometown of my grandmother. Adjusting back into the Colombo climate and lifestyle took a few days and it got me thinking about how different the lives of those living in Colombo and those in the countryside are. And if ...
We lost. And we violated human rights, so they say. since anyone violating (only ) human rights are brought before the UNHRC then what was it that was violated in Vietnam, Iraq,Afghanistan and Palestien?? Our heads being nearly blown up left and right for nearly 25 years,what was it ?? A violation of animal rights?? Is that the rank we ...
It seems that my previous blog on “Why a Muslim woman cannot be raped” has angered many. And that, trust me, was not my intention. But if I had, then I am sorry.. That, however does not mean that I agree with the comments and neither does it mean that my facts were wrong. It is simply that I had ...
Thirty miles west of Taj Mahal, on the road to the city of Jaipur lies a collection of shelters which houses the 59 families of the Bedia tribe. And their livelihood? A long tradition of caste based prostitution. Girls born here become prostitutes in a rite of passage into “adulthood” as routine as marriage is to the rest of the ...
No Halal. That’s what they said the last time. No Hijab. That’s what they say now. No Muslims. That’s what they would say the next time. Indirectly No Unity .That’s what they are trying to say the whole time. Who are these people?? What do they really want?? A few Buddhists friends even doubt whether these people who claim to ...
It was with much confusion that I followed the recent protests by some in the Buddhist community against Muslims and the Sri Lankan Halaal Certification Authority. I mean, do these guys of the “Bodu Bala Sena” really realize what they are protesting against? Or what actually Halal is? And don’t these guys who proclaim to safeguard, protect and fight ...
Nestled amidst the sprawling buildings of the Colombo National Hospital of Sri Lanka is Ward 48. Conveniently situated on the second floor of the building opposite the O.P.D, outwardly, it seems to be no different from the other wards except for an exotic treasure it contains. Entering the ward, one would be greeted on the left side by two isolation ...
According to the dictionary, a supermom is a mother who successfully manages a home and brings up children while also having a full time job. The number of these so called “supermoms” has multiplied during the past few decades including in our little Sri Lanka. A fast moving world, directed media and financial constraints due to the high costs of ...
Many it seems are busy these days hanging out…themselves I mean. Last one I heard was a young carpenter who hung himself because he had lost his new phone (????). I mean a PHONE FOR HEAVENS SAKE!!! The statistics tell us that every few minutes (or was it seconds?) a person in this world dies, i.e. by their own ...
Helping my aunt clean her house some time ago, I came across some old magazines and books which she didn’t need. Amongst these was a yellow tattered copy of a Woman’s Era magazine dated January second 1984. Calculating that’s 32 years ago!! Anyway, reading the magazine I came across a short story named “An Eye Opener” by Rukmini Parthasarathy. ...
There was an inmate at a certain prison who had been given a death sentence for a crime commited. The doctors there used to place a tablet beneath his tongue daily, promising him every single day that on the 30th day this tablet would cause his death.The doctors, however, were flabbergasted when the inmate, as promised immediately died on ...
Doing some last minute Eid shopping two months ago it occurred to me that nearly everything in my shopping bags was made in China. From a tiny pin to a huge toy, a head shawl to a prayer mat, even an ear phone to a smart phone seems to be from China. Evidently the Chinese have been very busy. ...
“People tend to become what you tell them they are” There was an inmate at a certain prison who had been given a death sentence for a crime commited. The doctors there used to place a tablet beneath his tongue daily, promising him every single day that on the 30th day this tablet would cause his death.The doctors, however, were flabbergasted ...
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Its dark and wet inside .There is enough room for my tiny self to move around, yet I am alone in here. But a reassuring steady rhythm beat keeps me company in my loneliness. Your heart beat mother. Yet..I wonder how long this would be, because mother, I know that you want to kill me and I want to know ...
Want to know what made me, a Muslim, write this in the first place? It’s the sight of a sculpture termed as “Lord Buddha in the decayed form” I mean like DECAYED FORM??? Maybe you would say that it is a form of art and needs a lot of imagination for that and me being an art dodo wouldn’t understand ...
