(MENAFN - Colombo Gazette)
The All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) says the Muslim community in Sri Lanka and its representative organizations and institutions have been unjustly portrayed and demonized.
ACJU says this has caused the community to be viewed with suspicion resulting in irreparable harm to communal harmony. While living in a country with people of diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds, Muslims in Sri Lanka have co-existed and continued to co-exist with those of other communities while preserving their unique religious and cultural values, ACJU said.
ACJU noted that institutes and systems such as Masjids, Arabic Madarasas, Quran Madarasas - Maktabs, Ahadiya, Muslim Personal Laws, Halal food consumption etc, that are prevalent in this country have facilitated the Muslims to live as good citizens of this country while preserving their religious and cultural values.
SunStar Cebu Zonta 2 seeks end to underage marriages
DISCUSSION. Members of Zonta Club of Cebu 2, Z Club of Childlink High School and the Golden Z Club of the University of Southern Philippines Foundation Inc. and other guests listen to the discussion of Maria Aurora Quillala of the Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development about child marriages. / CONTRIBUTED
+ January 17, 2021 THE Zonta Club of Cebu 2, in its cause to empower and advance the status of women, has embarked on the challenge to end child marriages among Filipina girls who are often on the receiving end of the adverse consequences of these underage unions.