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By Dr. Gotabhaya Ranasinghe Sri Lanka is blessed with natural resources and scenic beauty. Famed for the hospitality of the friendly people, the country has a lot more to offer than just delicious food, comfortable lodgings, adventurous nature trails, and the green-blue seas.Sri Lanka is facing a grave financial crisis, of which the repercussions are […]
By Ifham Nizam The Island spoke to Asiff Hussein, Vice-President, Outreach of the Centre for Islamic Studies (CIS) about cultural contribution of Muslims and misconceptions about the Islamic faith. Q: You have lectured extensively on Muslim Cultural Contribution. So, how would you describe such contribution both locally and internationally? A: Islam has throughout history been […]
Although the price of eggs in the market goes up daily, the size is getting smaller. Producers are facing many problems in running their poultry farms, and as a result they increase the price. Consumers are helpless in this situation, and have to buy whatever is available – irrespective of the size or the price […]
In this series of interviews on Colombo’s heritage, we cover Colombo’s great cinemas with Historian Asiff Hussein, the Author of The Great Days of Colombo. By Ifham Nizam Q:In your book ‘The Great Days of Colombo’ you have covered Colombo’s cinema scene comprehensively. How would you trace the evolution of our cinema theatres. How long […]
Grand buildings of Colombo In the first of a series of articles on Colombo’s heritage, we cover the Bang Bang Building, with historian, Asiff Hussein, the Author of The Great Days of Colombo. by Ifham Nizam Q: Is it accurate to say that the Bang Bang building was the first modern shopping mall in Colombo? […]