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even if the adversary aims at us the stone in the catapult sling,
and aims the arrow at us, with his bow.
Even if we have to walk through fire, Languish without food, Be struck with disease,
We will follow the path of Ahimsa (non violence)”
Thaneer (Water) by Ahnaf Jazeem from the collection “Navarasam” (Nine Emotions) translated by Professor Sumathy Sivamohan and Dr. Mahendran Thiruvarangan
Ahnaf Jazeem is a 26-year-old Muslim poet from the remote village of Chilawathurai in the Mannar District. In another poem in the book “Navarasam” published in June 2017, Ahnaf had said that he will only celebrate Eid al-Fitr (the end of the Ramadan fast) when there is a new world free of war as Muslims all over the world are suffering due to the hate and fire spread by the black-clad Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). At this year’s Eid, Ahnaf has been suffering in prison for 363 days without charge, with no courts examining his detention, no meaningful access to lawyers
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Join us for a traditional Sri Lankan buffet dinner and desert with friends and supporters of Bridging Lanka on Friday 14th May at 7.00 PM About this Event
2020 was a tough year and we haven t been able to meet for over twelve months - but now its time to socialise and celebrate - so bring along your family and friends to enjoy a sumptuous Sri Lanka buffet dinner.
Cinnamons Restaurant is famous for its beautiful Sri Lankan food and hospitality. It s an all you can eat buffet meal and the bar is also open for drinks. Parking is available in St Kilda Road and the tram is also nearby.
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Posted on April 25th, 2021
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen being taken to prison when he was arrested in October last year
All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) leader and ex-Cabinet Minister Rishad Bathiudeen is a prominent Sri Lankan politician, who is very often in the news for the wrong reasons.
The 48-year-old Bathiudeen hailing from Dharapuram in the Mannar District is an engineer by training. Known widely as Rishad, he was first elected to Parliament from the Northern Vanni electoral district in December 2001. He has been consistently elected as Vanni MP since then in 2004, 2010,2015 and 2020. Rishad has also served continuously from January 2007 to November 2019 as Cabinet Minister in the governments of Mahinda Rajapaksa and Maithripala Sirisena. Currently his party the ACMC has 4 MP’s and 169 Local Authority Members.