Turning mind, body and soul towards Allah

Muslims in Sri Lanka and the world over fast during this time of the year. Ramadan, the month of fasting, started in the latter part of July. At the end of Ramadan, Muslims will celebrate Eid-ul-fitr, the festival of charity.

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Vignettes

Different strokes for different folks

Most people are naturally inclined to classify everything they come across. So, they classify countries into developed, developing and underdeveloped states. Classification is not a modern invention. Even in the distant past people were classified into different castes.

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Thorns on the Side

The evils of ‘soft’ drugs

A recent report titled ‘Rise in smuggling of tobacco-based intoxicants’ in our sister paper the Daily News caught my eye. The report quoted the Customs Narcotic Control Unit (CNCU) as saying that “there has been an increase in attempts to smuggle tobacco-based intoxicants into the country,

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