Dr T B Jayah Oration:
National hero, freedom fighter and brilliant orator
Contributed to Muslim education:
Marhoom Al Haj Dr Tuan Branudeen Jayah, as we all
know, was a great visionary to whom the Muslims of Sri Lanka,
whether they be Moors or Malays, are greatly indebted. In fact, in
my humble opinion, he was a blessing (nigkmath) sent to this world
by the Almighty to guide the destiny of the Muslims of Ceylon, at a
time when they were faced with the great dilemma posed by the advent
of English education under British rule, which was considered by our
community at that time to be an obstacle to the spiritual life of a
good Muslim.
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Kade Aiya won the war for us
A year ago there was much agitation about who
deserves credit for defeating the LTTE. The focus of course was on
the big names. That’s natural. Moments of victory spawn paternity
suits. Troops fight and they must fight for wars to be won. They
will not fight if they are not sent to battle and cannot win battles
if not adequately prepared. Politicians send men and women to the
battlefield but that decision is significantly impacted on public
will. Public will does not fall from the sky. It is systematically
nurtured.
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Decade ending 2010 - a reflection:
Beginning of a new era
As the year 2010 wears out it marks the
completion of the first decade of the 21st Century. This decade is
proved a momentous one for Sri Lanka for number of reasons. First
and foremost, it marked the ending of the terrorist civil war that
raged for 30 long years and bringing peace finally to the country,
under the effective political leadership of President Mahinda
Rajapaksa.
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