Jami Ul-Alfar, known locally as "the red mosque," is a sight to behold. Outfitted with a distinctive red-and-white pattern, the mosque is one of Sri Lanka's great architectural wonders, attracting ...

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Colombo: A Cultural Cornucopia Colombo, the executive and judicial capital city of Sri Lanka, is not just the island nation’s ...

Religious violence erupting in Sri Lanka pushes women inside safe spaces, ... I immediately wiped the red pottu off my forehead. ... men in the Muslim community gathered at the mosque to discuss ...

That means most of the 244 assessed species are also found in other countries, where their national conservation status, and the global red list status, may vary from Sri Lanka’s. But among the ...

Take a journey through a few spiritual abodes of Sri Lanka such as Sri Dalada Maligawa, Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya, Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu Church and Red Mosque in your next trip to the ...

A mosque said to have been founded by Zahran Hashim, who allegedly blew himself up in the Easter Sunday suicide attacks in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Mark Phillips/CNN Zahran’s mosque is located in a ...

Sri Lanka is blessed with an abundance of fruits, vegetables, and spices, which ensure every dish, meal, and drink is packed with flavour and joy-inducing delight. The country’s rich fertile ...

by Lasanda Kurukulasuriya Sri Lanka’s remarks at the meetings of the 19th Summit of the Non Aligned Movement in Uganda, must surely have had observers of international relations, especially relating ...

On 9 and 10 August, a mob led by Buddhist religious leaders attacked the Muslim community of Colombo, throwing stones at the mosque and makeshift homes. Five people were injured. The police impose a c ...

Amid mass burials for the more than 350 victims of Sunday’s suicide attacks in Sri Lanka, ... two languages were draped from a gate outside the Negombo Grand Mosque. ... next to a red coffin. A ...

“They would point to the Hospital Square’s red building that was once the eye hospital and say it was Colombo’s oldest mosque,” Mr. Brandigampola said. “Some have even told the tourists that the ...