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Celebrating Ramadan in Sri Lanka-Kalani-eLanka As the holy month of Ramadan approaches, Muslims around the world are preparing to embark on a journey of spiritual reflection, self-discipline, and communal solidarity. In Sri Lanka, where diversity is deeply ingrained in the fabric of society, Ramadan holds a special significance, fostering unity and understanding among people of different backgrounds. Scheduled to commence on April 11th, Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, and reflection. For the Muslim community in Sri Lanka, Ramadan represents a time of heightened spirituality and devotion, marked by acts of charity, selflessness, and compassion. One of the key pillars of Ramadan is fasting from dawn until sunset, during which Muslims abstain from food, drink, and other physical needs as an act of obedience to Allah (God) and as a means of purifying the soul. Through ...

Apr 9, 2024 Posted by In Articles, Kalani Prabodha Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Community Language Schools Spectacular Success – 06.06.23 Community Language Schools in NSW have demonstrated in a spectacular way that they are doing much more than maintaining community languages for the next generation. Sydney Town Hall has hosted the Inaugural NSW Federation of Community Language Schools Performance Spectacular on June 4th with the songs and dances of dozens of cultural backgrounds on show. Welcoming the large Sunday audience to the Town Hall, the President of the Federation, Lucia Johns, told them how it came about: “We talked about organising a big event where our community language schools could showcase their cultures and the richness of their traditions. It would be an opportunity for us to show the beauty of the work done by the many community language schools every week”. She also thanked the Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism, Mark Coure, whom. she said: “had the vision to support the idea and ...

Jun 6, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Multiculturalism: Pathway to Acceptance – By Randika Jayakody & Jerome Perera Image Source : austin.thinkbilingual Image Source : Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – December 2022 Multiculturalism is a journey of mixing cultural, linguistic, ethnic and gastronomic features over time. Over tens of thousands of years through settlement, colonialism and trade, Sri Lanka has travelled this journey and the multiculturalism within the island continues to evolve through intermixing. Acknowledgement of multiculturalism can start with being incorporated into the education system to inspire children to become comfortable with these ideas. Like Australia, Sri Lanka could acknowledge the commencement of its history from the indigenous community in Sri Lanka, the Wanniyala Aetto to redress their exclusion from the national narrative. Reforming teaching of Sri Lankan history to incorporate the role and contributions of all ethnic and cultural groups and emphasising the contributions made by all communities to the island’s cultural identity is also ...

Nov 30, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Multiculturalism: Why Acknowledgement Matters? – By Randika Jayakody & Jerome Perera Image Source : dailymirror Source : Dæhæna – Monthly e-Newsletter November 2022 – Queensland Sri Lankans The daily routines of Sri Lankans are dependent on the enormous effects of multiculturalism on the island. Not many of us can escape the cravings for a cup of tea with biscuits or refrain from using the many Portuguese, English or Tamil words embedded in the Sinhalese language. Neither can we avoid garbing ourselves in a sarong, eating the many dishes contributed by the communities or avoid taking a step to the beats of Baila. The effects of multiculturalism are all around us, but as a community we are often blinded to them. Many often question the benefit of understanding these concepts, yet others question the agenda behind the dissemination of information about multiculturalism. Our perspective as Third Culture Children is that many of us ...

Oct 31, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , ,
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