Muslim community in Sri Lanka

GPTKB entity

Statements (80)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Moors
gptkb:Ceylon_Moors
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Bohra
gptkb:Khoja
gptkb:Malays
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Moors
gptkb:Memons
gptkb:Indian_Moors
gptkbp:historicalName Arab traders
South Indian traders
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Muslim community in Sri Lanka
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sinhala
English
Arabic (religious contexts)
gptkbp:notableDish gptkb:dessert
gptkb:Faluda
gptkb:Watalappam
Samosa
Muslim-style roast beef
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Eid_al-Adha
gptkb:Eid_al-Fitr
gptkb:festival
gptkbp:notableFilm gptkb:Islamic_TV_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Muslim_Guardian_(newspaper)
gptkb:Muslim_Voice_(magazine)
gptkb:Navamani_(newspaper)
gptkb:SLBC_Muslim_Service
gptkb:Siraj_(newspaper)
gptkbp:notableFor Islamic dress code
Islamic dietary laws
Janaza funeral rites
Madrasa education
Nikah marriage ceremony
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Jami_Ul-Alfar_Mosque
gptkb:Zahira_College,_Colombo
gptkb:Al-Humaisara_National_School,_Kattankudy
gptkb:Al_Iqbal_College,_Trincomalee
gptkb:Dewatagaha_Mosque
gptkb:Fathima_Muslim_Ladies_College,_Colombo
gptkb:Kattankudy_Grand_Mosque
gptkb:Muslim_Ladies_College,_Colombo
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:Muslim_Council_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Muslim_Congress
gptkb:All_Ceylon_Jamiyyathul_Ulama
gptkb:All_Ceylon_Makkal_Congress
gptkbp:notablePoliticians gptkb:Rauff_Hakeem
gptkb:Ferial_Ashraff
gptkb:M._H._M._Ashraff
gptkb:A._H._M._Azwer
gptkb:A._L._M._Athaullah
gptkb:Rishad_Bathiudeen
gptkb:Ali_Sabry
gptkbp:numberOfIssues religious freedom
political representation
ethnic tensions
land disputes
April 2019 Easter bombings (impacts)
anti-Muslim riots
gptkbp:population approximately 2 million
about 9.7%
gptkbp:region gptkb:Central_Province
gptkb:Western_Province
gptkb:Northern_Province
gptkb:Southern_Province
gptkb:Eastern_Province
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Sinhalese
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamils
Muslim world
Buddhists in Sri Lanka
Christians in Sri Lanka
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Muslim_Council_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6