Muslim community in Sri Lanka

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Muslim_community_in_Sri_Lanka

GPTKB entity

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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