Deshabandhu Jezima Ismail

Madam Jezima Ismail

Educated at St. Bridget’s Convent, (Primary to Collegiate)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Ceylon 1955
Master of Arts (Education), McGill University 1966
Diploma in TEFL, University of Sydney 1972

Profession :
Teaching career of 32 years – 13 years as Principal of Muslim Ladies College, Colombo.

Special Interests:
Education (formal, informal, non formal), Women and Children, Religion, Media

Current Positions:
Member , National Committee on Women 2000 to date.
Ministry of Disaster Management & Human Rights

• Member, Steering Group to draft a New Constitutional Bill of Rights
• Member , Committee to draft a Human Rights Charter
• Member, Working Group to study – Freedom of Religion of Belief

Member, Pres.Com.to investigate and inquire into serious violations of Human Rights
Member, UN National Advisory Group
Chancellor, South Eastern University
Governor, Marga Institute (Sri Lanka Centre for Development Studies)
President and Founder, Sri Lanka Muslim Women’s Conference (SLMWC)
Founder and Chair, Academy of Adult Education for Women (AAEW)
Member, Board of Trustees, Intl. Inst.of War Trauma of Humanitarian Interventions
Founder/member, Panel of Coordinators, Muslim Women’s Research and Action Forum
Chairperson, Network of NGOO in the Eastern Province (NESCOD)
Member, Board of Management, Centre for Human Rights, University of Colombo
Member, Alcohol and Drug Information Centre

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Sri Lanka Western Province Governor

Meeting the Western Province Governor (centre) and the Chief Minister (4th from left)

Seyed Alavi Mowlana
Governor - Western Province.

Full Name : Seyed Ahmed Seyed Alavi Mowlana (Beliau mengatakan bahawa beliau merupakan kerabat diraja Sultan Perlis)

Private Address : 6/4, Malwatte Cross Lane, Off Malwatte road, Dehiwela.

Present Position : Governor, Western Province

Date of Birth : 1st January 1932

S.Alavi Mowlana, present Governor of Western Province. Educated at St. Peters College, Bambalapitiya and Zahira College, Maradana.

Started the political carrier in 1948 as a Trade Unionist. In 1956 joined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party under the leadership of late Premier Hon.S.W.R.D.Bandaranayake. In 1960 under the able leadership of Madam Sirimavo Bandaranayake became the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Trade Union Movement and was appointed as the Senior Vice President of the Sri Lanka Nidahas Sevaka Sangamaya and also one of the Vice Presidents of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was a Councilor in the Colombo Municipal Council for a period of 10 years. In 1994 entered Parliament as the Deputy Minister of Media and thereafter as a Cabinet Minister of Provincial Council and Local Government and in 2001 appointed as Cabinet Minister of Labour. In addition to that was appointed as president of the Sri Lanka Muslim Federation and Organizing Secretary and convener of the Joint - Council of Trade Union Organization (JCTUO). Was also an advisor to former president Her Excellency Madam Chandrika Bandaranayake on Muslim Affairs.

Received National awards by former President H.E.Madam Chandrika Bandaranayake Kumarathunga for the services rendered for the Trade Union movement in this country for more than 45 years. Furthermore has received several Vishvaprasadini and National and International awards as member of the World Federation of Trade Unions and also has represented Sri Lanka in several seminars of the Trade Union throughout the World. In 2001 was appointed as the Chairman of the Asia Pacific Region of the International Labour Organization (I.L.O) for a period of three years which was proposed by China and seconded by India.

Presently Governor of the Western Province but still maintains identity as a trade unionist and social and religious worker.

Zahira College Colombo

With the Principal, Mr. T.K. Azoor

Zahira College, Colombo is the very first Muslim school in Sri Lanka and was founded in 1892 as Al Madrasathul Zahira by two of the most prominent Sri Lankan Muslims of the day, I. L. M. Abdul Aziz and Arasi Marikar Wapchie Marikar, with the active patronage of Ahmed Orabi Pasha of Egypt. It is currently the largest Muslim educational institution in Sri Lanka with more than 4000 students studying there. The college is situated at the heart of Colombo city. The college also has one of the oldest mosques in the country in its premises. Zahira means Excellence in Arabic

Jamiah Naleemiah al Islamiyyah

Dr. Muhammad Ali Syukri, Principal of Jamiah Naleemiah

In front of the Auditorium

Jamiah Naleemiah is the leading Islamic academic institution in Sri Lanka established in 1973 and it fulfills the important need of the Ummah for an integrated system of Islamic education which incorporates Islamic studies along with modern disciplines. The educational objectives, the curriculum and the academic programme has been planned with the objective of producing a band of scholars who have the academic background, intellectual vision, moral training and spiritual strength to provide a dynamic Islamic leadership to the Muslim community. In 1996 it was accorded a membership in the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW).

Alhamdulillah, we had the opportunity to visit the university and had a discussion with the principal, Dr. Muhammad Ali Syukri. We were being explained about the foundation of the university, it's history and achievements, and also it's objectives, vision and mission. Apart from that, we also discussed about Syeikh Yusof al-Makassari and Dr Muhammad Ali is interested in collaborating with GPTD to organize a seminar on Syeikh Yusof al-Makassari.

Penyerahan Buku Dr. M.S. Jaldeen

17 February 2009 - Alhamdulillah, saya (Najwa) dan Syah telah menyelesaikan satu amanah daripada Dr. M.S. Jaldeen untuk menyerahkan dua buah buku karangan beliau yang berjudul "The Muslim Law of Succession Inheritence & Waqf in Sri Lanka" dan "The Muslim Law of Marriage Divorce and Maintenance in Sri Lanka" kepada pihak Perpustakaan Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM). Buku-buku tersebut adalah pemberian daripada Dr. M.S. Jaldeen sendiri semasa kami bertemu dengan beliau dalam satu majlis yang dianjurkan oleh pihak COSLAM (Confederation of Sri Lankan Malay) di Colombo, November tahun lepas. Kami juga turut menerima buku daripada beliau untuk kami sendiri. Semoga ilmu yang dicurahkan di dalam buku tersebut dapat dimanfaatkan oleh warga UIAM.

29 November 2008 (Hari Ke-14)

Pagi ni, sementara menunggu belia yang di tunggu-tunggu, kami bersantai-santai dan berehat-rehat sahaja. Sarapan pagi, roti nan. Sambil-sambil siapkan report perjalanan harian yang tertangguh-tangguh. Mana tidaknya, dah dekat hari-hari terakhir ni, penatnya semacam saja. Mungkin sebab dah tak sabar nak balik Malaysia. Dalam hati semua dah tertulis perkataan 'Malaysia' (agak je..hehe). Apa pun, tanggungjawab tetap tanggungjawab...bak kata a.k.u.."Buat sampai habis....kita yang mulakan...jangan berhenti di tengah jalan...". he2...(Ter'promote' diri sendiri lak...)

Sampai sahaja mereka-mereka yang di tunggu, kami di bawa ke pusat membeli belah di sekitar Colombo. Rupanya hari ini kami akan di bawa berjala-jalan untuk 'shopping'! Habis la duit rupee kami nanti...hehe..

Tengok la berapa banyak yang kami beli. Tapi bukan untuk diri sendiri. Kebanyakannya untuk orang-orang di Malaysia juga. (n_n) `Rushana & Ahmed, peneman kami memilih barang~

Adapun, barang-barang di Sri Lanka ni tidaklah semurah mana. Lebih kurang sama sahaja dengan harga barang di Malaysia. Lebih-lebih lagi dengan kadar inflasinya yang tinggi. Tak sanggup kami nak beli barang yang bukan-bukan. Terpaksa memilih-milih juga.

Habis ber'shopping', kami dibawa pula ke sebuah restoran makanan segera (tak ingat namanya). Makan tengahari kami hari ini di taja khas oleh Rushana dan kawan-kawannya. Terharu kami dengan layanan baik dari mereka. Di restoran ini, kebanyakan makanan berasaskan roti.

Menunggu makanan dengan muka lapar...

Selepas itu, kami terus di bawa pulang ke Kent Road semula. Selepas solat Marghrib, kami bersiap-siap untuk ke rumah Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Malaysia di Sri Lanka, En. Ramli Ismail untuk jemputan makan malam. Kami di jemput khas sebelum pulang ke Malaysia keesokan hari. Setelah sekian lama, barulah hari ini kami dapat rasa kembali masakan Melayu.. Masing-masing makan dengan penuh berselera, tetapi malu-malu nak tambah. (n_n)..

Bergambar kenangan selepas makan...

Balik dari makan malam, kami diraikan oleh belia-belia YMMA di rumah. Rasa sedih kerana inilah malam terakhir kami di Sri Lanka. Kami menghabiskan masa dengan berborak dan mengambil gambar. Fahmi & Syah di bawa berjalan-jalan oleh kawan-kawan mereka...walaupun letih dan mengantuk, kami gagahkan juga. Sambil-sambil tu, terpaksa mengemas barang yang dah tak boleh di masukkan dalam beg. Berhempas pulas kami mengemas. Bertambah pula barang-barang untuk di bawa pulang. Mana tidaknya, di tambah dengan hadiah-hadiah yang kami terima sepanjang misi.

Inilah belia-belia YMMA yang menemani kami sepanjang hari...

Si Comel Aiman yang bakal kami rindui....

Wallahu'alam...

Harap Maaf...

Harap maaf diatas kelewatan mengemas kini blog ini. Juga di atas kekurangan kami meluangkan masa untuk menghabiskan laporan misi yang lepas. InsyaAllah, laporan penuh akan di post dalam masa yang terdekat. Sementara itu, ikutilah sambungan misi kami yang lepas pada entri yang akan datang...Harap maklum. Terima Kasih atas sokongan semua.

Wallahu'alam.