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In modern times, Muslims in Sri Lanka have the Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs Department, which was established in the 1980s to prevent the continual isolation of the Muslim community from the rest of Sri Lanka. Today, about 9.7% of Sri Lankans adhere to Islam; [2] mostly from the Moor and Malay ethnic communities on the island.
Islam is the third largest religion in Sri Lanka, with about 9.7 percent of the total population following the religion. [3] [a] About 1.9 million Sri Lankans adhere to Islam as per the Sri Lanka census of 2012. [4] [3] The majority of Muslims in Sri Lanka are concentrated in the Eastern Province of the island.
Nykaa Fashion – Nykd by Nykaa, 20 Dresses, RSVP, Mondano, Likha, [38] Pipa Bella [39] [40] In 2015, Nykaa launched its collection of in-house beauty products via Nykaa Cosmetics and later expanded it across categories of Eyes, Nails, Face, Lips. [41] [42] The Nykaa Naturals portfolio is a collection of skincare and personal care products. [43]
Falguni Sanjay Nayar (born 19 February 1963) is an Indian billionaire businesswoman, [3] who is the founder and CEO of the beauty and lifestyle retail company Nykaa, formally known as FSN E-Commerce Ventures which is an acronym of her own name. [4] [5] Nayar is one of two self-made female Indian billionaires.
Sri Lankan Moor scholar Dr. Ameer Ali in his summary of the origin history of Sri Lankan Moors states the following: 'In actual fact, the Muslims of Sri Lanka are a mixture of Arab, Persian, Dravidian and Malay blood of which the Dravidian element, because of centuries of heavy Indian injection has remained the dominant one.' [11]
The Ministry of Muslim Religious Affairs is a ministry in the Government of Sri Lanka that represents and protects the interests of the Sri Lankan Muslims and the minority religion of Islam. The ministry was created on 21 January 2015 under the Sirisena government .
LMD magazine recognised his contributions in the field of Islamic finance by rating him among the "A-List of the Captains of Business" at the dawn of the decade. The magazine also acknowledged his services which uplifted the growth of Sri Lanka in economic perspective. He also appeared in the front side page cover of LMD magazine. [5] [2]
20th century Sri Lankan Moors. This is a list of Sri Lankan Moors.Sri Lankan Moors (Tamil: இலங்கைச் சோனகர், romanized: Ilaṅkaic Cōṉakar; Sinhala: ලංකා යෝනක, romanized: Lanka Yonaka formerly Ceylon Moors; colloquially referred to as Muslims or Moors) are a minority ethnic group in Sri Lanka, comprising 9.3% [1] [circular reference] of the country ...