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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.
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 ]
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.
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]
It was established in 1924 and incorporated by Act No. 51 of 2000 of the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. ACJU has established 25 districts and 163 divisional branches, and enrolled over 9000 theologians, most of whom are holders of doctorates, special degrees, master's degree or 1st degrees.
Islam is the second-largest religion in South Asia, with more than 650 million Muslims living there, forming about one-third of the region's population. Islam first spread along the coastal regions of the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka, almost as soon as it started in the Arabian Peninsula, as the Arab traders brought it to South Asia.
History of religion in Sri Lanka (2 C) I. Islam in Sri Lanka (6 C, 7 P) J. Jews and Judaism in Sri Lanka (2 C, 1 P) L. Sri Lankan religious leaders (5 C, 4 P) O.