News Archive: Sri Lanka
250 Scholarships Awarded to Deserving Students in Sri Lanka
Feb 10th, 2012•Campaign News•Posted By: Zakat Foundation of America
Twenty-eight year old Lebbe Sulaima, 28, and her family have come a long way in the past few years. When the tsunami struck Sri Lanka…
continue reading »Hope Blossoms with Atheefa in Slums of Sri Lanka
Nov 18th, 2011•Campaign News•Posted By: Zakat Foundation of America
Sometimes we find hope in the most unlikely places. Meet a 5th grader who, against all odds, beat out tens of thousands of other students…
continue reading »Sri Lanka Flood Victims Get Relief Aid from Zakat Foundation of America
Jan 21st, 2011•Press Release•Posted By: Zakat Foundation of America
After the severe flooding in Sri Lanka, international relief agencies were asked to help the citizens of Sri Lanka save what they can of their…
continue reading »Sharing Ramadan with Sri Lanka
Sep 3rd, 2010•Campaign News•Posted By: Zakat Foundation of America
Approximately 4,500 Muslims live in the Moneragala District of Sri Lanka located 155 miles north east of Sri Lanka's capitol Colombo, where Zakat Foundation distributed…
continue reading »Massacre in Sri Lanka
Aug 25th, 2008•Report•Posted By: Zakat Foundation of America
Within the first few days of August, eye witnesses report intensified conflict between the Liberation Tamil Tiger of Ealam (LTTE) group and the government of…
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