COLOMBO — To empower the Muslim civil society, a steering committee was formed for the Sri Lanka chapter of The World Forum for Sri Lankan Muslims (WFSLM) on Tuesday, 16th April in Colombo under the Chairmanship of Prof Rasheen Bappu.
Sri Lanka chapter will focus on thematic areas; such as, Public relations and Media, Education, Pluralism, Coexistence and interaction, Social and Event management, Political and International Affairs, Gender Equality, Health and Wellbeing, Legal, Youth, Climate change and Sustainability, Project monitoring and Evaluation, Finance, Fund raising and Membership development.
The World Forum for Sri Lankan Muslims (WFSLM) was launched at a gathering in Harrow, Middlesex, United Kingdom on 18 October 2019. The ceremony was graced by Manisha Gunasekera. The High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in the United Kingdom and Rt. Bob Black. MP. With the presence of a large gathering of Sri Lankan expatriates of all communities and delegates from worldwide.
WFSLM was established as an alliance body to bring together all overseas Sri Lankan Muslim organizations and individuals to have a unified voice in matters concerning the Muslims living in Sri Lanka. As an independent, apolitical body, it will harness all available resources of the Muslims living Globally and strengthen the collective voice to build and reinforce the foundations of a pluralistic, democratic, and a prosperous society in Sri Lanka.
“ All Sri Lankans have a collective responsibility to stand against all forms of racism, hate crime, extremism, assist in the development of socially conscious, cohesive communities, and support the welfare of all Sri Lankans irrespective of their race, religion, ethnicity, social status, or political affiliation,” the newly elected chairman Bappu said .
“ It is vital to encourage and endure especially our youth to actively get involved in all WFSLM activities and foster an environment, create opportunities to thrive and share responsibility in the service to humanity. WFSLM embraces diverse range of perspectives, knowledge, skills, expertise, experiences, talents, abilities and strengthen its standing in the global arena. WFSLM has the vision for all Sri Lankans to grow with in Socio, Cultural and Economic spurs in Pursuit of sustainable peace,” Bappu concluded in
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