Stories Penned
By Our Family Members
August 6, 2024
This paper was composed by Waleed Barrie for the purpose of completing his MA. It deals with how renowned American author, H.P Lovecraft, transfuses elements of the classical Greek epic into his own work. To construct his thesis, Waleed presents a comparative analysis of Lovecraft’s ‘The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath’ and Homer’s ‘Odyssey’, highlighting their differences and similarities.
August 1, 2024
The biography of AGA Barrie was commenced by DC Lelwela former General Manager of Ceylon Railways two decades ago and was completed by Dr Haris Deen last year
The hard cover top of the line publication was done in Canada.
Due to its size the book will be divided to many parts like Forward to introducing AGA, Life in Sri Lanka, Developing Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, Rekindle inspirations and Photo Gallery
This will help the readers to read on line in parts.
The book is available for sale at $100 and can be ordered through the Editor Waleed Barrie
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
July 23, 2024
July 11, 2024
Z.A.M Refai Hajiar, Chairman of ZAM Gems, shining philanthropist, brilliant entrepreneur, precious father, irreplaceable grandfather, and inspirational leader, bids adieu to this world, leaving behind the legacy of an exemplary life, an iconic business, a family that is devoted to walking in his benevolent footsteps and a treasure trove of generosity to continue his aspiration to give others ‘a good life’. (more…)
July 5, 2024
A movie-length conversation with 85 yr old Captain Aga Barrie (Engineer, Chairman of the World forum for Sri Lankan Muslims) and portrayal of his real-life story. He paints some firsthand account of what life was like in the 1950s/60s and thereafter in Beruwela, Colombo Zahira and Canada. He also shares some vivid memories of Colombo Zahira and Dr AMA Azeez. Aga Barrie is the author of A-Z Steps to Leadership: from the Quran and words of the Prophet Muhammad. A good listen for those who appreciate old times.
July 5, 2024
Innah Lillahi Wainnah Ilaihi Rajioon
It is indeed a sad moment for me and I pray, praying and prayed to the Almighty Allah to forgive him and admit to Jannathul Firdous
His association with me goes back to the days we were born 9 months apart grew under the same roof planned and moulded the family into a unprecedented status with the help of Allah and his determination to reduce the poverty among the family and then the community at large
MashaAllah he lived by his dreams and achieved all what he wanted Alhamdulillah
Once again I-pray and request all my family members and friends to pray for him so that Almighty Allah will forgive him and admit to Jannathul Firdous
Wassalam
AGA Barrie
June 9, 2024
On Tuesday the 2nd March 2010, Ali Azeez and I decided to pay a visit to the long forgotten refugees living in Crow Island in Mutwal, Colombo. Even though the refugees were living in this abandon school property for the last two decades neither the Government nor any NGO have given any worth while helping hand to settle these 127 families, living in worse than the shanties living around Colombo. This area known as ‘Compound’ is well secured due to the presence of the boundary wall around it, which was built during the era when this was used as a school and now it is put to better use by housing the well deserved refugees, who have no intention of going back. The Government has stopped the monthly ration worth about Rs 1200/=, mainly because the refugees opted to stay back in the camp as most of these were living in Jaffna in rented properties. The offer to resettle them in Jaffna was very vague and had no definite plan for the homeless. All these information were released to us by Mr M. Kamaldeen, former MMC of Jaffna Municipal Council, who is acting as their spokesman for the refugees. In addition we also met some of the senior members of the refugee community like Mr S.H. Abdul Hakkeem, Mr.N.M.Haniffa , Mr Jinnah Saib, and Mr M.H.Nazar, who took us around to show the condition on which they live. The only thing they are now hoping for is resettling them in proper housing in the same area by building low cost flats in the same location.
