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  • In a sermon given on Sept. 1982 in Philadelphia, the Sri-Lankan Sufi Shaykh Bawa Muhiyuddeen, who founded an American-based Muslim mystical community primarily consisting of converts, exclaimed to his devotees: All of everything experiences life and death.

    Zahra N. Jamal, Ph.D.: Hajj Diaries: The Multiple Dimensions Of Muslim Pilgrimage Ph.D. Zahra N. Jamal 2011

  • In a sermon given on Sept. 1982 in Philadelphia, the Sri-Lankan Sufi Shaykh Bawa Muhiyuddeen, who founded an American-based Muslim mystical community primarily consisting of converts, exclaimed to his devotees: All of everything experiences life and death.

    Zahra N. Jamal, Ph.D.: Hajj Diaries: The Multiple Dimensions Of Muslim Pilgrimage Ph.D. Zahra N. Jamal 2011

  • Imagine how many Dutch language and culture teachers a Sri-Lankan capital can boast, allowing any citizen of that country to pass an arbitrary test to purify herself to become tolerable, her skin-colour notwithstanding.

    Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort: New European Immigration Policy Trend 2010

  • Care home run a by a lovely Sri-Lankan couple, tidy, clean, homely, dignified.

    Industrial Disease « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008

  • Imagine how many Dutch language and culture teachers a Sri-Lankan capital can boast, allowing any citizen of that country to pass an arbitrary test to purify herself to become tolerable, her skin-colour notwithstanding.

    Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort: New European Immigration Policy Trend 2010

  • I served the Sri Lankan mustard greens with an egg curry: Eggs cooked in a Sri Lankan Coconut Milk Sauce (recipe from the same book) and some steamed rice, for a wonderful Sri-Lankan themed Sunday night dinner.

    Archive 2007-04-01 Nupur 2007

  • He's not black he's Sri-Lankan and its spelt 'Abeyakoon', quite a common surname.

    How dare you change your name for racist Tories? 2008

  • I am wondering what would happen if I chose a more mellow vetiver as a pivotal point, maybe the Sri-Lankan oil.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Ayala Sender 2007

  • I am wondering what would happen if I chose a more mellow vetiver as a pivotal point, maybe the Sri-Lankan oil.

    Vetiver Noir Ayala Sender 2007

  • Prosecutors have accused the Sri-Lankan born Rajaratnam, a one-time billionaire, of illegally making $45 million from 2003 to 2009 based on tips from insiders, some of whom were highly placed executives in corporate America.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

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