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Just spoke with Niyas, the father of two-month old Baby Mohammed - the infant whose body was forcibly cremated in Weligama. Baby Mohamed was born on the day of Milad-un-Nabi (birthday of Holy Prophet Muhammad pbuh) on Oct 30th and hence was named after the Prophet.(1)
Niyas said that Baby Mohammed was his second child, born after nine years. His wife, Shihana is a diabetic and has high blood pressure, and had a difficult pregnancy. (2)
Since birth, Baby Mohamed had heart & respiratory complications and was undergoing treatment over the last two months at Lady Ridgeway Hospital in Colombo & Karapitiya Hospital in Galle, and all reports of his hospital visits are available. (3)
While in the process of helping clear a Muslim body today, I learnt from a senior health official that a circular has been issued by MOH to restrict PCR testing on a dead body ONLY if the Rapid Antigen Test conducted prior was NEGATIVE. (1) 
This particular deceased had tested positive via antigen and as such the MOH regulations mandate that PCR testing is not necessary and the body can be disposed by cremation without further inquiry. (2)
The family of the deceased is distraught, as the deceased was ailing for some time, and was not exposed, nor have any outside contact for over 14 days. The health authorities are sympathetic but they are bound by these harsh regulations. (3)
What is it to be Sri Lankan? The answer to this question is something that I struggle with. Should it not mean that we are a citizen: a citizen of a proud, diverse nation with respect and equality for all. A nation that is united. A nation that celebrates our differences. (1)
However, the year 1956 marked the first significant show of overt oppression against an ethnicity. (2)
Politicians of the day and those that followed, did not have the best interests of the country or its citizens, but had their own personal thirst for power and fame in mind. (3)
With increasing domestic pressure and indisputable evidence provided by internationally accredited experts, the Government has now appointed a new 11 member expert committee on 24.12.2020 comprised of reputed virologists and qualified experts. (1)
The stated position which has been disclosed repeatedly by the President, PM & Health Minister since the beginning of COVID-19 regarding permitting burials is to “go with the recommendations of the experts”. (2)
Similarly, the stance of the Muslim community since the very beginning has been that IF science proves that burial is harmful, THEN we will cease our claims immediately, as we do not wish to cause harm to anyone.
This has been conveyed to to all officials and the public. (3)
This has been conveyed to to all officials and the public. (3)
Since the beginning of our struggle against forced cremations last March, amongst many others, there have been several individuals in the media fraternity both locally & internationally, who did not hesitate to be ambassadors for the truth and take this struggle to the world.
While this injustice is far from over, I wish to sincerely convey my appreciation to all of you for being our voice. Thank you for doing the right thing and being honourable, steadfast and righteous in your own right, helping our continued struggle to #StopForcedCremations!
I apologize in advance as I will miss out on tagging everyone, and some are not on this platform.
@munza14 @sarojpathi @Meerasrini @tingilye @ShereenaQazi @MarianneDavid24 @kataclysmichaos @AzzamAmeen @MarianneDavid24 @Abihabib @ChandaniKirinde @amrutabyatnal @sunandadesh
@munza14 @sarojpathi @Meerasrini @tingilye @ShereenaQazi @MarianneDavid24 @kataclysmichaos @AzzamAmeen @MarianneDavid24 @Abihabib @ChandaniKirinde @amrutabyatnal @sunandadesh
Spoke to Fahim, the distraught father of Shaykh, the 20 day old infant who was forcibly cremated yesterday. Upon arriving at LRH at 10 pm on Monday night, the baby was subject to antigen testing which indicated positive, while both himself & his wife’s results were negative. (1)
Fahim, bewildered by the fact that his baby’s results were positive and his & his wife’s (who was breastfeeding the infant) was negative, also heard that antigen testings usually result in false positives. He then requested from the doctor to conduct a PCR test on the child. (2)
The doctor refused & told Fahim to do so privately. Fahim is a three-wheel driver who has been living in a lockdown area for nearly a month and has no income. However, through a few phone calls he managed to get confirmation from people who were willing to pay for the PCR. (3)
