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Infighting at Islamic Centre
The infighting within a Colombo-based Islamic organization engaged in academic and welfare work has come into the open with one of its officials complaining to the police that some officials who have allegedly hijacked the administration had threatened him.

In his complaint to the Wellawatte Police, Centre for Islamic Studies (CIS) secretary Hameed Karim claimed he had highlighted some questionable transactions of the Centre's former head who is alleged to have forcibly taken over the administration at a time when foreign donations were flowing into the country in the aftermath of the tsunami catastrophe.

Mr. Karim said on March 22, when he went to the Centre, he was verbally abused and asked to leave the premises, though he was still its secretary. Mr. Karim told police he now feared for his life.

When The Sunday Times contacted the CIS chairman M. Zarook denied these allegations and said he had done no wrong. "These are false allegations. If I am occupying this position by force people should take action against me," he said.

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