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National Youth Service Council

[Sri Lanka: National Youth Service Council]  image located by Dov Gutterman

Source: www.lk/national/nysc/flag.html


Police

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The Sri Lanka Police is the civilian national police force of Sri Lanka. The police force is responsible for enforcing criminal and traffic law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the peace throughout Sri Lanka. During the Sri Lankan civil war, the police service became an integral part of maintaining of the nation's security, primarily focusing on internal security.

Images of flag:
https://bmkltsly13vb.compat.objectstorage.ap-mumbai-1.oraclecloud.com
https://www.airforce.lk/news.php?news=6583
Zoltan Horvath, 12 October 2024


Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs

[Sri Lanka: Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs] image by Rob Raeside

Image based on web site at http://www.muslimaffairs.gov.lk/ .
Dov Gutterman, 16 July 2005

Muslims represented 7.6% of the population of Sri Lanka in 1981. The flag is 1:2, green with a white crescent and star at lower hoist and the white lettering MRCA near the fly.

The website includes a few more details on the MRCA:

Mission Statement:
“Promotion and Preservation of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs in Sri Lanka”

Objectives and Functions:
The main objective of the Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs, which comes under the Ministry of Eastern Development and Muslim Religious Affairs, is to foster and promote Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs and to implement the Mosque and Muslim Charitable Trusts or Wakf Act. No 51 of 1956 as amended by the Mosques and Muslim Charitable Trusts or Wakf (Amendment) Act No. 21 of 1962 and Act No. 33 of 1982.
Ivan Sache, 15 August 2005


Al-Hikma Foundation

[Al-Hikma Foundation] image located by William Garrison, 28 April 2024
Source: https://lk.linkedin.com/in/dr-sheikh-abbas-ibadullah-jp-b444a13b

Al-Hikma Foundation is a Muslim NGO. Per its website: "Al-Hikma" in Arabic means "The Wisdom". While formed in 1990 by the name of ALHIKMAH FOUNDATION, this Muslim-oriented foundation was registered in Sri Lanka in 1997, although in its logo it uses the year 2000 as its establishment date. It claims to be an apolitical NGO, "committed to spread the message of Allah". It operates charities in several countries. Its website is https://www.alhikmah.in/about-us.php
William Garrison, 28 April 2024

Logo

[Al-Hikma Foundation]image located by William Garrison, 28 April 2024
Source: https://ahfsrilanka.org/