The Muslim Majlis of the University of Colombo is the only interfaculty Muslim undergraduate body functioning in the University of Colombo. It prides itself on its ability to ensure the increased welfare of Muslim undergraduates, and the active promotion of the study and practice of Islam and Islamic culture among Muslim students, since 1973. In addition, the Muslim Majlis, as a vibrant students’ cultural body of a metropolitan university, regularly organizes a variety of routine programs that include cultural and religious programs for both Muslim and non-Muslim students alike. Particularly, the screening of Islamic material; of well-renowned Islamic scholars for Muslim, and non-Muslim students and staff, Thajweed classes for boys and girls separately and screening of various Islamic short video clips etc. remain some of its most popular events. While it endeavors to promote Islamic religious and cultural interface among the multi-cultural University community, its key goals include the elimination of undesirable misconceptions about Islam, Muslims, and contemporary Muslim world. The Majlis also has a host of Muslim intellectuals amongst its alumni. As in the past the Muslim Majlis remains committed to producing more, well rounded off Muslim undergraduates who are of benefit to the Muslim community the world over.
