SLBC’s Muslim Service engages new artistes after three decades

The Muslim Service of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Cooperation (SLBC) conducted a three day workshop at its training department titled ‘Story, Dialogue and Characters – Exploring Radio Drama’ to rejuvenate the service by engaging aspiring artistes from the present generation.

Of the 154 applications received and interviewed 33 applicants (20 females and 13 males) had been selected and invited to attend the final three day workshop which commenced on Monday (13).

SLBC’s Muslim Service Head M. J. F. Rinoosiya said that the Muslim Service is on air from 8 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. and again between 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. and is extremely popular among the Muslim community in Sri Lanka and added that “the responses we receive from around the country is proof of its popularity”.

Rinoosiya said that at present there was a dearth of youthful voices as it was over three decades ago that the Muslim Service last engaged artistes.

SLBC’s Director Training Lalani Wickramaraja said that the Muslim Service was one of the most profitable services of SLBC and added that the audience changed her view that male dominance in Muslim society.

The three day workshop was facilitated by SCOPE (Strengthening Social Cohesion and Peace in Sri Lanka) together with the European Union, Deutsche Zusammenarbeit (German Cooperation) and Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Gmbh.

Media Development Specialist and Director of the Foundation for Advancing Critical Thinking in South Asia (FACTS), Dr. M. C. Rasmin conducted the three day workshop while Advisor Arts and Communication of the SCOPE project A. C. M. Mahir and CaFFE Executive Director Manas Makeen were present.

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