there are 749 muslim schools in sri lanka, 205 madrasas which teach islamic education, and an islamic university in beruwala (jamiya naleemiya). al iman schools in colombo was the first organization of islamic schools of its kind, teaching an integrated islamic curriculum since 2008. in the early 20th century there were few muslim professionals in accounting, medicine, engineering, etc., but at present they are exceeding the national average. due to the lack of opportunity in sri lanka, many muslim professionals are emigrating to get jobs abroad, such as to the middle east, united states, canada, australia, and europe. the moors have had better social and economic mobility, thanks to the historic head start they had in getting education and government jobs under the british colonial rule.