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The Branding of Islamic Migrants to Ceylon Over the Centuries
WHEN Shamara Wettimuny’s article in the History Workshop Journal entitled “The Colonial History of Islamophobic Slurs in Sri Lanka” …. was placed in FACEBOOK it received the following set of comments: some prejudiced against and some in favour. The ethnic … Continue reading
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Forging An Inclusive Sri Lankaness in Today’s World
Professor Sasanka Perera. in The Island, 30 August 2026 where the title reads “Why Sri Lanka needs an Inclusive Civic Nationalism – urgently” The frenzied online actions of thousands of Sri Lankans responding to the Canadian actress, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, calling … Continue reading
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AUKUS becomes QuadAukus … and alarms “Raucous-Aucous”
NOTES from “Raucous-Aucous” ONE: Aukus wins the Marx/Goebbels Award for propaganda campaign of 2023………….. Note. A recent news item in The Australian revealed that plans are being made with Japan, India, UK, US and Australia to combine Quad and Aukus … Continue reading
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