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The Fate of the Roma Gypsies in Europe: From Nazi Holocaust to Continuous Marginalization
Celia Donert, in History Today, February 2022, where the title reads “The Roma Holocaust” Europe’s Roma were the victims of Nazi genocide during the Second World War, but their persecution did not end in 1945 Robert Ritter, head of … Continue reading →
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CMM Jubair: Josephian Cricketer & First Muslim Doctor in Lanka
Avishka Mario Senewiratne, whose preferred title reads “The Josephian Cricketer who became the First British Qualified Muslim Doctor of Sri Lanka” Small by area, large in diversity and history is the country, Sri Lanka. We, since the early Aryans came … Continue reading →
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Standing Firm: Authoritarian Forms of Governance challenged by Sri Lankan Professionals
Item in Colombo Telegraph, 19 August 2022, where the title is as follows … “Saying no to Authoritarian Governance” We the undersigned individuals from academia, the professions, the corporate sector, the clergy, and civil society organisations, join all those citizens and … Continue reading →
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Turmoil Looming in Sri Lanka … April 1st … Not A Joke
Tisaranee Gunasekara, in Sri Lanka Guardian, 1 April 2022, where the title reads “Sri Lanka: On Protests” I don’t know who is organising the Sunday’s planned protest. For me, that mystery is a serious problem. This is not a Hollywood … Continue reading →
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Chinese Canadian War Veterans Step Out from the Shadows
Rod Mickleburgh, in The Globe and Mail, 10 November 2021, where the title is “Chinese Canadian Veterans celebrated at Vancouver Museum” When the Second World War ended, Ronald Lee did what so many other returning veterans did. He shed his … Continue reading →
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The Rise of Tribalism
Tony Donaldson I can remember a time back in the early years of this century when the age of cosmopolitanism was in fashion. It was a beautiful time. One of the great benefits of cosmopolitanism is that it allowed us … Continue reading →
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Jaffna Women: Their Hidden Powers
Kenneth David ** whose article in a book edited by Susan Wadley in 1980 (see end) is entitled “Hidden Powers: Cultural and Socio-economic Accounts of Jaffna Women” The general concern of this volume is the social position of Tamil women … Continue reading →
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A Tale of Resistance: The Story of the Arrival of the Portuguese
Michael Roberts An ABSTRACT of an article that appeared in print in Ethnos, 1989, vol 54: 1 & 2, pp. 69-82…. available online for payment to Taylor & Francis. This essay decodes a sixteenth century folktale which records the Sinhalese … Continue reading →
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Vicious Victimization of Dr Danielle by the Western Cabal and THE AGE
Fair Dinkum For telling the truth about Wuhan as she knew it, this Australian virologist Dr Danielle Anderson has been attacked, smeared and had her life threatened because her statement did not align with American Australian narratives about the origins … Continue reading →
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Lakshman’s Hambantota Diarrhoeas
Lakshman Gunasekara … with highlights being the intrusion of The Editor, Thuppahi I recall reading both these articles,[1] or at least parts of these articles just a few weeks ago sent by you. 1) China:- I am an admirer of China (just … Continue reading →
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