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Seeking Religio-Political Coexistence in Sri Lanka
Muditha Dias of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2 June 2019, where the title is “The search for religious harmony in Sri Lanka after the Easter Sunday attacks” “Who exactly is the NTJ?” I asked our cameraman. We were filming at … Continue reading →
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John Richardson’s Case Study of Protracted Conflict in 2005
David Sallach, reviewing John Richardson: Paradise Poisoned: Learning about Conflict, Terrorism and Development from Sri Lanka’s Civil Wars. Kandy: International Center for Ethnic Studies, 2005. xvi + 764 pp. $25.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-955-580-094-5…. way back in 2007 …. https://networks.h-net.org/node/3180/reviews/6309/sallach-richardson-paradise-poisoned-learning-about-conflict-terrorism
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The Muslim Moors in Sri Lanka: Commensality in the Moulding of Distinctive Being
Michael Roberts The article by Wilfrid Jayasuriya on “The Force of the Moors” in Sri Lanka generated an ethnographic note which led to clarifications from Mohamed Mowzil and Ameer Ali.[1] They provided details about the practices followed by the Moor … Continue reading →
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Cultural Cross-Fertilization as the Road to Amity
Raj Gonsalkorale, in DailyFT, 4 August 2020, with this title “The Northern Province: The centre for Tamil culture in Sri Lanka” As much as the Sinhala Buddhist culture and its richness should be recognized, the Tamil culture, in particular the … Continue reading →
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Justin Trudeau Rapped on Knuckles for Statement on Victims of Eelam War
When Justin Trudeau issued a brief statement on the 18th May 2020 expressing sympathy for all the victims of Eelam War IV in the course of his request for an accountability purpose, he was clever. There was no slant towards … Continue reading →
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Jean Arasanayagam nee Solomons: Halleluyah! Halleluyah! … In HER Memory
ONE: T. Ramakrishnan: “Sri Lanka’s poet-writer, Jean Arasanayagam, passes away,” Jean Arasanayagam, one of Sri Lanka’s leading contemporary English literary voices, died in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on July 30 evening after a brief illness. She was 87. She is survived by … Continue reading →
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Michel Nugawela’s Brand Strategy via the Pathways of Outstanding Innovators
STAGE TWO IN 2019: “ANAMCHARA” at the HILTON, 19 August 2019
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Michael Sandel’s Pursuit of Civic Virtues in USA and the World
Julian Coman, in The Observer, 6 September 2020, …. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/06/michael-sandel-the-populist-backlash-has-been-a-revolt-against-the-tyranny-of-merit?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other The philosopher believes the liberal left’s pursuit of meritocracy has betrayed the working classes. His new book argues for a politics centred on dignity. Michael Sandel photographed last month in … Continue reading →
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Identity. Belonging, Dignity. Lessons from Francis Fukuyama for Sri Lanka Today
Sanjana Hattotuwa, in The Island, 29 September 2018, where the title is Ïdentity and Belonging” Sixteen years ago, I met a child soldier. He had a T-56 and was cocky. The A9 had opened up a few months ago, and … Continue reading →
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The Rhodes Statue and Battle Lines in Oxford University: Aristocratic Brits face Black Extremists
Anonymous Oriel College Collective …….The letter (below) is a response from [one part of] Oxford University to black students attending as Rhodes Scholars who demand the university removes the statue of Oxford Benefactor, Cecil Rhodes. Interestingly, Chris Patten (Lord Patten … Continue reading →
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