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Hitler’s Embodiment of Nazism and Its Ideology of Nationalism
Richard Koenigsberg of the Library of Social Science: …. presenting a Synopsis of “Nationalism, Nazism and Genocide” Contents The Hypothesis Nazism and the Ideology of Nationalism Hitler’s Ideology Nazi Ideology The Dream of Nazism as the Dream of Nationalism Conclusion … Continue reading →
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The Galle Fort: Its Southern Rampart ‘Fronts’ Multi-faceted Ambience
Michael Roberts As I walked along the Galle Fort’s ramparts on several occasions in early April this year 2023, not only did pleasant memories flood back: the intriguing present lay before me (literally in some cases) …; while a regular … Continue reading →
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Another Stage in the Middle Eastern Political Struggle?
Ricardo Rey in The Economist, 9 October 2025, where the title reads thus: “A new beginning for the Middle East?” The breakthrough in Gaza could open up a new approach to peace The saga continues — scroll down for the many … Continue reading →
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How the ICES – the International Centre of Ethnic Studies – Arose
A Note by the Late SWR de Samarasinghe penned in 2021 and presented now in his Honour, albeit against his wishes then. Dear Michael: I will have a look at the document when you place it on Thuppahi. BTW, I … Continue reading →
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Wickremasinghe Rejects AUKUS Pact
An Item in rtcom.news, 19 September 2023, with the hëadline “South Asian leader slams AUKUS pact” ….. The US-led initiative was created to antagonize Beijing, Sri Lanka’s president has said. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has condemned the AUKUS pact … Continue reading →
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Deciphering Buddhism: The Correct Pathway
Ananda Abeysekara’s Academic Article: “On Rewriting Buddhism: Or, How Not to Write a History,” Religion and Society, vol. 13. 1(2022): 39-80. ABSTRACT: Through a detailed reading of a recent study of medieval Buddhism and politics in Sri Lanka in conjunction with a number … Continue reading →
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Canada’s Muddled Pro-Tamil & Pro-Tamil Tiger Policies Remain
Padma Rao Sundarji, in Asian Age, 29 September 2023 where the title reads “Two-faced Canada is on a re-run of its LTTE policy” https://www.asianage.com/opinion/columnists/280923/padma-rao-sundarji-two-faced-canada-is-on-a-re-run-of-its-ltte-policy.html Is India guilty of assassinating a terrorist in Canada? At least to one of India’s neighbours, … Continue reading →
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Territorial Claims: First Settlers & Their Primacy
Michael Roberts, presenting an article published in 2005 as a pamphlet by the ICES, Colombo with this title “The First Settlers and Their Claim to Ownership of Terrain/State. A Comparative Excursion” … an essay originally presented in Abdul Rahman Embong, Rethinking … Continue reading →
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A Resurrection of the “HOLOCAUST” in Palestine
… the PerpetraTors being Israel with Netanyahu as Today’s “Hitler” ….. Heil Himmler! The One Video Israel Doesn’t Want You To See: …….. “Gaza is a Holocaust” Holocaust Survivor EXPOSES Israel on Holocaust Memorial Day …………… “Never Again means Never … Continue reading →
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New Zealand’s Wide-ranging Stock of Cricketers
The selections made for the short-form matches vs the touring Sri Lankan squad reveal that the Kiwis have a broad base of top-class cricketers. This is good for cricket in its widest sense. Editor Thuppahi Hard-hitting middle-order batter Bevon Jacobs … Continue reading →
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