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The Deep Imprint of Violence within Christianity and Islam
Lisette Thooft, 18 January 2015, in NieuwWij, where the title is “Karen Armstrong: “There is nothing in the Islam that is more violent than Christianity” .… https://www.nieuwwij.nl/english/karen-armstrong-nothing-islam-violent-christianity/ The terrorist attacks in Paris rendered her new book Fields of Blood. Religion … Continue reading →
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Ludicrous Verdicts in Powerful Quarters Still Asserted TODAY: Death Toll in Eelam War IV Magnified Manifold
Michael Roberts, Courtesy of Colombo Telegraph, 2 December 2019, where the title is “Excess! Tamil Death Toll Magnified In The Course Of British Interventions In The Sri Lankan Presidential Election” “just as in Kosovo if enough civilians died … the … Continue reading →
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Romila Thapar lauds Iravatham Mahadevan in his Moment of Passing
Romila Thapar, in The Hindu, 27 November 2019, where the title is “Remembering Iravatham Mahadevan” “He knew more about Indian epigraphy and the linguistic aspects of Dravidian and Indo-Aryan than some specialists” I heard the news on Monday morning of … Continue reading →
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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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Indian Cricketers in Patriotic Fervour in Support of Air Force Pilot Abhinandan
Editor, Thuppahi: There is an ISSUE here: does cricket encourage jingoism? ONE = Item in TimesNewsNow.com, 28 February 2019, entitled “Aakash Chopra, Irfan Pathan laud Indian pilot Abhinandan’s calm demeanour despite being in Pakistan’s custody” Abhinandan Varthaman, who is in … Continue reading →
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The Christchurch Killer’s Dungeon of a Mind
ONE = Greg Sheridan: “A Manifesto for a Dark Age,” in The Australian, 23 March 2019 The manifesto of Brenton Tarrant, the alleged Christchurch gunman, displays an extreme contemporary embodiment of six historical trends. It is the mirror in morality, … Continue reading →
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Nelun-Shaped Auditorium Complex as China’s Gift to Sri Lankan Military
News Item ONE A China aided office and auditorium complex was handed over to the Sri Lanka Military Academy in Diyatalawa, on December 15. The hand-over ceremony was inaugurated by President Maithripala Sirisena and Chinese Ambassador Cheng Xueyuan, in the … Continue reading →
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A Roaring Fire ravages the Southern Ocean Lodge and a Good Part of Kangaroo Island
Roy Ecclestone, in SAWeekend, 17 January 2020, ….”Trapped in a bunker and hoping for a miracle: The destruction of Southern Ocean Lodge” …….. https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/sa-weekend/trapped-in-a-bunker-and-hoping-for-a-miracle-the-destruction-of-southern-ocean-lodge/news-story/290c766f353ce1e89d551c3d354c2b46 It was after the firestorm swept over Southern Ocean Lodge for the fourth time that one … Continue reading →
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Waleed Aly’s Violent Misreadings of the Sri Lankan Scenario on DISPLAY
Waleed Aly, in The Age, 25 April 2019, entitled “The Sri Lankan attacks are uniquely senseless” Every terrorist attack in which innocent people are killed is devastatingly tragic. Every one of them is heinous. But what we’ve seen in Sri Lanka … Continue reading →
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Anti-Muslim Violence Present and Past
Shamara Wettimuny, in Sunday Observer, 14 July 2019, where the title is “A brief history of anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka” The recent Easter attacks targeting a number of churches and hotels devastated Sri Lanka. Over 250 people were killed, … Continue reading →
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