Yearly Archives: 2013

Come to Hyde Park to defeat ‘hybrid’ enemy – Ven. Dhambara Amila Thera

Imperialism functions in two ways – as the government that draws foreign forces into the country as well as the savior of the crises created by the government. All masses and their broad fronts should be rallied to defeat their conspiracies and stop destruction of the count says the co-convener of Anti-imperialist People’s Movement Ven. Dhambara Amila Thera. Speaking at …

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Unconditional Muslim Support Facilitated Island’s Independence By Latheef Farook

  Crucial Muslim support facilitated the process of Sri Lanka  gaining  independence from British in 1948 and help end almost four and half centuries of European colonial rule in the island. Many still remember the leading role played by Muslims leaders such as Dr T.B.Jayah, Sir Razik Fareed, Dr M.C.M.Kaleel and Dr Badiduddin Mahmud in the constitutional reforms of this country …

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Revolution in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? By Bruce Riedel

The overthrow of the Saudi royals is finally a possibility. In an excerpt from a new Brookings Institution briefing book for Obama’s second term, Bruce Riedel on what a catastrophe it would be for Obama. Saudi Arabia is the world’s last absolute monarchy. Like Louis XIV, King Abdullah has complete authority to do as he likes. But while a revolution …

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Bodu Bala Sena regrets acts committed by others in its name by Dasun Edirisinghe

The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organisation yesterday said that an organised group of extremists, with the intention of tarnishing its name, had carried out attacks on Muslims at several places in the country.   "We want to ensure the harmony of Sri Lanka’s traditional Muslim and Sinhala people, but an organised small group is trying to tarnish our image by …

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A 1915 type Sinhala Muslim clash is imminent! – Says JHU’s Udaya Gammanpila

By Latheef Farook In his weekly column THE GUARD POST in the Ceylon Today Mr.  Udaya Gammanpila of Jathika Hela Urumyaya, constituent party of the UPFA government, stated on 20 January 2013 that he “strongly feels a repetition of the 1915 Sinhala Muslim clash is imminent”. This is in response to that comment; When Mr. Gammanpila predicted a 1915 type …

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