Dambulla Incident

Dambulla controversy Written by The Nation

  The protest by the laymen and Budhhist monks in Dambulla over an alleged illegal erection of a mosque in Buddhist Sacred Area became the talk of the town previous weeks. While, the Ven. Inamaluwe Sumangala Thera says the lands were belong to the temple, the authorities from the mosque claim they also have the ownership for the land.  However, …

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Tensions flare between religious groups in Sri Lanka over mosque

Sri Lanka's Muslim community has accused radical Buddhists of trying to damage peaceful relations between the country's religious communities.                         00:00             Tensions flare between religious groups in Sri Lanka over mosque (Credit: ABC)  A group of Buddhist monks has threatened to demolish a …

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ACJU Appeal to Muslims of Sri Lanka – Dambulla Incident

  An appeal to the Muslims! A request from the All Ceylon Jamiyathul Ulama Muslims of this country are deeply worried over the recent incident took place in Dambulla in which a gang stormed the Jumma Mosque of Dambulla and damaged the place on 20 April, Friday. Muslims along with peace loving citizens of Sri Lanka are fretful if this …

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Order to demolish Dambulla Mosque. Why raise this explosive issue now? By Latheef Farook

Prime Minister D.M. Dayaratne’s order to demolish a 65 year old mosque in Dambulla and instead build a mosque in another place  strikes at the very root of religious freedom .It also shocked and hurt the island’s Muslim community. Responding to the order and expressing the community’s mood Muslim Congress Secretary and parliamentarian Hassen Ali said the “community will not …

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