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Do not go upon what has been acquired by repeated hearing; nor upon tradition; nor upon rumour; nor upon what is in a scripture; nor upon surmise; nor upon an axiom; nor upon specious reasoning; nor upon a bias towards a notion that has been pondered over; nor upon another’s seeming ability; nor upon the consideration, ‘The monk is our …

The Bodu Bala Sena, which is an organization that seeks to protect the rights of the Buddhist majority, has issued a ten point manifesto directed against Muslim religious practices that they claim are impinging on the rights of non-Muslims. Chief amongst these is the issuance of Halal certification of consumer products for a fee. A recent public rally in the …

The Supreme Court took a firm stand in upholding the rights of Muslims yesterday February 19, 2013. In SC (F/R) No: 688/2012 the Petitioner a twelve year old Muslim girl complained that her Fundamental Rights were violated when the Principal of the school she was attending at the time in Yatiyantota refused to allow her to attend school in the …

  The hatred wave against Muslims of Sri Lanka is not subsiding. Few irresponsible citizens of the country have demonstrated and have taken part in incidents which promotes hatred. The way it is planned, programmed and executed, the common Muslims are forced to think and almost convinced that it is the work of the majority community Buddhists aided and abetted …

  Each time I hear the term 'Sinhala Buddhist' uttered in today's context I can't help but feel an uneasy sense of foreboding tingle up my back. To me it sounds like a time-bomb waiting to explode. As a Sinhalese and a Buddhist by faith, I have every right to ask, "What on earth is a Sinhala Buddhist anyway? Is …

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 …