Bodu Bala Sena Organisation (BBSO) President and All Ceylon Jamiyyathhul Ulema (ACJU) General Secretary ,call for dialogue in interviews with Chandani Kirinde and Hansini Bandara The recent upsurge in tension between the Sinhala and Muslim communities in the country has prompted the Government to set up an all-party Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to study the emerging trend in religious fundamentalism …
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Living in peace and harmony was the norm in Sri Lanka and goes back to ancient days, until the foreign influence cast its shadow on the beautiful island once known as the pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was a myth that even the first human being Adam (Peace be upon him) had stepped into the serene part of the …
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This is sheer madness. This is how one could describe the potentially disastrous hate campaign unleashed against the Island’s peaceful Muslim community by a handful of racist rabble rousers who are law unto themselves. Recently two Muslim payment hawkers were attacked by monks at Embilipitiya. Police, first refused to accept victims’ complaints, recorded them only after JVP intervention. Then there …
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Some have left, others are resilient as Israel encroaches on their territory A Greek Orthodox priest walks inside the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 22, 2012. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK – Tags: RELIGION) Bethlehem: Amid plastic bags snagged on …
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The population in the Galle Fort World Heritage City has declined during the past few years according to the latest census statistics. The population of 1,589 persons in 2009 has decreased to 961 people. Galle Heritage Foundation chairman Parakrama Dahanayake attributed it to amplified land and property purchases by foreigners within the pristine citadel during the past few years. …
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