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Sat, 26 Oct 2024 Today's Paper
Sorry, Alfie. Couldn’t resist. These are tense times and a half-chuckle here and there you would pardon, I am sure. I was reminded of the verse by a number: 300. Half, yes, but this is only half the story. Read on.
ISIS is known for its extensive and effective use of propaganda. It uses a version of the Muslim Black Standard flag and developed an emblem which has clear symbolic meaning in the Muslim world.
Ven.Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera’s early release from prison, thanks to a presidential pardon, has given the monk celebrity status. One television channel even went to the extent of giving a live coverage of his release. Whether the monk should
So, Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera, is at large now. The President of the Good Governance mandate, has been instrumental in his release. As to why the monk had to be brought out of prison through the back door is yet another interesting topic. B
As the people and Government of Sri Lanka reel with shock and grief in the wake of the suicide bomb attacks over the Easter Sunday killing more than 250 innocent civilians including 40 foreigners and wounding more than 500 others and the country is f
Our island nation of some 22 million people has been dominated for decades by the Sinhalese Buddhist majority and the Hindu Tamil minority, not forgetting the rest who are Christian and Muslim!!! Looking back at the decades of terror that we survived
In an age in which fragmentation of the global human community is advancing at a rapid rate, in which more and more elements in the larger communities are splitting into smaller rudiments, there is one element in the human family that is distancing a
President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday had again given an assurance on the country’s security situation to the international community and said that 99% of the terrorists had been contained.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee offered to resign from the post last Saturday. Her party scraped through the Lok Sabha polls. Banerjee’s All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) which won 34 of the 42 seats in the state at the 2014 polls, coul
It was advertised as a battle for India’s soul. Anti-incumbency fervour was said to be rampant. A previous rout of the BJP in a series of state elections a few months back was thought to be a precursor of something big to happen. Even a recession,
In the aftermath of the terror that was unleashed in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, by a group purporting to be followers of Islam, there is an understandable degree of probing about what ‘Islam’ actually is. One sees a cacophony of voices attempti
Two recent news reports, one from Kerala in the deep South India, and the other from the North Eastern Indian region, have raised concerns about the possible emergence of violent Islamic radicalism in India, particularly in the East and in the South.
On October 4, 2018, the White House in the USA issued its new National Strategy for Counter-terrorism. At one point it says “We will undermine the ability of terrorist ideologies, particularly radical Islamist terrorist ideologies, to create a comm
There has perhaps been no garment that has aroused so much controversy as the Niqab or face-veil worn by a small minority of Muslim women. Although worn by only a very small percentage of women, it is conspicuous as can be and grabs attention....
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi secured a rousing victory in the seven phased Indian General Elections playing down pundits who claimed that he may as a weaker Prime Minister on the contrary his party has raked up more seats than even in 2014.
Terrorism is all about savage attacks against defenceless people with the sole intention of spreading fear and terror among its victims. In today’s world the media largely associate terror with either people of colour or Islamic extremists.
Almost a month has passed since a few benighted individuals calling themselves Muslims decided to explode bombs in churches and five star hotels making nearly 300 innocent men women and children lose their lives and a large number of others injured a
Our TV stations and national newspapers reminded us that it was one month since the Easter massacre. To again see so many people in their grief at the loss of parents, children, whole families wiped out, was indeed painful and kept many of us wonderi
With World geopolitical alliances and strategies changing beyond recognition, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has swept to a landslide victory in the general elections with his “Bharatiya Janata Party” (BJP) and its allies securing more th
At the end of 2018, a communiqué from the reliable tourism organization ‘Trip Advisor’ rated Sri Lanka as the best country in the world to visit. As Sri Lankans, who love their country, we felt proud of our Motherland. We also feel ashamed that
“What irritates me most,” sighed a friend who lives on one of the many roads MPs and Ministers take when going to Siri Kotha, and/or Parliament, “Is the sound of those sirens, police escorts and ambulances following those un-worthwhile members
The opposition against Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and the support to keep him in power underscore the fact that Sri Lanka is a nation which is confused about what’s right and wrong. The allegations that Bathiudeen offered political patronage to tho
Islamophobia is an industry. It is US$ 500 million strong in the United States alone, according to research carried out by the Council for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the University of California, and a Carter Centre publication titled ‘C
The initial reaction by Sri Lankan Muslims to the Easter Sunday terrorist suicide attacks on churches and five-star hotels was not something unexpected. While sympathizing with the victims, they genuinely felt a sense of shame and guilt....
After the end of WW II, in October 1945, 50 countries (Poland signed later making it 51) including the US, Britain, France, China (it was actually Taiwan) and Soviet Russia formed the United Nations and declared, “WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIO
On the 04th of April 2019, the Josephian family bade farewell to the 13th Rector of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10,Rev. Fr. Travis Jude Gabriel. He served St. Joseph’s College as the Rector for five long years. Moreover, he retired on the very
“Twitter and Facebook “should not be playing footage of murder” (Australian Parliament) Both New Zealand and Australia passed the sweeping sharing Abhorrent Material Bill that threatens huge fines for social media companies and jail time for th
Sri Lanka as a small Island Nation had experienced crisis after crisis within the last 5 decades. In 1971 it was somewhat adventurist and amateur type insurgency engaging the poor rural Sinhala youth. This was repeated in the late 80’s on a dangero
The no-confidence motion against Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen is meant to be a victory for its movers, be it voted in or voted out in Parliament. This is what United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Udaya Gammanpila uttered a
M.S. Fouzul Ameen should have been alive today. The furniture shop owner from Kottaramulla, Nattandiya was killed by a mob on May 13, 2019. Many shops owned by Muslims should still be standing. They are not. No one should have or should show any appr
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