ƒ”š‚ Shenali Waduge In understanding the nature of Sri Lanka’s conflict it is important to not only understand the nature of the Tamil caste & class system but analyze how intricately absorbed it is into the social, political, economical, religous hierarchy of how Tamils live or rather should live. The “ethnic”ƒ”š‚ tag was introduced simply to […]

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LankaWeb Weekly Editorial January 16th 2012 ƒ”š‚ In the fancy words of some, laced with quotes from musings of bygone literary elites to moot, it has been suggested that the Hon. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has predicted that “the dead Tiger might arise!” But it might also be asked with a bit of tongue in cheek ~ “Where? […]

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P.A.Samaraweera, Australia 68ƒ”š‚ eminent Tamil citizens published a letter in The Island of 6th Jan.ƒ”š‚ titled, ‘An appeal to the Tamil community…’ Their main point was the eviction of nearly 80,000 Muslims from the North and East by the LTTE in Oct. 1990. The signatories are critical of the govt for not supporting their settlement and forƒ”š‚ bureaucratic […]

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PROFESSOR ALI SUKHANVER Throughout the world, Pope Benedict XVI is recognized as a symbol of kind heartedness, affection and love for humanity not only by his followers but also by a great number of Muslims. People rank him as a beacon of compassion and sympathy for the whole of humanity. ƒ”š‚ In his traditional beginning-of-the-year address […]

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