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Author: Amalini De Sayrah

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Arts and Theatre, Gender, Human Rights, Identity

‘Culturally Inappropriate’ Love Stories and Identities

Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke was awarded the Gratiaen Prize 2018 for his play ‘The One Who Loves You So’ (TOWLYS). The drama explores the relationship between Vidhura, a ‘Colombo trust fund baby’, and Nick,…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 06/23/2019
Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks, Human Rights, IDPs and Refugees

A Threatened Refuge

June 20th is World Refugee Day. In the immediate aftermath of the Easter Sunday attacks, Pakistani refugee families living in Negombo, faced intimidation and violence that forced them to leave their homes. The…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 06/20/201906/20/2019
End of war | 10 years on, Peace and Conflict, Post-War, Transitional Justice

Memory and the Security State

The sun was scorching at the Mullivaikkal memorial grounds as people gathered to remember loved ones and Tamil civilians killed during the war that came to an end on May 18th 2009.…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 05/23/201905/27/2019
Colombo, Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks, Human Rights, Photos, Religion and faith

White Flags

A series of coordinated bomb explosions killed hundreds in Sri Lanka as they congregated for Easter Sunday mass, on April 21, 2019. Among the six main blast sites were three churches; St.…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 04/24/201905/04/2019
Economy, Gender, Human Rights, Post-War, Poverty

Repayment and Relief: Addressing microfinance debt in Sri Lanka

Nadaraja Devakrishnan stumbled on the gravity of the microfinance debt issue purely by chance. He was attempting to begin community gardening in a small village, to respond to rising cases of CKDu…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 04/10/201904/10/2019
Disaster Management, Human Rights, Religion and faith

Digana: One year on

When violence spread to Digana on the 5th of March 2018, Mr. J.M Niyas suffered heavy losses. He lost his grocery store; the source of income that helped him feed and educate…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 03/05/201903/05/2019
Culture, Language

Speaking Malay in Kompannaveediya

The Kompannaveediya area has seen rapid transformation over the last decade. What is being termed ‘urban development’, in the form of skyscrapers and luxury properties, has come at the cost of several…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 02/21/2019
Human Rights, Kandy, Peace and Conflict

On the action and inaction of law enforcement personnel | Kandy: The damage and the distrust

‘We hid inside the house, trying to keep the children calm and quiet’ says Faunoon. She didn’t let her children catch a glimpse of what was happening outside their home in Ambatenne,…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 06/15/2018
Human Rights, Kandy, Religion and faith

On the perpetrators and their intent | Kandy: The damage and the distrust

‘I used to give this space for people to hold dansals at on Vesak and Poson poya days’ says Jazeel, indicating the parking area of his showroom. Jazeel’s shop was centrally located…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 06/14/201806/14/2018
Peace and Conflict

Onward | Kandy: The damage and the distrust

‘How do you explain this to an eight-year old, and do you explain it at all?’ Nusra asks. Two of her three children watched their grandfather’s shop set on fire by people…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 06/13/201806/17/2018
Human Rights, Kandy, Religion and faith

On messaging and the media | Kandy: The damage and the distrust

‘For three years, they have been putting up these posters, telling people not to go to our shops’ said Nizar. They were not pasted on his shop, he says, but in public…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 06/13/201806/16/2018
Human Rights, Kandy, Religion and faith

On compensation | Kandy: The damage and the distrust

Mr. Jazeel (captured in featured image) walks around his shop, located on the bend near the Akurana bridge, 12 kilometres from the bustling Kandy city. It looks the same as it did…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 06/13/201806/13/2018
Human Rights, Kandy, Religion and faith

Kandy: The damage and the distrust

In Akurana, bunting with the words ‘Ramadan Mubarak’ hangs inside a quiet home. In Digana, newly built shops hurry to restock for weeks of festive shopping. In Pallekele, kanji is being cooked…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 06/12/201806/12/2018
Peace and Conflict

RightsCon 2018: Trends, lessons and connections

Update: The first months of 2018 have seen global scrutiny of Facebook steadily increase and the reveal of the data breach by Cambridge Analytica. Several countries impacted by the weaponisation of social…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 06/02/201806/06/2018
Peace and Conflict, Reconciliation

A Difficult Healing

‘I rode back home that day watching fires burn the places I knew and loved. I watched mobs hunt for petrol. A curfew on the streets meant some areas were deserted, by…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 03/18/2018

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