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Author: Maureen Ernest

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Colombo, Human Rights, IDPs and Refugees, Longing and Belonging, Memorialisation, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Christmas During the Civil War

Coming from a Christian family, Christmas is one of the most important festivals for us. I was born in Navaly village in Jaffna to a wealthy Christian family. My grandparents celebrated Christmas…

Maureen Ernest Maureen Ernest on 12/21/202312/21/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, Memorialisation, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation

Remembering the Dead

As a Catholic, I start November with All Souls Day remembering our departed loved ones; as a Tamil, November ends with remembering the Tamil militants who sacrificed their lives for a Tamil…

Maureen Ernest Maureen Ernest on 11/23/202311/25/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, IDPs and Refugees, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Refugees in Their Own Land: The Shared Plight of Sri Lankan Tamils and Muslims

I was 10 years old when Muslims were forced to move out of their homes in the North in October 1990. I never again saw or heard about the two Muslim students…

Maureen Ernest Maureen Ernest on 10/31/202310/31/2023
40 Years After Black July, Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Longing and Belonging, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation

Living in Fear 40 Years On

When I confronted my Sinhala neighbour in my broken Sinhala over a certain issue recently, My Tamil neighbour pleaded, “Maureen we are Tamils, we can be in trouble”. I was shocked to…

Maureen Ernest Maureen Ernest on 07/23/202307/24/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation, War Crimes

A Story of Healing, Resilience and Reconciliation

When the Easter Sunday bomb attacks brought tears to the world I, too, cried in Toronto for myself saying, “I am not safe here”. The images of Easter bombings brought memories of…

Maureen Ernest Maureen Ernest on 07/09/202307/14/2023

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