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Author: Shami

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Constitutional Reform, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation

The long wait for a President…

“How can we inspire ourselves to greatness, when nothing else will do…?” asks Nelson Mandela from Francois Pienaar, the captain of the Springboks rugby team. This leading question comes from the movie…

Shami Shami on 01/07/201001/03/2010
Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Poetry, Politics and Governance, Post-War

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Bodies in the river and a riot in town Stones thrown, belts flying, youth going down Vans on the prowl and cops on the loose Gangsters, mobsters, drugs and booze Kids committing…

Shami Shami on 08/23/200908/23/2009

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