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Issues, Peace and Conflict, Religion and faith

Aluthgama Three Years On

Dharga town is sleepy in the afternoon heat, especially at this time of year, the month of Ramadan. However, three years ago, in 2014, the streets were filled with smoke. has written…

Raisa Wickrematunge Raisa Wickrematunge on 06/21/201708/01/2020
Issues, Peace and Conflict, Religion and faith

Three years since Aluthgama: Hopes for co-existence remain more elusive than ever

Today marks the third anniversary of the Aluthgama riots, a seismic event in the history of Sri Lanka’s troubled ethnic relations. The dark days of 15th and 16th June 2014, saw marauding…

Ayesha Zuhair Ayesha Zuhair on 06/15/201706/15/2017

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