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Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Post-War

A Great Tree Has Fallen: Father Harry Miller S.J. Passes On

As the New Year dawned in 2019, I received the news that Father Harry Miller had died. Members of the Batticaloa Peace Committee had been visiting him in recent weeks, and had…

Sarala Emmanuel Sarala Emmanuel on 01/02/201901/05/2019
Human Rights, Identity, Peace and Conflict

Remembering, celebrating and missing Sunila Abeysekera

Featured image courtesy the New York Times/Patricia Williams Ever since Sunila passed away 3 years ago, I have wanted to write about her, but found it difficult to articulate my experiences and…

Ruki Fernando Ruki Fernando on 09/09/2016
Human Rights, Issues, Peace and Conflict, Reconciliation, Remember the Riots

Everyday Heroes: Untold Stories of Black July

July 23. The date has an awful significance for some, and has been blotted out by time for others. On that date, in 1983, a group of LTTE militants killed 13 Army…

Raisa Wickrematunge Raisa Wickrematunge on 07/22/201607/28/2020
Issues, Religion and faith, Sport

Muhammed Ali – A Positive Muslim Role Model Par Excellence

Featured image courtesy Huffington Post ‘People Will Forget What You Did , But People Will Never Forget How You Made Them Feel ‘  –Maya Angelou King of the Ring, Muhammed Ali left us…

Lukman Harees Lukman Harees on 06/12/201606/12/2016
Districts, Jaffna

S P Jeevanantham: Eminent teacher and social worker

Featured image courtesy johnians.org The Principal of St. Johns College, Jaffna, in appealing for contributions to a memorial fund in the name of the late S.P.Jeevanantham, has described him as a great…

Devanesan Nesiah Devanesan Nesiah on 03/08/201603/08/2016
Features, Issues, Politics and Governance, Religion and faith

The courageous role the Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero played should continue to the future!

Picture courtesy SithTV We are deeply saddened by the demise of the Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero, the chief incumbent of the Kotte Naga Maha Vihara. He contributed immensely as the Convener and…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 11/10/2015

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