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The Caste Matter Palmyra Jaggery Hiding Jaffna’s Caste Disparity

Admin October 11, 2019

LASANTHA DE SILVA While the Jaggery caste in the South are being oppressed , the people of the Pallaran caste from the North are subjected to inhuman treatment due to being considered low caste. While the Jaggery caste in the South are being oppressed and humiliated, the people of the Pallaran

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Muslim Army Officers An Investigation into Loss of Trust

Admin October 11, 2019

MANGALANATH LIYANAARCHCHI The need for a systematic inquiry into the reasons that undermined Sinhala-Muslim relationships, and to prevent such incidents from occurring in the face of narrow racial prejudices is felt even more today. This is an exclusive interview with Brigadier Asad Isadin The need for a systematic inquiry into the reasons that undermined Sinhala-Muslim

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What Connects Ethnicities? Waters of Reconciliation

Admin October 11, 2019

SARATH MANULAWICKRAMA Rain falls with no heed to ethnic divisions. Rain quenches thirst of all humans, animals and trees. A ground-breaking ceremony was held in Thanthirimale, Anuradhapura recently, making a 60 year old dream of the people come true. Water connects people. The Vavuniya and Mannar districts are geographically separated, language and religion widened this

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Madhu Road The Buddhist Temple of all Religions

Admin October 11, 2019

SARATH MANULAWICKRAMA A saffron tilak (Pottu) on the forehead indicates not ethnic identity, but unity in the North. The five sins preached in Buddhism are words are emanating from the Tamil language typical of the Hindus. This is another story of the people of the North refusing to be divided on the basis of language […]

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In Conversation with Moulavi Lafir Madani The Responsibility of Muslims to Defeat Extremism

Admin October 11, 2019

MELANI MANEL PERERA The solution to extremism cannot be achieved through more extremism. It is important to understand than give criticism, live in doubt, and plot revenge. This is the Catamaran’s exclusive interview with Moulavi Lafir Madani. The solution to extremism cannot be achieved through more extremism. It is important to understand than give criticism, […]

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Music for Studying Learning Tamil with a Happy Mind

Admin October 6, 2019

UPUL THAMMITA There are many examples among us about the way a person’s heart can be drawn using language. But there are only a few examples we have heard about learning a language through entertainment. The employees at Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital believe that the Tamil Language course conducted for the attendants is a major help […]

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In Conversation with Karunaratne Herath It is wrong to say Islamic teachings are narrow-minded

Admin October 6, 2019

SARATH MANULAWICKRAMA  As followers of other religions it is wrong to say Islamic teachings are narrow. It is interesting to note the depth of which the teachings of Allah have spread in a region where Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity have already been established. These are views of the Attorney-at-Law who compiled the ‘Hand book on […]

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In Conversation with Alhaj Mohammed Saqaf Mohammed Fawzi Harmony, the weapon to defeat terrorism

Admin October 6, 2019

UPUL THAMMITA Seventy years after our independence, what have we achieved? Look at India now. Mahatma Gandhi, Sri Nehru and Mohammed Ali Jinnah achieved independence by hard work and great sacrifice. This is not the case in our country. National unity is certainly the weapon that can defeat extremism, and it is the duty of […]

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In Conversation with Mohammed Nihmi Yusuf Language as a Weapon for Change

Admin October 6, 2019

JAYASIRI PEDURUARACHCHI Mohammed Nihmi Yusuf is the chairman of Matara district federation of youth clubs and the youth leader of the district. He was elected as a Minister of the Youth Parliament by the votes of young people from all religions; Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity and Islam. This is an exclusive interview with The Catamaran with […]

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Who Will Wipe Away Our Tears? The Buddhist – Christian coexistence that lulled aggrieved Muslims

Admin October 6, 2019

JAYASIRI PEDURUARACHCHI “We lived like the children of one mother. An act of a handful of extremists hampered our unity. We must not find fault with all Muslims. Development of the country will be affected if we do so. Rev. Malcom Cardinal Ranjith acted in a very exemplary and commendable manner and led his community […]