Sri Lanka: Rising Sectarian Schism

Chaarvi Modi

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Abstract: Sri Lanka, home to a plethora of ethnically diverse communities, saw horrific communal bloodshed in July 1983. Over three decades down the line, history seems to be repeating itself as hordes of Buddhists and Muslims ruffle feathers in the nest once again. The island's hard-line Buddhist Power Force is up against the Muslims setting towns afire, mirroring incidents of the Burmese violence. This time however, the Sri Lankan government cannot escape the ire of the world media and the international community and must do its best to come down heavily on the communal violence and seek long standing solutions for peace among its population.

Keywords: Sri lankan; government; Burmese; violence; history; communal bloodshed; Buddhists and Muslims; Power Force; incidents; peace; population; Britain; Tamils; laws; land; tourism industry; Gross Domestic Product; communal animosity; riots; media; community (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-12
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