Religious violence in Sri Lanka: A new perspective on an old problem
By Janeen Fernando and
Shamara Wettimuny
Religious violence in Sri Lanka is widely considered a post-war phenomenon that emerged during the former Government’s tenure. Yet recent reports of over a dozen incidents of ethno-religious violence across the country in the past month directed at the Muslim community demonstrate that it is a continuing problem.
While anti-Muslim violence rose to prominence in the public consciousness in the aftermath of th