Ecuadorian Catholic priest Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari was killed when a heavy crucifix and a statue of Jesus Christ fell from the wall behind the altar during a livestreamed Mass at the
Ruwantissa Abeyratne “Isn’t it really the first real world war we are living in, much more than the first and second world wars?” …Thomas Friedman Prologue With the above quote Pulitzer Prize
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I am writing from Dhaka, Bangladesh. I wish a very happy New Year 2023 to Sri Lanka and its people. In the New Year-2023, Sri Lankans will need to put extra efforts
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I was saddened to hear about the passing of a great teacher, a dear friend who I had known since 1984 in London, and who always welcomed me at the Sri Saddhatissa
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Christmas is about belonging, inalienable belonging, the belonging that is literally our birthright. So, the wisdom of Christmas is primal. It transcends its particular mythic vehicle — the story of the birth
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Someone once wondered why in every manger displayed at Christmas there was a bright light on while the rest of Bethlehem was in pitch darkness. Christmas reminds me of when the three
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All I saw of snow before I landed in England some fifty years ago, was the scene of winter on a Christmas card. It was an experience I can never forget, of
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Every time I hear someone within White Empire talk about human rights I throw up a little. All the vaunted talk about human rights and democracy serves the same purpose as Christianity
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On 15 November 2022, during the G20 summit in Bali (Indonesia), Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told journalists that his country ‘seeks a stable relationship with China’. This is because, as Albanese pointed out,
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Kanchi Paramacharya and Bhagawan Sri Ramana Maharshi are two great saints who lived in Tamil Nadu in India. Kanchi Paramacharya was born in 1894 and remained as the Head of Kanchi Sankara
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On 17 October, the head of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), US Marine Corps General Michael Langley visited Morocco. Langley met with senior Moroccan military leaders, including Inspector General of the Moroccan Armed
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People all over the world celebrate their birthday, some people with pomp and show and others in a quieter manner depending upon their position in society and their affordability. Of course, some
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OPEN FOR DEBATE A friend of mine sent a copy of the article by Journalist Shenali D Waduge by email. I read same. I think I had met her when I was
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OPEN FOR DEBATE Divide & Rule was key component of colonial rule. Illegally taking over lands and territories, planting fictitious history, and infesting minds with hate and violence is part of a
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in her report on Sri Lanka recognized that for Sri Lanka “the promotion of human rights and the prevention and fight against corruption are
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Woman as mother commands great respect in Islam. The Holy Quran speaks of the rights of the mother in a number of verses. It enjoins Muslims to show respect to their mothers
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