The Easter Sunday Attacks : Struggle for the Soul of Sri Lankan Muslims

The Easter Sunday Attacks : Struggle for the Soul of Sri Lankan Muslims

The Sri Lankan government is banning the public wearing of the face-veil by some Muslim women as a security measure in the wake of the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels claimed by ISIS. This is symptomatic of a deeper struggle: the battle to shape the soul of Sri Lankan Muslims. This has...

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Main Author: Kumar Ramakrishna
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Country and Region Studies
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84305
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48174
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:The Sri Lankan government is banning the public wearing of the face-veil by some Muslim women as a security measure in the wake of the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels claimed by ISIS. This is symptomatic of a deeper struggle: the battle to shape the soul of Sri Lankan Muslims. This has implications for countering future ISIS-type attacks.

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