Sinhala Extremists eye Uyghur Solution for Muslims

In this article, Ali talks about the religious fragmentation which is followed by periods of violence that is currently being witnessed in Sri Lanka. The blog opens by explaining the hidden agenda of the far-right/extremist groups (like Bodu Bala Sena (BBS)) concerning the Muslim community in Sri Lanka. The BBS sought to expel all Muslims to Saudi Arabia or any other Arab country that is not Sri Lanka in hopes to make the island purely Sinhala Buddhist. The BBS derived three models to achieve their Muslim expulsion goals. The most extreme of the three was similar to Hitler’s ‘final solution’ instead of the Jewish, Muslims would be substituted. The second model allowed soldiers and mobs to kill, rape, burn houses and crops of the Muslim community in hopes It would force thousands to cross (they hoped to drown in the Indian Ocean) to Bangladesh. Lastly, the third model is to create a new generation of Muslims who would forget about their ethnicity and religion to become one with the cultures and values of Sri Lanka. The Sinhala Buddhist majority has demonstrated their disgust by not answering the BBS call to rally. Reluctantly, the Muslim community recognizes that its religious and educational institutions need to undergo reform. However, reformation needs to be conducted by the Muslims themselves and not by the forceful hand of the BBS.

Since the blog is written by an individual who allies with the Sinhala Buddhist population does that subject the information to personal biases? Sure, there could potentially be some biases that influence the information; however, the presentation of the material seems as though the biases are set aside. Especially, when the author talks about the three models. Concerning the three models. I feel as though the BBS use those models as a bluff more than anything else. I can’t see a genocide like the movement of Muslims in Sri Lanka in the coming future. Sri Lanka has recently experienced a civil war and I feel as though they most certainly don’t want to undergo a second civil war. Should the BBC and other radical groups follow through with the more extreme models to expel the Muslims. Then, there most definitely will be conflict within Sri Lanka. Not just between the Sinhala Buddhists and the Muslims, but also between Sinhala Buddhists due to differentiating opinions on the methods used to expel Muslims. If you are an individual who enjoys reading about conflicts, then I would continue to follow the delicate relationship between the Muslim community of Sri Lanka and the extremist of the Sinhala Buddhist majority.

 

HR: https://thuppahi.wordpress.com/2019/07/14/sinhala-extremists-eye-uyghur-solution-for-muslims/

Potential for Unforeseen Corruption within the Sri Lankan Government

In September of this year, the Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena met with senior police officers. During this meeting, President Sirisena told the police to act unbiased in the upcoming Presidential Poll. In the meeting, they also discussed how an officer’s health should be a priority. The president chiefly held the Presidential Secretariat to address long-standing problems of the Police Department and establish an overall better police service. Having this covert meeting is particularly interesting because Sri Lanka is a semi-presidential system. Meaning the president is head of state and head of government while the Parliament, headed by a prime minister, handles the governing body of Sri Lanka. Since the President of Sri Lanka has a large deal of power it could be potentially concerning how he speaks to people, such as the police, about tempering with things such as elections that could potentially have significant outcomes. There could be lingering thoughts of whom else the president might be trying to persuade other than police officers. Could President Sirisena potentially be heavily influencing other government officials or private corporations for his gain? Also, it makes one wonder with actions such as these is Sri Lanka truly a free and or democratic nation? As you peel back the layers of the Sri Lankan government there could potentially be instances, such as the Presidential Secretariat, where corruption heavily influences the Sri Lankan government. Thus, could be a large influencer to just how free Sri Lanka is.

Link: https://www.news.lk/news/politics/item/27481-president-instructs-police-to-act-unbiased-during-polls

The Situation of the Tamil Tigers-9/27 Encryption

Situation: 

As the war in Sri Lanka ends and the Tamil Tigers have been defeated the Sri Lankan government has displaced roughly a quarter of a million Tamils into internment camps. These camps are highly secured by dense barbed wire and are very unsuitable for living. The Sri Lankan military has prevented humanitarian groups from monitoring and protecting the Tamil containment camps.

 

With mounting pressure on the Sri Lankan government, there have been multiple promises made to release the Tamils from the camps. It has been a challenge to gauge whether the government has released Tamils. Some sources say that the government has said they release Tamils, however, in reality, the Tamils have just been moved to a different campsite. 

 

As a compromise to the external pressure, the Sri Lankan government now promises “day passes” to the Tamils. This allows the Tamil to travel at a certain time and only go a certain distance. Once the time has elapsed the Tamils must return to the camps and wait for their chance to go out again. Recognizing the current issue in Sri Lanka the UN Secretary warns the Sri Lankan government about the dangers of the current policy, then there could potentially be increasing tensions with the Tamils or even worse an unexpected uprising against the government. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Containment of the Sri Lankan Junglefowl:

In overcrowded and unsanitary pastures, in northern Sri Lanka, there are millions of Sri Lankan Junglefowl are jammed into on confined pasture. Each day is the same: they gaze upon the greener grass on the other side of the barbed wire fence patiently awaiting their fate. Every so often a curious Junglefowl will push the boundaries and attempt to jump the barbed fence to graze the luscious grass on the other side. Unknowingly, any Junglefowl who tries to achieve a better life oftentimes is greeted by death. 

 

The living conditions within the Junglefowl pasture are inadequate with no clean drinking water, poor sanitation and stuffed full. As substantial rain continually rolls in from the north the Junglefowls living conditions will only get crueler. The caregivers of the Junglefowl have made several promises to improve the living conditions and even release some Junglefowl to a more suitable pasture for grazing. 

 

Neighboring herdsmen have been checking on the herder who treats the Junglefowl so poorly. However, it is hard for the neighbors to determine whether the Junglefowl herder has begun to move them to a better pasture or even improving upon the existing pasture. With time the Junglefowl herder permits the Junglefowl to leave the pasture for a limited amount of time and can only go but so far. Once the time is up the Junglefowl must return to the unsuitable pasture. With little to no say the Junglefowl patiently wait, for help from neighboring herdsmen, for their opportunity to flock away from the horrid pasture to new, better pastures. However, should the herdsmen continue to neglect care towards the Junglefowl. Then, the Junglefowl are likely to resent the herdsmen and flock away from the pastures.

 

HR: Goggle to search Sri Lankan animals, and the article which the info was derived from https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/situation-sri-lanka