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/