Three Attempts at Peace in Sri Lanka
A Critical Muslim Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13047891 |
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| Authors | Farzana Haniffa (0000-0001-8898-6924, University of Colombo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-62 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peacebuilding & Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2165-7440 • E-ISSN: 1542-3166 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15423166.2011.345429184075 |
| OpenAlex | W1964881458 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
This paper examines three instances of attempted rapprochement between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan government in 1987, 2002 and 2005, and the inadequate response to the security and economic concerns of the Muslim minority community. The state's indifference to Muslim concerns has been due to the fact that minorities continue to be considered less than worthy citizens, and the conflict has been understood to concern only the state and the LTTE. Muslims' chosen methods of engagement in politics, and recent community choices regarding self-representation, through the ‘piety movement’, for instance, have also contributed to their exclusion. This paper argues that Muslims will need to find new ways of engagement with different levels of Sri Lankan civil and political society if they are to have their concerns addressed under the new political regime and changing social conditions within the country
Civil society · Development economics · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics · Islam · Muslim community · Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Sri lanka · State (computer science · Tamil · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
| Highly cited | No |
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