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
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84305
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48174
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description 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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spelling ntu-10356/843052024-01-22T06:47:25Z The Easter Sunday Attacks : Struggle for the Soul of Sri Lankan Muslims Kumar Ramakrishna S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Country and Region Studies 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. 2019-05-13T05:58:25Z 2019-12-06T15:42:29Z 2019-05-13T05:58:25Z 2019-12-06T15:42:29Z 2019 Commentary Kumar Ramakrishna. (2019). The Easter Sunday Attacks : Struggle for the Soul of Sri Lankan Muslims (RSIS Commentaries, No. 087). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84305 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48174 en RSIS Commentaries, 087-19 Nanyang Technological University 4 p. application/pdf
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The Easter Sunday Attacks : Struggle for the Soul of Sri Lankan Muslims
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