Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism
by Shenali Waduge · Published 11th June 2026
Religious ideological terrorism is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous forms of terrorism, as it is driven by a belief system which justifies violence. Divine command, sacred duty above democratic governance,...
Chartering Our Future / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism
by Shenali Waduge · Published 12th May 2026
Former Member of Parliament Udaya Gammanpila addressed the media after providing a statement to the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID), outlining a series of claims connected to investigative material arising from the Easter Sunday terror investigations. What...
Constitution Related / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / War on Terror / Separatism
by Shenali Waduge · Published 1st May 2026
On 21 April 2019, suicide bombers linked to the National Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ) attacked 3 churches and 3 hotels, killing 269 people. After seven years, multiple investigations, commission reports, committee findings, and even...
Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism
by Shenali Waduge · Published 18th April 2026
Since May 2021, a sequence of public statements has attempted to reshape the understanding of the Easter Sunday attacks and promote a new narrative burying a critical factor that may contribute to...
Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 5th April 2026
On 21 April 2019, Sri Lanka experienced one of the deadliest terror attacks in its history, targeting churches and hotels and taking hundreds of innocent lives. While the operational responsibility lies with Zaharan...
Chartering Our Future / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 4th April 2026
There are numerous protagonists to Sri Lanka Easter Sunday massacre. We have Zaharan and his suicide bombers alongside an ideological network slowly spreading across the Island unchecked. The Church initially forgave the suicide...
Chartering Our Future / Ethno-Religious Issues / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
by Shenali Waduge · Published 3rd April 2026
Sinhalese have been falsely made to believe and be content that they are the “majority.” They have been expected to think, speak, and behave accordingly. This illusion has lulled them into passivity, leaving...
Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 23rd March 2026
The colonial occupiers have much to answer for. Many present-day problems were planted as part of colonial divide-and-rule policies However, we cannot live in the past and repeatedly blame the bearers. We...
Chartering Our Future / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage
by Shenali Waduge · Published 25th February 2026
Sri Lanka reveres the Mahāvamsa as its foundational chronicle — and rightly so. Without it, much of our early history would be lost to time or victim of fake narratives as seen in...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 20th February 2026
Sri Lanka’s media has reported on the application by the Muslim Left Front for registration with the Election Commission. A careful review of historical, regional, and global patterns shows that political parties — when built...
