by ssa-admin-032024 | May 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
Youth as a Catalyst for Change The island-wide survey ‘Youth as a Catalyst for Change’ aims to assess youth perspectives on politics in general. At a time when the country is experiencing an unprecedented political and economic struggle, this study aims to inquire...
by ssa-admin-032024 | May 27, 2024 | Culture
Out of Sri Lanka: Tamil, Sinhala, and English Poetry from Sri Lanka and its Diasporas edited by Vidyan Ravinthiran, Seni Seneviratne, and Shash Trevett. Northumberland: Bloodaxe Books Ltd, 2023, 424p. Gnei Soraya Zarook Out of Sri Lanka, the “first true anthology of...
by ssa-admin-032024 | May 24, 2024 | Review
Shehan Karunatilaka’s The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida: Impunity, violence, and the politics of representation The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. Shehan Karunatilaka. Gurugram, Harayana: Penguin Books, 2022 Reviewed by Harshana Rambukwella A murdered journalist...
by ssa-admin-032024 | May 20, 2024 | Human Rights
A Hierarchy of Grief and the Politics of Mourning: Reflecting on Sri Lanka in the shadow of Palestine Tania Perera and Asha L. Abeyasekera On 18 May, Sri Lanka marked the 15th anniversary of the end of war. In 2009, many Sinhala people in the South took to the streets...
by ssa-admin-032024 | May 15, 2024 | Palestine
Where does peace rest? Natasha Ranawake For the People of Palestine In the quiet rush of light that stands still, in a pool of faith and hope, where does peace rest? Within a beating heart of a child, within the names of those we lost, where does peace rest? In...
