tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347947352011-09-02T04:46:36.813-07:00The coalition of Muslims and Tamils is a Sri Lanka based organization-comprising Muslim and Tamil identified persons who as a general principle are committed to pluralism and social justice in all its forms. Specifically, we are committed to the peaceful coexistence of Muslims and Tamils in the country, particularly in the north and east, and to a just and equitable solution to the ethnic conflict. We can be contacted at: peaceandcoexistence@yahoo.comCoalition for Peace and Coexistencenoreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34794735.post-20873065799535915072007-06-29T03:45:00.000-07:002007-06-29T04:25:07.664-07:00

The new flag for the Eastern Province, introduced by the government, displays three animals: a lion symbolizing the Ampara district, an eagle for Trincomalee and a fish for Batticaloa. Batticaloa has long called itself the land of the “singing” fish, but why an eagle was chosen for Trincomalee is unclear. The use of the Sinhala lion to represent the Muslim dominated Ampara district is terrifying:

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An Open Letter to the President, Mahinda Rajapaksha, with regard to the SLFP proposals to the APRC.Dear Mr. President,It is with great disbelief followed by disillusionment and despondency that we read the SLFP proposals to the APRC. And we write this letter to you, as the President, of the entire country and its peoples, and not just as a person representing a minority political opinion of the

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-Prof. Ratnajeevan Hoole- Distinguished guests, friends – Good Evening.Slide 1My mandate is speak on the educational scene in Sri Lanka as it pertains to Tamils. To give a complete picture I have printed my talk and will read only relevant sections to give more time for discussion.Slide 2This talk must of necessity begin with attitudes of the Sinhalese people towards their Tamil cohabitants of

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Sri Lanka Democracy Forum invites you to a meetingtocommemorate the life and memory of Kethesh Loganathan,who was brutally gunned down at his residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 12 August 2006,onSaturday, 31 March 2007from 6.30 to 9.30 pm at the Conway Hall25 Red Lion Square, London WC1(nearest tube: Holborn) Keynote Speaker: Hon. Bob Rae(former Prime Minister of Ontario, Canada),andspeakers from

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30th January 2007Attn: Mr. S.D Piyadasa - Secretary to the Commission on Investigation (appointed to probe the incidents of grave human rights violations)Appeal to the Commission on Investigation to probe the rape and murder of a young mother in MannarOn June 08th 2006, Mary Madeleine (age 27), her husband Moorthy Martin (age 38), son Dilakshan (age 7) and daughter Lakshika (age 9) were brutally

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We remember Kethesh Loganathan today, with great sadness, perhaps with even greater sadness than that sad day of 12th, August, 2006. Kethesh had fought hard for decades for a life free of violence, a land free of discrimination for the minorities, of inter-ethnic harmony and coexistence. . He worked hard toward this, where ever he was, in whatever position, whether it be as a founder member of

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Monday, October 30,2006Source : Daily MirrorThe Northern Muslims driven out of the province by the LTTE in 1990 have called for the appointment of a presidential commission to inquire into the circumstances which led to their displacement and take immediate measures for their resettlement. The call was made at a ceremony held at the Palavi junction in Puttalam, where nearly 100,000 of the

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Forcible Expulsion of Northern Muslims Of Sri Lanka- An Awareness Campaign October 2006 London SRI LANKA ISLAMIC FORUM- UK 27th of October -5th of November 2006 www.slifuk.net

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What have war, ethnic cleansing, inter-ethnic hostilities done to us? The town of Mutur and surrounding areas in Mutur district were the site of intense violence, of acts of ethnic cleansing carried out by the LTTE and forces of the State, including bombing, wanton killings and forced mass displacements and a general air of indifference by politicians just a month ago. Today, attention has

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by Fara Haniffa source : lines May 2006 /August 2006Given the particular demographic that I represent I feel that I would most usefully contribute towards this discussion of human rights and the peace process if I talk a little bit not about the many human rights violations that occur on a daily basis almost, and continues to undermine the possibilities of a just peace, but on the larger more

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Ahilan Kadirgamar, is a co-editor of lines magazineSource : www.lines-magazine.org Kethesh Loganathan, friend, activist, mentor, political analyst and former militant was also one of those few who came out of that generation of politicized Lankan Tamils that were able to make the transition into democratic politics. One of his major pre-occupations was to challenge the culture of political

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The Coalition of Muslims and Tamils for Peace and Coexistence in the East joins all champions of democracy, human rights and social justice in condemning the cowardly act of the murder of Kethesh Loganathan by the LTTE. We call upon all peace activists to raise their voices in unison in the condemnation of this champion of peace and human rights. As we all know Kethesh Loganathan had for a long

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In this analysis of the situation of war and peace following the recent violence in Trincomalee, the Coalition for Muslims and Tamils speaks for and pleads for once aga in placing people at the centre of peace and the need for the peace process to work towards justice for all peoples in this country.The Coalition for Muslims and Tamils was formed during an intense period of violence last year

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