Historian | Founder, itihas.lk | Postdoctoral Fellow @QueensCollegeOx
Joined September 2015
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25 Oct 2023
My article on '"The Jews of Ceylon": Antisemitism, prejudice, and the Moors of Ceylon' was published in Modern Asian Studies. The article explores how and why antisemitic epithets came to be used in prejudicial speech against Muslims in #SriLanka
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So, this is also a book born out of great love and respect for our little island, our communities and to everyone whose care, trust, encouragement and commitment made its realisation into words on paper possible.
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It's our 125th anniversary next year!
Share your stories with us here: bit.ly/slna125
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Jun 11
of all the NPP government brainwaves this is the most destructive and will invariably cause the kind of damage that precipitates conflict. The lack of awareness, due diligence and prudence is frankly astounding. #SriLanka
Jun 10
Sri Lanka explores AI data centres to serve regional demand: Deputy Minister ift.tt/1BdIFJA
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Jun 11
RT @Taj_Ali1: I don’t want to hear any bullshit about “legitimate concerns” and “working class revolt”
It’s working-class Black and brown…
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Jun 10
It’s hard to convey what’s at stake. More than jobs. I have a full professorship elsewhere now that pays better but I still grieve the destruction of an unparalleled space of creativity, intellectual experimentation & community for no good reason. Pure Vandalism. @GoldsmithsUCU
"How much of Goldsmiths will be left at the end of this? What will remain?" @ArtsPro
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Jun 7
1. They parked a police car outside my house intimidating my wife.
2. They called her a terrorist.
3. Threatened to arrest her multiple times.
4. Didn’t grant her security clearance so she had to get monthly extensions on her visa.
And of course no coverage on Daily Mirror.
Suresh Salley being used as a scapegoat, says wife following CID visit
Read more 👉 dailymirror.lk/breaking_news…
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‘A Volatile Picture’ month at last!
The book is shipping out in the US via @UWAPress (summer sale on now! ) / UK distributor @LivUniPress. Out in the world on the 16th of June uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295… | liverpooluniversitypress.co.…
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May 26
please do share widely | University of St Andrews Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) PGR Scholarship (UK) st-andrews.ac.uk/study/schol…
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May 24
Are we so blinded by religion that we justify and normalize the rape of children?
I am speechless at the audacity of these "professional men" to come in front of cameras and speak like this.
We have really failed as a country...
Shameful.
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May 22
“From the VIP parking lot near the final gate to enter the bomaluwa temple, the girl walked directly into the residential quarters where the Chief Prelate of Atamasthana resides.”
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May 22
On earlier court dates, no separate legal counsel appeared on behalf of the child — this led to outrage on social media. But today, about 50 lawyers were seen at the court, offering to take on the case. Asith Siriwardena and six other lawyers are now appearing on behalf of the child.
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May 18
horrified that people are making AI videos of Mullivaikkal. Extraordinary Tamil photographers witnessed & documented the mass atrocities committed by the state & the immense suffering of those who were being bombarded in the NFZs. Honour their work. See: itjpsl.com/reports/war-on-ci…
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May 19
This country has well over 4000 Child Abuse case pending in our courts right now.
When this is the state of affairs atm, a show of force by an entire platoon of lawyers for a suspect charged with raping a girl child is absolute disgrace to the profession
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This girl found the courage to speak up against a powerful religious figure. I can’t imagine what fear she must be feeling. What trauma she has undergone and continues to experience. But what courage she has! More than most of us.
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Every right-thinking person needs to speak up on this, not just lawyers. Why are the politicians silent? Men & women both need to demand justice. Remember: Your voice matters. Don’t let this child’s voice be silenced. Speak up for her & strengthen her. You speak for all children!
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May 17
Isn’t the Attorney General’s Department supposed to stand with this child, raped by a robe‑wearing monster??
If our justice system cannot protect children from powerful predators, what is it even for?
A truly shameful day for Sri Lanka!
May 16
Over 20 senior lawyers appeared for remanded Atamasthana Chief Prelate Pallégama Hemarathana Thero in the alleged sexual abuse case of a minor girl.
No legal team was seen appearing for the child victim.
Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate orders Colombo Remand Prison authorities to produce the Chief Prelate of Atamastahana, Pallégama Hemarathana Thero, before the court on May 22.
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My beloved friend, journalist par excellence David Jeyaraj @dbsjeyaraj passed away today in Canada. May he rest in peace🙏God speed, David, I will miss you so much. Thinking of your beloved wife & family in this time of grief. Your media colleagues will miss you too. What a loss.
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SRI LANKA’S SHAME.
Where are the women’s rights organisations? Where are the child protection groups? Where is the outrage? Where are the voices demanding justice for this child? ‼️
May 16
Over 20 senior lawyers appeared for remanded Atamasthana Chief Prelate Pallégama Hemarathana Thero in the alleged sexual abuse case of a minor girl.
No legal team was seen appearing for the child victim.
Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate orders Colombo Remand Prison authorities to produce the Chief Prelate of Atamastahana, Pallégama Hemarathana Thero, before the court on May 22.
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An El Nino weather pattern expected in coming months could push global temperatures to record highs in 2027, a lead scientist at the EU’s climate monitor told AFP.
🔴 More on Aljazeera.com
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Very happy to finally see this out in the world!
My new book ‘Paths to Forgetting: Memory and Power After Violence in East Africa’ just out with @CUP_PoliSci :
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Paths to Forgetting by Andrea Purdeková.
This book explores how different war-peace transitions in Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya shape public memory and public amnesia of atrocity.
📚 cup.org/3QPowHl
ALT Paths to Forgetting by Andrea Purdeková.
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