Riots

Mobs attacked several mosques, torched dozens of shops and homes of Muslims in Kurunegala, some 100 km north-west of capital Colombo, on May 13, in the biggest outbreak of violence since the April 21 Easter serial bombings. A police curfew, initially imposed…

SL govt orders nationwide curfew for 2nd night

At least two busloads of people, aided by local goons, carried out raging attacks on mosques, Muslim-owned shops and homes on May 13 in Kurunegala, according to locals. This is the worst outbreak of violence since the Easter terror attacks in Sri Lanka. A 4…

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Mobs slashed to death a Sri Lankan Muslim man despite a nationwide curfew imposed on Monday night after anti-Muslim riots spread to three districts north of the capital in a violent backlash against Easter suicide bombings. The 45-year-old man died shortly a…

Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan stirred controversy in recent days over comments on Israel, Palestine, and the Holocaust that led to heated accusations of anti-Semitism from Republicans. Tlaib and her supporters — including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — have co…

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Rahul Gandhi at a rally in Punjabs Khanna district. (Express photo by Harmeet Sodhi) AICC president Rahul Gandhi on Monday attempted to strike a chord with Punjabs electorate by broaching the issue of the 1984 riots and bashing Congress leader Sam Pitroda fo…

Sri Lanka temporarily blocked social media networks and messaging apps and imposed a nationwide curfew on Monday after the worst outbreak of anti-Muslim violence since the Easter Sunday attacks.  The murder of over 250 people by suicide bombers at three chur…

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