Sri Lankan Tamil people

seventy-six Tamil refugees arrived off the cost of Victoria, British Columbia in a rusty boat followed by another four hundred ninety two exhausted Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers in August 2010 (CBC News, 2010; Bauder & Bradimore, 2011). Their migration stemmed from the civil war that had been ongoing in their homeland for over two decades. Human rights agencies and media around the world raised concerns over human rights violations, and death of tens of thousands of innocent civilians in Sri Lanka

that I have received throughout my life. I was born in Srilanka in a Hindu family and lived there for twelve years, until I came to Canada. I would like to write about Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus, that I have observed so far in Srilanka and Canada. I will be focusing on family relationship and social life. In this essay Ill argue that Tamils culture has changed in Canada over time and why it is important to adapt to a new culture in a different country. As we studied in lecture, the culture of a particular

History Elective Terrorism Assignment Q1. Terrorism is an act done by an individual or a group, using violence or the threat of violence to frighten people, in order to achieve a political, social or religious goal. The word “terrorism” comes from the French word terrorisme, meaning “to frighten.” Terrorism was originally referred specifically to state terrorism, which the French Government practised during the years 1793 – 1794 in the “reign of terror.” The roots and practices of terrorism can be

of Sri Lanka was engaged in a civil war for more than 25 years. The most basic reason is the conflict that arose between the Sinhalese and Tamil citizens, but it’s more than that. In 1948 Sri Lanka gained its independence from Great Britain. Before independence was gained, the island was dominated by the Sinhalese speakers, which were deemed to be on the island since 500s BCE. Also, there were mostly Buddhist Sinhalese, three million of them, and about 300,000 Hindu Tamils. Sri Lankan people seem

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From its inception in 1976, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), or Tamil Tigers, have launched a campaign to form a separate independent state for the Tamils in the Northern and Eastern part of Sri Lanka (SATP). The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a report in 2008 stating the LTTE to be “among the most dangerous and deadly extremists in the world” (FBI). According to the FBI report, the LTTE perfected the use of suicide bombers, invented the suicide belt, became the first

cultures and people, it is uncommon for us to picture the oppression and discrimination of any minority groups. Unfortunately, not all countries live up to par with our human rights. Such as Sri Lanka, a small island located off the south coast of India, surrounded by the Indian Ocean. This beautiful country beholds some of the greatest entities such as its prosperous tea plantations. However, beneath this beauty lies a tremendous amount of corruption and chauvinism. From the time when Sri Lanka received

believe that culture is carried by the people, not by the language. Wiwa uses the idea that languages never die if they are always taking concepts from other languages. My parents’ mother tongue is a prime example of countering the statement. My parents were both born in Sri Lanka and spoke Tamil as they grew up, which is a language that has been around for over 2000 years. It is a language that was primarily used in South Asia, but has grown. The language of Tamil did not always have to adopt terms

Sri Lanka’s civil war ended seven years ago, but social fault-lines dividing the country have not yet closed. Ethnic Tamils worldwide still resent the Sinhalese-dominated State for alleged war crimes committed during the insurgency and for its piecemeal efforts at resettling internally displaced Tamils. What pains them more than material losses wrought by two decades of bloodshed is the war’s long and ominous shadow on today’s Tamil youth. Unmoored from mainstream society, these young men and women

factors that lead to increase in tension between the Tutsi and Hutu. At the point when Rwanda was initially settled, the general population who lived there raised cows. The general population who claimed the most cattle were called "Tutsi" and other people was called "Hutu." During time period, individuals could without much of a stretch change classification through marriage or cattle acquisition. Considering “Tutsi” and “Hutus” speak the same language, inhabit the same areas, and follow the same tradition