So many people helped to make the last four months great: Thanks to my family

The overwhelming presence of religion in Sri Lanka continues to surprise me.  Many people profess

Women’s participation in the LTTE has fascinated academics, journalists, and policy makers for years.  In

Last week I met Marisa, a young human rights activist who recently moved to Jaffna. 

Last week, the government passed a constitutional amendment that ends term limits for the president,

Being white in Sri Lanka has its perks.  For example, I can easily slip into

Every Sri Lankan loves cricket. News headlines feature players’ personal and professional ups and downs,

While the international community focuses on war crimes allegations in the North and East of

I’ve just returned from a very intense week of travel around Sri Lanka.  I heard

Women played myriad roles during Sri Lanka’s war: soldier, disappeared person, suicide bomber, student, victim

Srilankatourism.org Any guidebook on Sri Lanka will justifiably list endless quotes from historical, literary, and

It seems that the average person in post-war Colombo no longer fears war-related violence.  The

தமிழ், , and English In Sri Lanka, language can spark violent riots, mobilize political movements,

This week, someone told me to watch my language… I was told that Sri Lanka’s

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ4bdzSklkY Life in Colombo presents an intense, never-ending, whirlwind of noise. From the moment the

Over Memorial Day weekend the New York Times Sunday magazine did a full-length feature article