There was a major anti Muslim rally in Colombo this week, by the radical Buddhist organisation Bodu Bala Sena (BBS). The BBS has a history of fomenting xenophobia and racist attacks against religious and ethnic minorities in Sri Lanka. The growth of this religious right wing extremism is also paralleled with events in Burma. Given Sri Lanka’s history, there is a growing civil society movement that is opposing these reactionary religious forces.
There was a major anti Muslim rally in Colombo this week, by the radical Buddhist organisation Bodu Bala Sena (BBS). The BBS has a history of fomenting xenophobia and racist attacks against religious and ethnic minorities in Sri Lanka. The growth of this religious right wing extremism is also paralleled with events in Burma. Given Sri Lanka’s history, there is a growing civil society movement that is opposing these reactionary religious forces.
