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The Art of Politics

In honor of our 20th anniversary, we wanted to share our perspectives on crafting this vibrant issue, which features poetry by Bushra Rehman, Purvi Shah, YaliniDream  and Ather Zia, along with a photo essay by Sabelo Narasimhan. Together, these pieces ...

Story - By: - 2013-02-11 02:35 - 0 comments

YaliniDream / Safety Zones / Salted Wounds

I entered Sri Lankan Tamil politics simply by telling my own story and listening to family and community stories. My earliest childhood memories were of Jaffna (Yalpannam), Sri Lanka—the place after whom I was named. My bedtime stories were of the ...

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Political Conflict in Relief

Before this year's refugee camps, there were those from last year, and the year before. A legacy of civil strife complicates any tsunami relief efforts in Sri Lanka. ...

Story - By: - 2011-01-28 17:47 - 0 comments

Diaspora Flow

Sri Lankan American Arts in Minnesota and Beyond ...

Story - By: - 2011-01-28 17:47 - 1 comment

A Voice from the East

Story - By: - 2011-01-28 17:47 - 9 comments

Breaking Through Unnatural Borders

Theatre spoken word artist, YaliniDream, explores truth, spirituality, activism, gender, sexuality, love and Sri Lanka. Her stage presence is at once a resounding cry for action and a soulful prayer for all things lost. Rarely without politicized ...

Story - By: - 2011-01-28 17:47 - 6 comments

Junglee Girl, Funny Boy

Novels by Ginu Kamani and Shyam Selvadurai ...

Story - By: - 2011-01-28 17:47 - 2 comments

The Tsunami of Aid

A recent World Bank report on the tsunami gives us reason to be vigilant to the forces of corporate globalization using aid as a pretext to advance their agenda. The tsunami that occurred in December 2004 was clearly one of the deadliest natural disasters ...

Story - By: - 2011-01-28 17:47 - 1 comment

Sun-Surf-Sex Tourism

Story - By: - 2011-01-28 17:47 - 16 comments

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