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Black July: Beyond Fictionalized Narratives of Salvation | Sanjula Pietersz
Article | Sanjula Pietersz | Picture | Photographer unknown More than four decades have passed since the blood-soaked events of July 1983 began to be described as “July disturbances” or “racial riots,” yet we are still compelled to write about those murderous days for which justice has never been delivered. What we write about is not the fading lamentations surrounding…
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Black July’s Echo: When Humanity Laughs at Suffering
Article: J Keshayinie Edmund | Picture | Sri Lanka Campaign There was a time when violence shocked us. Today, it entertains us. Images of suffering circulate online—bodies, graves, stories of loss—and beneath them, something even more disturbing appears: laughter. Jokes. Mockery. Comments that reduce human tragedy to amusement. The recent reactions surrounding discussions of Chemmani are not just insensitive—they are deeply…
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