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The riots negatively impacted the economy of Sri Lanka as well as the local economy of Kandy. In addition to the destruction of many shops employing both Sinhalese and Muslims, many tourists cancelled visits to Sri Lanka which heavily depends on the tourism industry. [119] [120] [24]
The Sri Lankan anti-Muslim riots were a series of religiously motivated riots targeting Muslims in Sri Lanka.The riots originated as isolated incidents in the aftermath of the Easter bombings in the nation, [2] beginning in Chilaw and subsequently spreading to much of the Northwestern Province.
The 2014 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka were religious and ethnic riots in June 2014 in south-western Sri Lanka. Muslims and their property were attacked by Sinhalese Buddhists in the towns of Aluthgama, Beruwala and Dharga Town in Kalutara District. At least four people were killed and 80 injured. [5]
Location of Sri Lanka Following is a list of riots and protests in Sri Lanka, an island nation situated in South Asia. Throughout its history, Sri Lanka has experienced a number of riots. Since 1915, many of them have stemmed from ethnic tensions between the Sinhalese majority and minority Tamil and Moor populations. 19th century 1883 Kotahena riots (Kotahena, Western Province) − Riots erupt ...
2 March – 2018 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka: Riots began spreading from Udispattuwa and Teldeniya to Digana and other areas in the Kandy District. Several Muslim businesses, mosques and shops were attacked by Sinhalese mobs following the death of a Buddhist male following an assault by 4 intoxicated Muslim youths on 22 February.
The 1915 Sinhalese-Muslim riots (also known as the anti-Muslim riots of 1915 [3] [4] [5] or the 1915 Buddhist Mohammedan riots or the 1915 Ceylonese riots) was a widespread and prolonged ethnic riot in the island of Ceylon between Sinhalese Buddhists and the Ceylon Moors. The riots were eventually suppressed by the British colonial authorities ...
The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Sri Lanka and its predecessors. (Numbers may be approximate.) ... 1915 Sinhalese-Muslim riots: 28 May – 8 ...
Members of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress blamed the Government for instigating and being indifferent to the riots. [1] [2] A month later after the incident, the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, a party formed in the 1980s to give voice to the Muslims of the east, broke from the PA coalition it earlier belonged to. [1]