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British Prime Minister David Cameron is flying to Jaffna, which bore the main brunt of the fighting, to meet victims of a war which raged for 37 years. 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Tampa Police momentarily shut down a portion of 7th avenue to accommodate the large crowd. 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Photo courtesy of Tehani Ariyaratne. 2013-12-22T18:26:44+00:00monthlyhttps://blogsmw.com/2013/03/08/you-still-dont-really-get-it-do-you-my-womens-day-post/https://blogsmw.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/we_can_do_it.jpgWe_Can_Do_It!The famous image was used to promote feminism in the 1980s but was originally drawn to be used as WWII propaganda. 2013-12-22T18:26:28+00:00monthlyhttps://blogsmw.com/2013/07/16/me-talking-about-feminism-surprise-surprise/2013-12-22T18:26:14+00:00monthlyhttps://blogsmw.com/2013/12/21/beyonce-the-dilemma-of-the-post-feminism-feminist/https://blogsmw.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/beyonce2013.jpgBeyonce 20132016-02-26T11:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://blogsmw.com/2013/12/11/indian-supreme-courts-ruling-on-gay-sex-can-congress-stand-up-to-indias-right-wing/https://blogsmw.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bbc-india-gay-sex-ruling.jpgbbc-India-gay sex ruling2014-02-02T17:24:20+00:00monthlyhttps://blogsmw.com/2013/12/09/three-months/2013-12-10T05:03:41+00:00monthlyhttps://blogsmw.com/2013/11/22/the-tarun-tejpal-case-please-dont-give-into-useless-outrage/2013-12-02T14:33:17+00:00monthlyhttps://blogsmw.com/2013/11/18/in-india-2/2013-11-23T16:16:21+00:00monthlyhttps://blogsmw.com/2013/07/25/remembering-forgetting-apologising-forgiving/2016-08-13T10:01:31+00:00monthlyhttps://blogsmw.com/2013/04/10/drawing-the-battle-lines/https://blogsmw.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bbsmaharagama.jpgSRI LANKA-RELIGION-BUDDHISM-ISLAMBodu Bala Sena (BBS) and its supporters at a rally in Maharagama, Sri Lanka. 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Photo from their blog - http://thepassingstage.wordpress.com/.2012-06-01T07:59:13+00:00monthlyhttps://blogsmw.com/2012/05/29/the-idea-of-one-ness-questions-of-identity-ethnicity-and-unity/https://blogsmw.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/news-2008-2-images-newssri_lanka_independance1.jpgnews-2008-2-images-newsSri_Lanka_IndependanceIs this what a united Sri Lanka looks like?https://blogsmw.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/news-2008-2-images-newssri_lanka_independance.jpgnews-2008-2-images-newsSri_Lanka_IndependanceIs this what a united Sri Lanka will look like? 2012-08-10T17:30:59+00:00monthlyhttps://blogsmw.com/2012/05/16/what-samhara-means-a-review-of-samhara-and-an-unraveling-of-what-it-really-means-for-sri-lankan-dance/https://blogsmw.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/538591_10150678594860098_606850097_9628485_570970101_n.jpg538591_10150678594860098_606850097_9628485_570970101_nThe world-renowned Odissi Dance Ensemble, Nrityagram. 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