Sri Lanka: The new climate of fear
Muslims in Sri Lanka are deciding whether to stay or leave amidst a new climate of fear in the country following the Easter bombings.
There鈥檚 a new climate of fear in Sri Lanka. This time it鈥檚 the Muslim community who are fearful of the future. The Easter bomb attacks in Sri Lanka - targeting churches and international hotels - horrified the island. It鈥檚 suffered civil war but never known jihadi violence. But the attacks also intensified a creeping campaign by the Sinhala Buddhist majority against the Muslim community - with Muslims murdered, their businesses burned or boycotted. Jill McGivering investigates the growing climate of fear now driving many Muslims to emigrate and casting a shadow over those left behind.
Producer: Caroline Finnigan
(Image: Muslim boy on a bicycle in Kattankudy, Sri Lanka. Credit: Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
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