Before jumping to conclusions, reading about the Sri Lanka civil war of 1983 can be helpful. Women wearing suicide belts was an innovation of the Tamil Tigers, who were motivated by anti-British sentiments, as after the country became free of British rule in 1948, the government started to marginalize the Tamil, which eventually led to a number of attempts to eradicate the Tamil population. 88% of Tamil are Hindu. This series of attacks was probably not Muslims, but rather 60 years of ethnic violence,with Europeans perceived as supporting the government genocide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Before jumping to conclusions, reading about the Sri Lanka civil war of 1983 can be helpful. Women wearing suicide belts was an innovation of the Tamil Tigers, who were motivated by anti-British sentiments, as after the country became free of … Continue reading