them to Sri Lanka in the 19th century as tea and rubber plantation workers, and they remain concentrated in the "tea country" of south-central Sri Lanka. Other minorities include Muslims, Burghers, who are descendants of European colonists. The majority of Sri Lanka's Muslims practice Sunni Islam. Sizable minorities of both Sinhalese and Tamils are Christians, most of whom are Roman Catholic
1, Veil
1) Meaning of veil
A veil is an article of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, that is intended to cover some part of the head or face. One view is that as a religious item, it is intended to show honor to an object or space.
Use: For centuries, women have worn sheer veils, but only under certain circumstances. They would have been used, as an alternative to a mask, as a simp
Purity and Pollution
Contaminated
>>>>Segregation
“Untouchables” “Dalits” “Harijian”
“Scheduled Caste”
Affirmative Action – Reservation
No founder, No dogma, No absolute book
Philosophical Aspects ~ Shamanistic Folk Belief
Atheism, monotheism, polytheism
Former
Serendib, Ceylon
Government Type
Republic
Capital
Colombo
Independence
4 February 1948 (from the UK)
Two big parties
Socialist United People’s Freedom Alliance
Conservative United National Party
President
Mahinda Percy RAJAPAKSA (since 19 November 2005)
The Executive Presidency
The Head of State of the Republic of Sri Lanka, the Head of the Executi
②Protecting dignity
Hijab protects women's dignity. It is important to muslim men and women keeping their virginity, and hijab keeps muslim women from scandals. With hijab, they can be protected from sexual harassment or any other harm. Also, thanks to hijab, men are forced to look at a woman as a person not as an object, so they feel safe behind the hijab.
③Liberation from appearance
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