Sri Lanka: Treatment of Ahmadis by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), other Muslims, and society; the protection available to Ahmadis by the state (January 2003 - February 2005)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 25 February 2005 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LKA43395.E |
| Reference | 4 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sri Lanka: Treatment of Ahmadis by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), other Muslims, and society; the protection available to Ahmadis by the state (January 2003 - February 2005), 25 February 2005, LKA43395.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/42df612716.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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Sources that confirm the existence of an Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (or Jama'at) in Sri Lanka were found by the Research Directorate (Daily News 28 Dec. 2004; Daily Mirror Online 29 Apr. 2003; ibid. 23 Oct. 2002; Ahmadiyya Muslim Community n.d.a; ibid. n.d.b). However, specific information on the treatment of Ahmadis by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), other Muslims, and society, as well as information on the protection available to Ahmadis, could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. According to the Colombo-based Daily Mirror Online and the Website of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the national headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at in Sri Lanka are located on Baseline Road in Colombo (Daily Mirror Online 23 Oct. 2002; Ahmadiyya Muslim Community n.d.a).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. n.d.a. "Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at."
_____. n.d.b. "Propagation of Islam."
Daily Mirror Online [Colombo]. 29 April 2003. A. Abdul Aziz. "Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad."
_____. 23 October 2002. Abdul Aziz. "Ahmadiyyat – A Hidden Pearl in Islam."
Daily News [Colombo]. 28 December 2004. A. Abdul Aziz. "Qadian Darul Aman: Why Qadian is Famous Throughout the World."
Additional Sources Consulted
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Internet sites, including: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada, Amnesty International (AI), Asia Source, Asia Times, BBC, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2003, European Country of Origin Information Network (ECOI), Freedom in the World 2004, Human Rights Watch (HRW), Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), International Religious Freedom Report 2004, Minority Rights Group International (MRG), NauruWire.org, OneWorld South Asia, The Persecution.org, South Asia Media Net, South Asia Monitor, South Asia Network, Sri Lanka News Net, World News Connection (WNC).
