http://www.arugam.info/2007/05/06/arugam-bay/ Sri Lanka’s hidden pearl Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:41:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.arugam.info/2007/05/06/arugam-bay/#comment-15525 Mon, 07 May 2007 06:47:29 +0000 http://www.arugam.info/2007/05/06/arugam-bay/#comment-15525 <strong>AbHa </strong>always disliked the talk about "Our Area" - "Your area". We simply have to share one beautiful Island. If we put the interests of <strong>the Nation - OUR COUNTRY - first</strong>: Things will get better all round. If we intermarry and intermix everything will be perfect, one day. Claims that the South East is "A Muslim Area" is not only wrong, but totally counter productive and is bound to irritate minority groups. Also insecure western visitors might chose alternative destinations, due to world events since 2001. Instead of such local 'pride' proclamations we should stress our positive points, which are:<strong> Arugam Bay</strong> has, to this very day a very happy blend of all cultures and religions. With no friction or tension between them. Indeed, our little enclave could be seen as a model to the rest of our troubled island. AbHa always disliked the talk about “Our Area” - “Your area”.
We simply have to share one beautiful Island.
If we put the interests of the Nation - OUR COUNTRY - first: Things will get better all round.
If we intermarry and intermix everything will be perfect, one day.
Claims that the South East is “A Muslim Area” is not only wrong, but totally counter productive and is bound to irritate minority groups.
Also insecure western visitors might chose alternative destinations, due to world events since 2001.
Instead of such local ‘pride’ proclamations we should stress our positive points, which are:
Arugam Bay has, to this very day a very happy blend of all cultures and religions.
With no friction or tension between them.
Indeed, our little enclave could be seen as a model to the rest of our troubled island.

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