Ethnicity, minority and groups consciousness: an examination of the ethnic group formation of Sri Lankan Muslims through conceptual analysis

• Main Authors: Yusoff, Mohammad Agus, Sarjoon, Athambawa, Hussin, Nordin, Zainal Abidin, Mohammad Ghazali, Ahmad, Azhar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Medwell Journals 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29309/1/Ethnicity%2C%20minority%20and%20groups%20consciousness%20an%20examination%20of%20the%20ethnic%20group%20formation%20of%20Sri%20Lankan%20Muslims%20through%20conceptual%20analysis.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29309/; http://www.medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=sscience.2016.1322.1330

Sri Lankan Muslims form the second ethnic minority in the country. Referred to as ‘Moors’ in academic literature and in official records, they have suffered not only because of ethnic politics but also because of ethnicity discourse in the Sri Lankan context. Even though, Muslims have lived in the a...