Narratives of the Party

Johansson, Andreas

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-12789-3_3

Andreas Johansson²

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Abstract

This chapter is based on interviews conducted with members of the SLMC leadership. The interviews are categorized and analyzed according to different themes. Firstly, informants’ views of the earlier history of the SLMC are presented. Thereafter follow their views on: the organization itself, on women, on the present political situation, and on the role of Islam in the party.

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Notes

1.
Hasen Ali, 2013-02-11. I also received similar responses from, for example, HC member 1, 2013-02-17; HC member 3, 2013-02-09; HC member 5, 2013-02-18; HC member 7, 2013-02-18; HC member 8, 2013-02-19; HC member 9, 2013-02-17; HC member 10, 2013-02-19; HC member 13, 2013-02-22; HC member 15, 2013-02-15; and HC member 16, 2013-02-16.
2.
Hasen Ali, 2013-02-11.
3.
Hasen Ali, 2013-02-11.
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A.L.M. Kaleel, 2013-02-08.
5.
A.L.M. Kaleel, 2013-02-08.
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A.L.M. Kaleel, 2013-02-08. I also got similar responses from, for example, HC member 9, 2013-02-17 and HC member 5, 2013-02-18.
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Hasen Ali, 2013-02-11.
8.
Hasen Ali, 2013-02-11. Here, Ali gave an example of a Muslim leader (Rafi) who changed sides when he and Ashraff convinced him to do so. That person was later killed by armed Tamil groups.
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Hasen Ali, 2013-02-11.
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For example, HC member 1, 2013-02-17; HC member 2, 2013-02-17; and HC member 5, 2013-02-18.
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Hasen Ali, 2013-02-11.
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A.L.M. Kaleel, 2013-02-08.
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Shafeek Rajabdeen, 2013-02-07.
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This is also confirmed by M.G.M. Rizvie, 2013-02-07, and HC member 6, 2013-02-12.
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HC member 14, 2013-02-18.
16.
Shafeek Rajabdeen, 2013-02-07.
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Shafeek Rajabdeen, 2006-11-20.
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Cf. Osella and Osella 2009.
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Shafeek Rajabdeen, 2006-11-20.
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See Monnot: 2015.
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Shafeek Rajabdeen, 2006-11-20.
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Shafeek Rajabdeen, 2006-11-20.
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The Constitution of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, 2000 (1986) n.p.
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Shafeek Rajabdeen, 2013-02-06.
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Shafeek Rajabdeen, 2013-02-06.
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Shafeek Rajabdeen, 2013-02-06.
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H.M.M. Ilyas, 2013-02-11.
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Shafeek Rajabdeen, 2013-02-06.
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Bandara 2013.
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HC member 12, 2013-02-07.
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For example, HC member 17, 2013-02-12, and HC member 3, 2013-02-09.
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The information was written in shorthand, and the member could not give any names. HC member 23, 2013-02-13.
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Sithy Rifaya, 2006-11-24.
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Sithy Rifaya, 2006-11-24.
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Hasen Ali, 2013-02-11.
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Hasen Ali, 2013-02-11.
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Hasen Ali, 2013-02-11.
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HC member 5, 2013-02-18.
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Athambawa, 2013-02-14.
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Athambawa, 2013-02-14.
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O’Sullivan 1999: 252.
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Athambawa, 2013-02-14.
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HC member 2, 2013-02-17.
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For example, in an interview with HC member 1, 2013-02-17; HC member 4, 2013-02-18; and HC member 8, 2013-02-19.
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HC member 21, 2013-02-19; HC member 7, 2013-02-18; HC member 12, 2013-02-07; HC member 16, 2013-02-15; HC member 3, 2013-02-09.
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HC member 17, 2013-02-12.
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Hasen Ali, 2013-02-11.
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HC member 1, 2013-02-17. I also got similar responses from, for example, HC member 10, 2013-02-19; HC member 12, 2013-02-07; and HC member 20, 2013-02-16. Regarding land colonization, see Korf 2006.
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See O’Sullivan 1999.
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Rauff Hakeem, 2013-02-23.
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HC member 9, 2013-02-17.
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HC member 17, 2013-02-12; HC member 9, 2013-02-17; HC member 13, 2013-02-22; HC member 18, 2013-02-20; and HC member 15, 2013-02-25.
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HC member 2, 2013-02-17.
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For example, in interviews with HC member 22, 2013-02-14; and HC member 12, 2013-02-07.
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HC member 11, 2013-02-13.
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HC member 3, 2013-02-09.
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HC member 5, 2013-02-18. I also got similar responses from, for example, HC member 12, 2013-02-07; and HC member 17, 2013-02-12.
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Shafeek Rajabdeen, 2013-02-07.
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Hasen Ali, 2013-02-11.
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Hasen Ali, 2013-02-11.
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HC member 4, 2013-02-18. Sometimes, it is only recognized in the interviews and not developed further as it was in the interviews with HC member 20, 2013-02-16; and HC member 22, 2013-02-14.
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HC member 21, 2013-02-19.
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Shafeek Rajabdeen, 2013-02-07.
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HC member 21, 2013-02-19.
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HC member 5, 2013-02-18.
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HC member 12, 2013-02-17. I also got similar responses from, for example, HC member 15, 2013-10-08.
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HC member 8, 2013-02-19.
68.
See Lincoln 2003.
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Hanifa, 2013-02-24.
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HC member 9, 2013-02-17.
71.
Rauff Hakeem, 2013-02-23.
72.
See al-Baghdadi, and Wheeler 2013, Bosworth et al. 2006, Bernard 2006, and Findely 2006.
73.
According to Hasen Ali, 2013-02-11. The high command list, updated 2012-12-30. Since 2012, it has expanded to include the Politbureau, the number of members increasing from 20 to 89. This was done in order to get a wider diversity of opinions in the decision-making section of the party.
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A.L.M. Kaleel, 2013-02-08.
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A.L.M. Kaleel, 2013-02-08.
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Hasen Ali, 2006-11-14.
77.
HC member 22, 2013-02-14. I received similar responses from HC member 23, 2013-02-13; and HC member 19, 2013-02-19.
78.
Hanifa, 2013-02-24.
79.
Rauff Hakeem, 2013-02-24.
80.
Shafeek Rajabdeen, 2013-02-06.
81.
Shafeek Rajabdeen, 2013-02-06.
82.
Hasen Ali, 2013-02-11. I also got similar responses from, for example, HC member 15, 2013-02-25; HC member 20, 2013-02-16; and HC member 21, 2013-02-19.
83.
HC member 1, 2013-02-17.
84.
HC member 4, 2013-02-18. I also got similar responses from, for example, HC member 8, 2013-02-19; and HC member 17, 2013-02-12.
85.
HC member 17, 2013-02-12.
86.
HC member 3, 2013-02-09.
87.
Ismail 1995: 78.
88.
Eickelman and Piscatori refer to Hobsbawm’s discussion about the invention of tradition.
89.
For example, see O’Sullivan 1999: 120.
90.
This argument is seen among other Muslim elite prior to the formation of that SLMC. See Ismail 1995: 78–9.
91.
See Balibar 2002: 117f.
92.
Cf. Eickelman and Piscatori 2004: 44.
93.
Brown and Hamzawy 2010: 2.
94.
Brown and Hamzawy 2010: 3.

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Johansson, A. (2019). Narratives of the Party. In: Pragmatic Muslim Politics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12789-3_3

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