scholarly journals The Muslims’ Quest for a Kalmunai Administrative District in South-Eastern Sri Lanka: An Analysis of the Challenges from Their Community and Politics

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Mohammad Agus Yusoff ◽  
Athambawa Sarjoon
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Administrative District ◽  
The Public ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Coastal Belt ◽  
The Government ◽  
Different Sources

The Muslim community living in the “South-Eastern Region” of Sri Lanka has long been urging the government authorities to establish a separate Kalmunai administrative district carved out of the coastal belt of the present Amparai district, as an institutional mechanism to improve public service delivery and development administration functions in the region. However, the establishment of the Kalmunai administrative district has continually been challenged, receiving criticism and oppositions from different sources, including from the Muslim community and its politicians. This study analyzes the perspectives of Muslim community and its politics towards the demand for the Kalmunai administrative district and its impacts on the political advocacy and methods to achieving it. This study has found that there are different and contradictory perspectives on the matter of the Kalmunai administrative district among the Muslim political parties and in different segments of the community. It is also discovered that the public understanding on the subject of the proposed district is very minimal. The establishment of the proposed Kalmunai administrative district has frequently failed on many crucial occasions mainly due to the lack of consensus among the Muslims leaders regarding the contested subjects of the proposed district. Additionally, this study has observed that the Muslim leaders have conceptualized the proposed Kalmunai district purely based on ethnicity only and have failed to justify it on public and rational grounds. The study has further found that the establishment of the proposed Kalmunai administrative district and its purported positive impacts would strongly depend on making the demand for the proposed district a more secular and public one.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Development Impacts of Establishing Kalmunai Administrative District in Sri Lanka

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Agus Yusoff ◽  
Athambawa Sarjoon ◽  
Mat Ali Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
Administrative District ◽  
The People ◽  
Coastal Belt ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Administrative Units

Decentralizing administrative powers to locally established administrative units has been the key goal of many governments in developing counties intended to boost socio-economic development at regional level. Sri Lanka has also introduced many decentralization initiatives with development motives. New administrative districts were formed in Sri Lanka with development as part of their motive, but, no new district has been formed in the last 30 years while demands have prevailed in many corners of the country. The demand calling for the establishment of the Kalmunai administrative district has been a prolonged and politically influencing demand for the last 15 years in Sri Lanka’s political-development discourse. This study attempts to examine the development impacts of establishing the Kalmunai administrative district that has been advocated by the people living in the coastal belt of the Amparai district (referred as ‘south eastern region’), a region which has been lacking in terms of development due to the severe impacts of thirty-year civil war as well as the 2004 Asian Tsunami devastation in Sri Lanka. The findings of the study reveal that the establishment of the proposed Kalmunai district will eventually contribute to multi-dimensional development in the region in the long run, however, a conducive institutional environment needs to be built in and around the district administrative machinery in order to ensure equity and justice in service delivery and resource allocation among different ethnic groups in the district which would be the pre-condition for the sustainability of any kind of development impact in the region.

scholarly journals Public awareness and their attitudes toward adopting renewable energy technologies in Afghanistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-91
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hamed Patmal ◽  
Habiburrahman Shiran
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
The Government

This research investigates the factors that potentially affect public attitudes and their adoption of renewable energy technologies for electrical energy production in Afghanistan. The study is carried out with a survey from Kabul and its neighboring provinces including Logar, Maidan Wardak, Nangarhar, Ghazni, Parwan & Kapisa provinces. We used a random sampling process to collect data using a web-based questionnaire. The survey was well designed to highlight conveniently the public understanding, willingness, and attitudes toward adopting renewable energy technologies (RETs). The outcome of the survey is then evaluated to discover the most potential factor affecting public acceptance of RETs. The results declared that the educational level, expertise in RETs, and income of respondents are positively related, while the age of respondents is negatively related to the public willingness on the use and investment in RETs. The majority of respondents have used one type of RETs, however, 23 % of respondents have not used any type of RETs. Study shows that the RETs use and access to grid electricity are reversely related, where the access is lower, the RETs use is higher and vice versa. Most of the respondents were not well informed and most disagreed with the government policies on RETs, therefore, public awareness programs on RETs and government policies are recommended. The majority of respondents were willing to invest in RETs, therefore, the government should commit itself and support private sectors to invest in RETs and take part in its development.

Hillsborough and the Church of England

Theology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 120 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-10
Author(s):  
James Jones
Keyword(s):  
Church Of England ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
The Public ◽  
Independent Panel ◽  
The Government ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Church ◽  
British Football

In 1989, 96 Liverpool Football Club supporters were killed at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield. It was the biggest sporting disaster in British football. The original inquests returned a verdict of ‘accidental death’. For over 20 years the families of the 96 and the survivors campaigned against this verdict. In 2010 the government set up an Independent Panel with myself as its Chair. Its remit after consultation with the families and survivors was to access and analyse all the documents related to the disaster and its aftermath and to write a report to add to public understanding. The Panel’s Report was published in 2012 and led to the quashing of the original verdicts and the setting up of fresh inquests. After two years and the longest inquests in British legal history, the jury gave its determination of ‘unlawful killing’. Here I reflect theologically on the public and pastoral role of the Church of England and its mission to wider society.

scholarly journals Experiences of Social Stigma Among Patients Tested Positive for COVID-19 and Their Family Members: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chii Chii Chew ◽  
Xin Jie Lim ◽  
Chee Tao Chang ◽  
Philip Rajan ◽  
Nordin Nasir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Religious Leader ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government

Abstract Background: Social stigma against persons infected with COVID-19 is not uncommon. This qualitative study aimed to explore the experience of social stigma among COVID-19 positive patients and their family members. This cross-sectional study was conducted between April to June 2020 in Malaysia. Patients recovered from COVID-19 for at least one month and their family members who were tested with negative results, Malaysian and aged 18-65 years old were purposively sampled. Cold call method was employed to recruit patients while their family members were recruited by their recommendations. Telephone interviews were conducted with the participants after obtaining their verbal consent.Results: Three themes emerged from the interviews: (Ι) experience of stigmatization, (ΙΙ) perspective on disease disclosure, and (ΙΙΙ) suggestion of coping and reducing stigma. The participants expressed their experiences of being isolated, labelled, stereotyped and blamed by the people surrounding them including the health care providers, neighbours, and staff at the service counters. Some respondents expressed their willingness to share their experience with others as a mean to stop the chain of virus transmission and while some of them chose to disclose the encountered history for official purpose because of fear and lack of understanding among the public. As suggested by the respondents, the approaches in addressing social stigma required the involvement of the government, the public, health care provider, and religious leader. Conclusion: Individuals recovered from COVID-19 and their families underwent experience of social stigma. Fear and lack of public understanding of the COVID-19 disease were the key factors for non-disclosure. Some expressed their willingness to share the experience and perceived it as method to increase public awareness and thereby reducing stigma. Multifaceted approaches with the involvement of multiple parties including the government, non-governmental organization as well as the general public were recommended as important measures to address the issues of social stigma.

scholarly journals Analyzing the Fragmented Sri Lankan Muslim Politics in Post-Ashraff Era

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Mohammad Agus Yusoff ◽  
Athambawa Sarjoon ◽  
Zawiyah Mohd Zain
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Minority Politics ◽  
The North ◽  
Leadership Crisis ◽  
Muslim Politics

The traditional Muslim politics in Sri Lanka transformed with the formation of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) and its active communal politics under its founder-leader, M.H.M.Ashraff. While representing the interests of the Muslim community, particularly those living in the north-eastern region, SLMC through its politics of bargaining and consensus voiced and advocated for the interests, rights and privileges of the Muslim community as well as contributed to their socio-economic and cultural upliftment at the crossroad of ethnic conflict and civil war. Although SLMC received popular mandate from the Muslim community, the party fell into fragmentation with the unexpected demise of its founder-leader in 2000, and splits were instigated shortly. This fragmentation caused a severe effect in the distinct path of Muslim politics in Sri Lanka. This study examines the fragmented nature and the trends of Muslim politics, particularly the politics of SLMC in post-Ashraff era and their impact. This study reveals that the fragmentation within SLMC caused leadership crisis and emergence of many Muslim political parties that promoted ugly politics of opportunism. This trend ultimately reduced the bargaining strength of Muslim politics, negatively influenced representative politics, leading to the negligence and marginalisation of Muslims’ concerns and grievances in national politics. The leadership crisis and regionalism also negatively influenced the politics of SLMC and other Muslim parties in post-Ashraff era. This study also finds that unifying splinter-groups, reforming party structure and procedures, and redefining goals and path of achieving them would not only strengthen the politics of SLMC and other Muslim political parties but also would give a new brand for Muslim minority politics in Sri Lanka.

scholarly journals Investigating Students’ Perceptions of Language Terms through Technology at Dehasen University

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Mariska Febrianti ◽  
Azizatul Banat ◽  
Dhanu Ario Putra
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Study Program ◽  
The Public ◽  
Physical Education Students ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
The Government

The Covid-19 pandemic has made various changes in all aspects of life, such as economy, social, politics, lifestyle and education. This can be seen from the government urging the public to limit their activities and enforce self-isolation so as to encourage increased access to technology. Technology has become a very important role and is needed in the current situation because the government urges to reduce social activities. Likewise in the field of education, with the Covid-19 pandemic, all learning processes at all education levels are conducted online. This is the basis for the findings of several previous studies related to the emergence of several new terms used by the government and socialized to the public related to pandemics. From those several previous studies, the researchers saw that there was no research related to the level of public understanding of new terms that appeared during the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, this study aims to determine the level of student understanding of new terms that emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study used a survey method for students at University of Dehasen Bengkulu using a questionnaire. From the research result, it can be concluded that most students at University of Dehasen Bengkulu, specifically Physical Education Study Program do not know the new terms. This is because many of Physical Education students are in remote areas which are very affected by the weather and electricity, so accessing information on TV and the internet often faces obstacles.

scholarly journals Urgensi Sosialisasi Pendaftaran Ibadah Haji Diusia Muda Sebagai Upaya Pemerintah Menghadapi Waiting List Haji Di Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-86
Author(s):  
Rizki Khairun Nisa
Keyword(s):  
Waiting Lists ◽  
Young Age ◽  
Waiting List ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Elderly Age ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
Youth Worship

Haji merupakan salah satu ibadah yang sangat populer atau masyhur bagi seluruh umat muslim di dunia, yaitu sebagai bentuk implementasi rukun Islam yang ke-lima. Di Indonesia sendiri minat masyarakat umat muslim untuk dapat menunaikan ibadah haji selalu mengalami peningkatan dari tahun ke tahun. Hal Ini mengakibatkan waiting list yang terbilang lama yaitu mencapai 41 tahun sehingga mayoritas jemaah haji Indonesia berada pada usia lansia pada saat keberangkatan. Berkaca dari waktu tunggu (waiting list) yang terjadi di Indonesia maka perlu adanya upaya dalam menghadapinya, baik dari pihak pemerintah maupun masyarakat. Tulisan ini membahas tentang upaya pemerintah dalam menghadapi waiting list di Indonesia dengan cara mensosialisasikan pentingnya pendaftaran ibadah haji diusia muda. Upaya sosialisasi dari permerintah tersebut diharapkan dapat menyadarkan masyarakat untuk mempersiapkan pendaftaran ibadah haji diusia muda yang bertujuan mengurangi berbagai risiko pada masa keberangkatan, seperti kondisi kesehatan, usia lanjut, risiko tinggi, dan daya tangkap yang berkurang. Hal tersebut tentunya dapat menganggu proses perjalanan dan pelaksanaan ibadah haji. Metode yang digunakan dalam penulisan ini yaitu deskriptif kualitatif melalui studi literatur, dengan menjabarkan faktor penting dalam pendaftaran ibadah haji diusia muda dan sosialisasi pemerintah terkait urgensi pendaftaran ibadah haji diusia muda sebagai upaya menghadapi waiting list di Indonesia. Hajj is one of the most popular or famous forms of worship for all Muslims in the world, namely as a form of implementation of the fifth pillar of Islam. In Indonesia, the interest of the Muslim community to be able to carry out the pilgrimage has always increased from year to year. This resulted in a fairly long waiting list, reaching 41 years, so that the Indonesian Hajj was at an elderly age when he disappeared. Reflecting on the waiting time (waiting list) that occurs in Indonesia, it is necessary to deal with it, both from the government and society. This paper discusses the government's efforts in dealing with waiting lists in Indonesia by socializing the importance of registering the Hajj pilgrimage at a young age. The socialization efforts of the government are expected to be able to make the public aware of the registration of Hajj pilgrimage registration at a young age which aims to reduce various risks during the validity period, such as health conditions, old age, high risk, and reduced catching power. This of course can disrupt the travel process and the implementation of the pilgrimage. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative through literature studies, by explaining important factors in the registration of youth worship and related government socialization urging the registration of youth worship as an effort to face waiting lists in Indonesia.

scholarly journals Risk factors for Covid-19 in India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manas Pratim Roy
Keyword(s):  
Health Condition ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Tailored Intervention ◽  
The Public ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Different Sources

Like many developing countries, India was devastated by the raging pandemic of Covid 19. With the active involvement of the government and the community, the disaster was fought with. However, the impact was uneven across the country. The present study aimed to identify the factors responsible for variation in case burden of Covid-19. Data on demographic factors and co-morbidities were obtained from different sources available in the public domain. Descriptive statistics were used for comparison between states. A total of 30 states were taken into account. Correlation was used to find out association between different factors and the burden of Covid-19. Data on Covid were collected till 9th May, 2021. The burden of Covid-19 was strongly related to the literacy status and economy of the state (r = 0.574 and 0.730, respectively). The burden of self-reported hypertension and diabetes was also statistically linked to the burden of Covid-19 (r = 0.539 and 0.721, respectively). Overweight and obesity were also associated with the burden of Covid-19 (r = 0.614 and 0.561, respectively). Therefore, in areas with a high proportion of patients with co-morbidities, limited resources may be mobilized for a better outcome. As the states with poor literacy and health condition suffered the most. Tailored intervention is wanted to reach the poor and vulnerable.

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