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Nagenahira-Muslim Kanthavange Idiri Darshanaya Thula Tsunami Vyasanaye Balapaama (Impact of the Tsunami in the East-Muslim Women’s Perspective)

Author : Saroor, S.

Publisher: Social Scientists, Association (SSA)

Place of Publish: Sri Lanka, Colombo

Year: 2009

Page Numbers: 28

Acc. No: 3957

Class No: 305.4 SAR-SL

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Gender and Women

Type of Resource: Monograph

Languages: Sinhala

ISBN: 978-955-1772-61-1

This paper explores the gendered and differential impact of the tsunami on women and men of the Muslim community in the East. A majority of Muslim women died, injured and also faced divergent challenges in the immediate aftermath. They also faced challenges during rehabilitation and reconstruction processes than the Tamil and Sinahala women counterparts due to their culture, religious and social background.