U of T's Randy Boyagoda writes about 'tragic familiarity' of Sri Lanka bombings in the New York Times

April 23, 2019 by U of T News

The attacks on hotels and churches in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, which left almost 300 dead, were “more than just a national or religious tragedy,” writes Randy Boyagoda in the New York Times

In an opinion piece for the newspaper, the author, U of T English professor and principal of St. Michael's College, says the attacks affected him personally as a Catholic member of the Sri Lankan diaspora.

While Sri Lanka is no stranger to violence as a result of its nearly 30-year civil war, he says the suicide bombings mean the country has gained “membership in a global conflict that is at once fresh and familiar, for the island and the world.”

Read the full op-ed in the New York Times