(Colombo) After the terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday which
claimed 259 lives and injured over 500, the Sri Lankan government has taken
steps to curtain the promotion of Saudi Arabian Wahhabism (Saudi Arabia's
dominant faith. An austere form of Islam
where Strict Wahhabis believe that all those who don't practice their form of
Islam are heathens and enemies.) inside the country in which to ensure that
events of Easter Sunday never happen again. This move transpired after a Wahhabi scholar was arrested resulting in the country
taking over a Saudi-funded school. The
government has also stated it will
monitor previously unchecked money flows from donors including prominent Saudi
families to mosques on the Indian Ocean island.
Naturally this hasn't gone down with who have expressed “displeasure” over being targeted during a recent
meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena, pointing to the detention of
thousands of suspected militants. Riyadh in June sent back five Sri Lankans allegedlylinked to the Easter attacks. Problem is worldwide Wahhabism, is seen as a root cause of the
jihadist threat.
