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Exploring the Vibrant Afro-Sri Lankan Community By Vimukthi Karunaratne Source:Pulse A marginalised community that has long been neglected, the ‘Kaffirs’, are part of a culture that is facing the imminent threat of assimilation. Despite their significant presence throughout the past 500 years of the island’s history, there has not yet been an adequate written history of these people. A “forgotten minority”, are the words used by Dr Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya to describe the fading community of Kaffirs. Dr. Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (University of London) and a member of the UNESCO International Scientific Committee (Paris) and has studied in depth this ethnic minority. According to her, they are at the highest risk of becoming extinct.   ...