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One young girl who united all Sri Lankans… and she wears a headscarf – By Nayomini Weerasooriya   Source:-nayominiweerasooriya When Shukra Munawwar excelled in the Sri Lankan version of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ on a local TV channel, the 17-year-old schoolgirl from the south of Sri Lanka brought all Sri Lankans together in one joyous celebration. It was not just her sincerity, her candid and cheerful demeanour that captured the hearts across religious and ethnic divides. It was her story, her talent, her skill and her determination. Shukra, beautifully clad in a head scarf and exceptionally knowledgeable in her answers, was not just another Muslim girl – she was a Sri Lankan young woman, who epitomised the hopes and dreams of her generation. In a nation that has been more than divided – deeply wounded in fact – following the brutal Easter Sunday massacre in churches and hotels that saw ...