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Sri Lanka's Muslim's push for greater role in peace process
Sri Lanka's Muslim minority is pressing for a role in a Norwegian-brokered peace bid between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists and demanded an end to harassment by the rebels.
Muslim politicians from the government and opposition joined forces to press their case with the government.
Muslims make up about eight percent of Sri Lanka's population but most of them live in the island's North East province where the guerrillas want to carve out a separate state for the much larger Tamil minority.
The rebels have signed a Norwegian-brokered truce with the government controlled by the majority Sinhalese, bringing accusations from Muslim leaders that their community has been left out of the peace process.
02/04/2002 05:04:20 | ABC Radio Australia News
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