Changing socio-political and economic scenarios, post war peace building needs in Sri Lanka and unleashing of anti-Muslim activities by Buddhist extremist groups have prompted discourses on ‘Co-Existence’ an urgent priority for social harmony. The current discourse on Co-Existence as spearheaded by all communities seems ill equipped, un-holistic and inappropriate to the challenges that we face today. The Muslim community just recovering from the Bodu Bala Sena spearheaded attacks on them in Aluthgama does not believe that this attack resulted from the problems of Co-Existence.
