A common belief, bordering on paranoia, among many Sinhala Buddhists is that some time in the foreseeable future the Sri Lankan Muslims, driven by unfettered population growth, will emerge as the Majority Community in this Island Nation, thereby reducing the Sinhala Buddhists to a minority in what they often describe very emotionally as “the only Country in the World that they can call their own”. The following popular perceptions of Muslims are very often mentioned as evidence of this inevitable catastrophe.
- SL Muslims have the highest population growth rates
- SL Muslims have large families
- SL Muslims do not practice family planning
- The percentage of SL Muslims in the total population is steadily increasing
- SL Muslims are wealthy
- Muslim Males can have four wives simultaneously
- Muslims have high fertility rates
- Islam is the fastest growing religion in the World
Although many Muslims have attempted to address this issue and allay such…
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