{"id":57432,"date":"2021-02-01T11:27:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T11:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=57432"},"modified":"2021-02-01T11:30:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T11:30:55","slug":"one-young-girl-who-united-all-sri-lankans-and-she-wears-a-headscarf-by-nayomini-weerasooriya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/one-young-girl-who-united-all-sri-lankans-and-she-wears-a-headscarf-by-nayomini-weerasooriya\/","title":{"rendered":"One young girl who united all Sri Lankans\u2026 and she wears a headscarf &#8211; By Nayomini Weerasooriya"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b>One young girl who united all Sri Lankans\u2026 and she wears a headscarf<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<em>By Nayomini Weerasooriya<\/em><\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57433\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/One-young-girl-who-united-all-Sri-Lankans\u2026-and-she-wears-a-headscarf-By-Nayomini-Weerasooriya022.jpg\" alt=\"One young girl who united all Sri Lankans\u2026 and she wears a headscarf - By Nayomini Weerasooriya\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Source:-<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/nayominiweerasooriya.com\/2021\/01\/18\/one-young-girl-who-united-all-sri-lankans-and-she-wears-a-head-scarf\/amp\/?__twitter_impression=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nayominiweerasooriya<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">When Shukra Munawwar excelled in the Sri Lankan version of \u2018Who Wants to be a Millionaire\u2019 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">It was not just her sincerity, her candid and cheerful demeanour that captured the hearts across religious and ethnic divides.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">It was her story, her talent, her skill and her determination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Shukra, beautifully clad in a head scarf and exceptionally knowledgeable in her answers, was not just another Muslim girl \u2013 she was a Sri Lankan young woman, who epitomised the hopes and dreams of her generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">In a nation that has been more than divided \u2013 deeply wounded in fact \u2013 following the brutal Easter Sunday massacre in churches and hotels that saw over 300 dead and countless wounded, many still in deep trauma and recovery, Shukra was the healing balm we all needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The recent controversy over the cremation of COVID-19 victims had only widened the level of tensions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">But none of it was visible, when post after post on social media, shared by jubilant people of all ethnicities and religions, celebrated Shukra and her exceptional skills and talent tested on the screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">There are lessons for us all here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The courageous young woman up on the stage, telling her story of how she came to take part in the \u2018Who Wants to Be a Millionaire\u2019 style contest on Sirasa TV, bubbled over with enthusiasm and hope.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">She may have been from a less than affluent background but she was richer than many who boast of wealth, could be.<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57435 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/One-young-girl-who-united-all-Sri-Lankans\u2026-and-she-wears-a-headscarf-By-Nayomini-Weerasooriya00.jpg\" alt=\"One young girl who united all Sri Lankans\u2026 and she wears a headscarf - By Nayomini Weerasooriya\" width=\"200\" height=\"613\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">She was richer in her values, in her attitude and outlook in life and her unstoppable hope of a better tomorrow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">She came to take part in the show, she said, because she needed to buy a laptop computer to continue her studies online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Her mother, who accompanied her to the show, couldn\u2019t afford to buy one for her \u2013 her father was too sick to work and was bedridden. But she was determined to rise above it all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">In one single sentence, watched by thousands, this cheerful young woman was able to highlight the plight of hundreds of children who cannot afford the resources needed to pursue a holistic online study experience in Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Her story was sad but she didn\u2019t cry sharing it. Instead, she chose to say what needed to be heard \u2013 that stories like hers should only serve to make one stronger, enabling one to reach heights of doing the impossible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Never give up, she said. Until you have reached your goal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">I am here, she said, because I know the difficulties children doing online classes face in economically challenged families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Respect your parents, she said, especially when they cannot afford to buy you what you want.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Give us all an equal stage to show our talents, she said, no matter where we come from.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">At a time when average youngsters of her age spend the majority of their time either constantly engaged with a device or playing games, often choosing the solitary confinement of their rooms, Shukra gave us all hope that among them are young women and men like her, who still find the time and the ability to acquire knowledge that matters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Someday, I want to be the CEO of a well-known organisation, said this cheerful young woman with the candour that the young could muster, her eyes sparkling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; 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