Srilanka, April 7 -- Minarets, a documentary by Sri Lankan filmmaker Nadya Bhimani Perera was screened for Turkish audiences at Istanbul's MEF University and at Ankara University recently.

The screening in Istanbul was coordinated by Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Istanbul, Aydin Ozu, and a Sri Lankan PhD student at Istanbul University, Eranda Mahagamage, who was also responsible for subtitling the documentary in Turkish. Opening remarks at the Istanbul event were delivered by Ozu and in Ankara by Charge d'affaires a.i. of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Ankara, Nilusha Dilmini.

Both screenings were followed by lively Q&A sessions, during which audience members - students, academics, and members of the public - engaged in thoughtful discuss...