Image: Muslim women in Sri Lanka; Credit: Abdul-Halik Azeez.
The Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) which was enacted in 1951 has been perceived primarily as...
Hyshyama Hamin and Hasanah Cegu Isadeen.
In November, we completed ‘Unequal Citizens: Muslim women’s struggle for justice and equality in Sri Lanka’ – a one-year...
Image courtesy of Abdul-Halik Azeez.
By Shreen Abdul Saroor*
Despite volumes of research and recommendations for reform, Sri Lanka’s Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act of 1951...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday informed Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court that it had obtained a detention order from the Defence Ministry to interrogate...
Image: The issue of enforced disappearances has never been properly investigated in Sri Lanka.
President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is to appoint a new Commission of Inquiry...