Over the past few years, MPLRAG has been heavily involved in the debates and conversations about reform of the Sri Lankan Muslim Marriage and Divorce […]
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Polygamy in Sri Lanka – (UPDATED) Position Paper 3
In September 2020, MPLRAG’s position paper on polygamy while calling for prohibition, also reflected an alternative of strict conditions that relegated the practice to exceptional […]
Read moreFAQs about the MMDA
1. What is the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA)? The present-day Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) was enacted in 1951 and is a […]
Read moreImagining a Family Court System – Position Paper 6
Available in English and Tamil. To download see below. This paper is presented as follows: A. MPLRAG’s Conceptual Framework for Reform B. Features and Criteria […]
Read more#LetHerSign Voices
As we wind down the #LetHerSign campaign, we recognise that the MMDA reform movement is louder with new voices of all ages and ethnicities from […]
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ABOUT #LETHERSIGN Under the Sri Lankan Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA), Muslim women are prevented from signing their own marriage documents – the Marriage […]
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இலங்கை முஸ்லிம் விவாக மற்றும் விவாகரத்துச் சட்டத்தின் (MMDA) கீழ், முஸ்லிம் பெண்கள் தங்களது சொந்த விவாகப் பத்திரத்தில் கையெழுத்திடத் தடை செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளனர் – விவாகப் பிரகடனப் பத்திரம் மற்றும் விவாகப் பதிவேடு. #LetHerSign […]
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ශ්රී ලංකාවේ මුස්ලිම් විවාහ හා දික්කසාද පනත (MMDA) යටතේ මුස්ලිම් කාන්තාවන්ට තමන්ගේ විවාහ ලියකියවිලිවලට එනම් විවාහ ප්රකාශන පෝරමයට සහ විවාහ ලියාපදිංචි ලේඛනයට අත්සන් කිරීම වලක්වා […]
Read moreප්රකාශය: MMDA සම්බන්ධ වැදගත් ප්රතිසංස්කරණ පිලිබඳ ප්රගතිශීලී කැබිනට් අමාත්ය තීරණ සාදරයෙන් පිළිගනිමු
මුස්ලිම් විවාහ හා දික්කසාද පනත සම්බන්ධ ප්රධාන ගැටළු සම්බන්ධයෙන් අමාත්ය මණ්ඩලය විසින් ගනු ලැබූ තීරණ අපි අනුමත කරමු: ඒවා නම් 1) විවාහයට අවම වයස අවුරුදු 18 දක්වා ව්යතිරේකයකින් තොරව ඉහළ නැංවීම, 2) විවාහයක් නිල වශයෙන් වලංගු වීම සඳහා මනාලියගේ කැමැත්ත සහ අත්සන අවශ්ය වීම, 3) කාන්තාවන්ට කාති විනිශ්චයකරුවන් වීමට අවස්ථාව ලබා දීම සහ 4) බහු විවාහය අහෝසි කිරීම යි.
Read moreStatement: Progressive Decisions by Cabinet of Ministers on Substantive MMDA Reform are Welcome
We endorse the decisions by the Cabinet of Ministers on key substantive issues relating to the MMDA: 1) raising the minimum age of marriage to 18 years without exceptions 2) requiring the consent and signature of the bride to formalise a marriage 3) allowing women Quazis and 4) abolishing polygamy.
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