Muslim prisoners severely beaten in Badulla prison

Families urge authorities to transfer them to safer prisons Four of the detainees were assaulted by…

Allegations against Dr. Shafi : A request

Dr. Shafi Shahabdeen charged for performing illegal sterilisation on around 4000 women is in the limelight…

Sellout Muslim MPs & Helpless Muslims

By Latheef Farook –

Muslims of all walks of life now begin to realize that they should stop voting for…

The abuse of the PTA and the case of Azath Salley

At a time when there is a discussion in the country with regard to the need…

Muslim divorce law in Sri Lanka

Divorce is distasteful to anyone but it needs to be considered as an option ‘Law is…

MUSLIMS IN POST-WAR SL: REPRESSION, RESISTANCE AND REFORM

Very pioneering, very contemporary and very present “Any outsider can get a fair impression of Sri…

Racist Politics; Still The Last Refuge Of This Corrupt Gotabaya Regime! By Mohamed Harees –

The world on December 14, 2008 watched on TV with baited breath, how the Iraqi journalist…

WHY INSECURE MEN AND IMMATURE AND IRRESPONSIBLE WOMEN WANT MARRIAGE GUARDIANSHIP

At a time when calls for reforming the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) are getting…

MMDA Lamb in Gotabaya’s Abattoir by Dr. Ameer Ali

The survival of the seventy years old Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) passed in 1951,…

How can Sri Lanka’s law reformers retain even a semblance of sanity?

Interestingly enough, this week’s Presidential appointment of a controversial monk who once served a jail term…

Remembering the Eviction of Northern Muslims Disruptions, Livelihoods and Coexistence:

Given this troubling past these women expressed their desire for the younger generation to advance in…

One Country, One Law : President appoints PTF led by Gnanasara thero

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a Presidential Task Force for ‘One Country, One Law’. The 13…

Sri Lanka: Authorities must end violence and discrimination against Muslims

Sri Lanka’s Muslim community has suffered consistent discrimination, harassment and violence since 2013, culminating in the…

Muslims Under Siege by Dr. Ameer Ali

One of the most distinguishing features of Sri Lanka’s post-colonial history and politics was the growth…

Ven Gnanasara once again provoking Muslims By Lather Farooq

It is common knowledge that Ven Galagodaaththe Gnanasra Thero was used by successive governments to preach…

Speaking Truth to Power: Complementary Roles of Qadri and Rajani BY RAJAN HOOLE

(Talk delivered by Dr. Rajan Hoole on 01 October, 2021, at the virtual launch of the…

MMDA reform process: A step without transparency and in the wrong direction By Javid Yusuf

The Government’s proposals to reform the provisions of the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act 9 of…

Prevention of Terrorism Act; We Cannot play to the gallery – Mohamed Ali Sabry

PTA unlikely to be fully abolished Will not compromise on national security LGBTQI rights not discussed…