Muslim Personal Law Reform Action Group (MPLRAG)
Sri Lankan Muslim Members of Parliament (MPs) have not held consistent positions on MMDA reforms in recent years. This table shows some of these shifting […]
Read more2023 ජූනි 8 දිනැති ලිපියක් මගින් මුස්ලිම් මන්ත්රීවරුන් 18 දෙනෙකු විසින් අධිකරණ අමාත්ය විජයදාස රාජපක්ෂ වෙත MMDA ප්රතිසංස්කරණ පිළිබඳ කෙටුම්පතට ප්රතිචාර වශයෙන් නිර්දේශ ඉදිරිපත් කරන […]
Read moreமுஸ்லிம் திருமண மற்றும் விவாகரத்துச் சட்டத்தினை (MMDA) திருத்துவதற்கான சட்ட மூல வரைபுக்கு பதிலளிக்கும் விதத்தில் 18 முஸ்லிம் பாராளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்கள் தமது பரிந்துரைகளை நீதியமைச்சர் விஜயதாச ராஜபக்சவுக்கு ஜூன் 08, 2023 திகதியிடப்பட்ட […]
Read moreIn a letter dated 8 June 2023, 18 Muslim Members of Parliament (MPs) submitted recommendations in response to the Draft Bill on MMDA Reforms to […]
Read moreMPLRAG welcomes the recent public release of the report of the Advisory Committee on recommendations to the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act of 1951 (MMDA). […]
Read morePresident of Sri LankaMinister of JusticeMinisters of the CabinetMembers of Parliament OPEN LETTER TO ALL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE Amidst considerable hardship faced by the […]
Read moreIn light of the severe economic crisis and political upheaval this year, Muslim Personal Law Reform Action Group (MPLRAG) made a strategic decision to pause […]
Read moreOver the past few years, MPLRAG has been heavily involved in the debates and conversations about reform of the Sri Lankan Muslim Marriage and Divorce […]
Read moreIn 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 more1. 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 moreAs we wind down the #LetHerSign campaign, we recognise that the MMDA reform movement is louder with new voices of all ages and ethnicities from […]
Read moreABOUT #LETHERSIGN Under the Sri Lankan Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA), Muslim women are prevented from signing their own marriage documents – the Marriage […]
Read moreஇலங்கை முஸ்லிம் விவாக மற்றும் விவாகரத்துச் சட்டத்தின் (MMDA) கீழ், முஸ்லிம் பெண்கள் தங்களது சொந்த விவாகப் பத்திரத்தில் கையெழுத்திடத் தடை செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளனர் – விவாகப் பிரகடனப் பத்திரம் மற்றும் விவாகப் பதிவேடு. #LetHerSign […]
Read moreශ්රී 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 moreමුස්ලිම් 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 moreWe 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.
Read moreMMDA தொடர்பாக முக்கிய சட்டப் பிரிவுகள் தொடர்பான அமைச்சரவையின் தீர்மானங்களை நாங்கள் வழிமொழிகிறோம்: 1) எந்தவொரு விதிவிலக்குமின்றி திருமணத்திற்கான ஆகக் குறைந்த வயதெல்லையை 18 ஆக உயர்த்துதல் 2) ஒரு திருமணத்தை வலிதாக்க மணமகளது சம்மத்தினையும், கையொப்பத்தினையும் தேவைப்படுத்தல் 3) பெண் காதிநீதிபதிகளை அனுமதித்தல் மற்றும் 4) பலதாரமணத்தினை ஒழித்தல்.
Read moreThis position paper is the fourth in a series of position papers analysing the recommendations in the report of the 2009 Committee Appointed to Recommend […]
Read moreMMDA MUST BE REFORMED COMPREHENSIVELY The MMDA must be reformed comprehensively to guarantee equality and justice for all Muslims, particularly Muslim women and girls. Muslim […]
Read moreFollowing MP Faiszer Musthapha’s statement on July 12, we note the increased attention that the subject of MMDA reform has received. We also note the […]
Read moreThe Muslim women in Sri Lanka have persisted with the struggle to reform MMDA for over three decades. This is despite the repeated and abject […]
Read moreMPLRAG response to the public conversation on MMDA After the tragic and dastardly Easter Sunday attacks of April 21, Muslim Personal Law Reform Action Group […]
Read moreDOWNLOAD PDF (ENG) – Position Paper 2 – Women as Quazis (Judges) Sinhala and Tamil translations to be added shortly.
Read moreDOWNLOAD (ENG) PDF – Position Paper 1 – Minimum Age of Marriage Sinhala and Tamil translations will be available shortly.
Read moreDownload for FAQs on MMDA in Sinhala FAQs about Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) and reforms 1. What is the Muslim Marriage and Divorce […]
Read moreThis is a comprehensive study covering most aspects of the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) currently being discussed. We encourage the reading of this […]
Read moreAvailable 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 […]
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