Statement: What is happening with MMDA reforms? Enough delay. Act now!
In late 2025, the Ministry of Justice reconvened the Committee appointed to make recommendations on amendments to the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act of 1951 […]
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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 […]
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ප්රකාශනය: මුස්ලිම් මන්ත්රීවරු මුස්ලිම් විවාහ සහ දික්කසාද පනතේ (MMDA) ප්රතිසංස්කරණ පාවා දෙති: ශ්රී ලාංකීය මුස්ලිම් කාන්තාවන් සඳහා යුක්තිය තර්ජනයට ලක් වෙයි.
2023 ජූනි 8 දිනැති ලිපියක් මගින් මුස්ලිම් මන්ත්රීවරුන් 18 දෙනෙකු විසින් අධිකරණ අමාත්ය විජයදාස රාජපක්ෂ වෙත MMDA ප්රතිසංස්කරණ පිළිබඳ කෙටුම්පතට ප්රතිචාර වශයෙන් නිර්දේශ ඉදිරිපත් කරන […]
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அறிக்கை: MMDA திருத்தக் கோரிக்கைகளுக்குத் துரோகம் இழைக்கும் முஸ்லிம் பாராளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்கள்: அச்சுறுத்தலுக்குள்ளாகியுள்ள இலங்கை முஸ்லிம் பெண்களுக்கான நீதி
முஸ்லிம் திருமண மற்றும் விவாகரத்துச் சட்டத்தினை (MMDA) திருத்துவதற்கான சட்ட மூல வரைபுக்கு பதிலளிக்கும் விதத்தில் 18 முஸ்லிம் பாராளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்கள் தமது பரிந்துரைகளை நீதியமைச்சர் விஜயதாச ராஜபக்சவுக்கு ஜூன் 08, 2023 திகதியிடப்பட்ட […]
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STATEMENT: Muslim MPs betray MMDA reforms – Justice for Sri Lankan Muslim women under threat (Updated July 15, 2023)
In a letter dated 8 June 2023, 18 Muslim Members of Parliament (MPs) submitted recommendations in response to the Draft Bill on MMDA Reforms to […]
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STATEMENT: MPLRAG welcomes the public release of the report by the Advisory Committee on MMDA Reforms
MPLRAG welcomes the recent public release of the report of the Advisory Committee on recommendations to the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act of 1951 (MMDA). […]
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OPEN LETTER TO ALL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE
President of Sri LankaMinister of JusticeMinisters of the CabinetMembers of Parliament OPEN LETTER TO ALL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE Amidst considerable hardship faced by the […]
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Statement: No more delays. Reform MMDA Now!
In light of the severe economic crisis and political upheaval this year, Muslim Personal Law Reform Action Group (MPLRAG) made a strategic decision to pause […]
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Signing a Muslim Marriage Contract is Our Right!
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 […]
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FAQs 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 […]
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