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By Shreen Abdul Saroor

What’s next for Sri Lanka’s Muslim Women?
A women’s rights activist fighting for reform of Muslim marriage...
“Fear Allah! Do not do injustice to women and girls in your own community!” was the plea on placards held by many women who stood near Parliament last week, opposing the decision by male Muslim MPs discussing the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) reform report with the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) on July 24. The ACJU is yet another male-only organization....
29 July, 2018
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By Shreen Abdul Saroor

ACJU hijacks MMDA reform to advance its own extremist ideology
For three long decades, Muslim women have fought to reform the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA). Justice Saleem Marsoof’s...
What’s next for Sri Lanka’s Muslim Women?
“Fear Allah! Do not do injustice to women and girls in your own...
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