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COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to permit Muslims to marry under the Marriage Registration Ordinance, as provisions in the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) were found to discriminate against women. The Department Government Information announcing Monday’s (19) Cabinet decisions said the ministers had approved …

The Federation of Sri Lankan Muslim Associations Qatar (FSMA-Q), under the guidance of the Sri Lankan embassy in Qatar, has provided 60 medical oxygen cylinders to help in the fight against Covid-19 back in Sri Lanka. The support from FSMA-Q came in response to the call of the Sri Lankan …

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday (10) that puts Sri Lanka’s trade concessions for imports to the European Union – the country’s second biggest export market – in grave peril. In its resolution adopted by 628 votes in favour in the 705-member legislative assembly of the regional grouping, the EU …

A RESEARCH AND STUDY Preamble Young Muslims feel their transition into the labour market is hampered by insufficient careers advice, lack of access to informal networks and discrimination in the recruitment Those from disadvantaged backgrounds often lack access to informal networks and financial, social, cultural resources or soft skills, including …

2 years after explosions in Sri Lanka killed/injured hundreds, Catholics demand justice or will “take to the streets” on anniversary of attacks, April 21, 2021. TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, April 13, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — Canadians for Justice and Equality, a newly established non-profit group intent on raising awareness of human rights …

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa have made phone calls to world Muslim leaders, a day before the UN Human Rights Council takes a vote on a resolution against Sri Lanka. Secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef A. Al-othaimeen, had received a phone call …

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The government of Sri Lanka is looking to amend the quarantine rules for its citizens entering the country from the UAE. Nalinda Wijerathna, Consul General of Sri Lanka, told Gulf News the government was looking at allowing its citizens, particularly those who have completed their two doses of vaccination, to …

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