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Narratives of Muslim Women is a two-day exhibition that brings together the work of Muslim artists exploring the gendered ...
The #MehendiForJustice Campaign, led by Muslim women in Sri Lanka, calls for reforms to the Muslim family law. Credit: #MehendiForJustice Campaign Subscribe for ads-free reading On a humid morning ...
Muslim women in Sri Lanka will no longer be able to veil their faces under an emergency law ordered by President Maithripala Sirisena that bans all kinds of face coverings that may conceal people ...
Muslims in Sri Lanka already faced a growing list of discriminatory government policies before the cabinet approved plans on April 27 to ban women’s face coverings.
Government officials in Sri Lanka are withholding exam results from 70 Muslim women and girls because their head coverings allegedly covered their ears while they took their exams. The decision ...
The All Ceylon Muslim Women’s Association (ACMWA), a venerable organisation with a 71-year legacy, hosted the inaugural IMRA Awards to recognise the accomplishments of Muslim women in Sri Lanka. The ...
Police said at least seven suicide bombers were involved in the massacre. Now, a radical Muslim group is suspected in Sri Lanka bombings.
Under an emergency law that took effect Monday, women in Sri Lanka are banned from wearing face veils. The law’s implementation comes just over a week after the Easter Sunday attacks on churches ...
The island nation's Muslim minority was driven into camps 17 years ago. Rising frustration over their plight raises concerns they'll turn to radical forms of Islam.
With Sri Lanka under a state of emergency after a spasm of anti-Muslim bloodshed, lawyer Jeevanee Kariyawasam went on Facebook to complain.
Ahmadi Muslim refugees eat a meal at a community center that they took refuge in Pasyala, north east of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 25, 2019. Hundreds of Ahmadi Muslims from Pakistan who ...
Muslim women have been banned from wearing face veils under an emergency law passed by Sri Lanka 's president, days after more than 250 people were killed in series of bombings in the country's ...