The Law and Society Trust (LST) initiated this report to understand the ongoing implementation of the Prevention of Terrorism Act of 1979 (PTA), with special focus on its use after the Easter Sunday bombings on 2019. Understanding_Rule_of_Law_Human_Security_and_Prevention_of_Terrorism_in_Sri_Lanka_English
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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 …
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May Allah grant you and your family peaceful and prosperous life. May the blessings of Allah never leave your side. Wishing you a heartiest Eid ul Adha Mubarak from the WFSLM Family.
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Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hit the world quite unexpected during the latter part of 2019 and soon consumed the world. The world community still reeling. It’s a new disease; the world still collecting data as to how it spreads. It is believed to spread person-to-person between people who are in …
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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 …
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Lady Warsi with Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in 2010. On 12 May 2010, David Cameron appointed Warsi as Minister without Portfolio in Cabinet, when she succeeded Eric Pickles as Chair of the Conservative Party. This appointment made Warsi the first Muslim woman to serve …
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Jeddah 29th April 2021: The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) joins the international community in strongly condemning the Sri Lankan Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and its recently enacted regulation namely ‘De-radicalization from holding violent extremist religious ideology’, which allows creation of …
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The head of Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic church dropped a bombshell Sunday declaring that the 2019 Easter attack was “politically” driven and had nothing to do with Islamic extremism. Malcom cardinal Ranjith said those who carried out the April 21 suicide bombings against three churches and three hotels were only …
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RAMADHAN GREETINGS ALLAH’S MERCY IS LIMITLESS, SO LET’S NOT LIMIT OURSELVES IN SEEKING IT IN THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN WE, THE ADMINISTRATORS OF WFSLM, TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WISH ALL THE MEMBERS OF WORLD FORUM FOR SRI LANKAN MUSLIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES, THE BEST AND PRAY TO ALMIGHTY TO …
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“Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of people until they change what is in themselves.” [Qur’an – 13:11] Coronavirus. Conflict. Climate change. Humanity hangs in the balance, as we face the worst calamities in living memory. Ramadan is the month that Muslims all over the world count down to …
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