Paradise, directed by Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage, is playing in the Icons: South Asia section of Mumbai Film Festival, fresh from its world premiere at Busan International Film Festival ...

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 in ...

The custom of paying dowry with property is forcing up land prices and putting many families in debt, say civil activists SAINTHAMARUTHU, Sri Lanka, Dec 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - I t was ...

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has held that the recognition of a foreign judgement granting a ...

Me & Me Blog from Sri Lanka on why marriage is an outdated concept. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to building community and defending ...

Zeenath's parents believed it was best for girls to marry early in the event of a proposal. The 16-year-old had studied hard and obtained a government job with plans to save for a dowry, a traditional ...

TO AVOID being married at 17 to a stranger, the Muslim schoolgirl from Sri Lanka’s north-west tried to commit suicide by swallowing a bottle of her mother’s diabetes pills. While she was recovering in ...

Colombo, January 23 (Daily Mirror) - President of the Women Parliamentarians' Forum, Saroja Savithri said there is a need to prepare amendments to establish a uniform age limit for marriage under the ...

It was a dispute over a pre-marital friendship that surfaced during their honeymoon in Sri Lanka that spiralled into a double tragedy for two Bengaluru families, according to multiple reports. Ganavi, ...

The government has announced a new initiative to issue copies of birth, marriage, and death certificates to Sri Lankans living abroad through Sri Lankan embassies, and providing greater convenience to ...

It was another day of agony for Rizeena, as she waited with her family at their home in eastern Sri Lanka to meet yet another potential husband for her sister - the 46th time they have tried to find ...