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 ...

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 ...

Me & Me Blog from Sri Lanka on why marriage is an outdated concept.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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NAGPUR: Stung by his wife's suicide two days ago, following disputes over pre-marital friendship during their Sri Lanka honeymoon, hounded by public sentiment and charged with dowry harassment and ...

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 ...