COLOMBO: Breaking the archaic 1951 law, the Sri Lanka Cabinet has allowed Muslim women to get married under ordinary law - the Marriage Registration Ordinance in Sri Lanka. Muslim female activists and scholars have fought for decades against the Muslim Marriages and Divorce Act under which Muslim girls were allowed to enter wedlock. They charged that the law leads to child brides and other violation of their rights.
The activists have claimed the women in their community were not even allowed to sign their own marriage contracts under MMDA. (IANS)
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