Colombo, Sri Lanka – A decision to ban face coverings a week after more than 250 people were killed in a series of coordinated attacks on Easter Sunday has drawn a mixed response, with activists saying the move “violated Muslim women’s right to practice their religion freely”. The law that takes[…]
Critics say a bill currently before Pakistan’s Parliament to increase fines for eating and drinking in public during Ramadan, alongside jail terms of up to three months, is evidence of increasing intolerance in the country. With temperatures on the eve of Ramadan in much of Pakistan 40 degrees or above,[…]
The Democratic Alliance has said the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) is using “bully-boy” tactics to threaten motorists this festive season. In a statement released on Thursday, the party said that RTMC had threatened arrests in areas that contravened legislation. “In lieu of proper road safety initiatives, the RTMC has[…]
There needs to be more discussions with death registrars, burial societies and cemetery’s in order to ensure all parties are coordinated and up to speed on new legislation that has been implemented with regards to burial processes, according to Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) 1st deputy president, Sheikh Riyaad Fataar. A[…]
The Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) are intensifying efforts to have legislation enacted that would recognise Muslim marriages within the county’s courts and alleviate the legal challenges Muslim women face when contending with issues of divorce, maintenance, inheritance amongst others. This comes as a Mitchell’s Plain woman has made headlines for[…]
The portfolio committee on police, along with different stakeholders in the firearms sector are gathering this week in Parliament to discuss potential amendments to the country’s current firearms legislation. This comes amidst an increase in both legal and illegal firearms in the public sphere, and the need for better regulations[…]
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