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To create a greater awareness among Muslim
women about their socio-legal status
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To empower women to realise their full
potential so that they can participate equally at all levels of society
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To provide a common forum for concerned and
progressive Muslim women and men to come together for discussion and action about
multi-disciplinary issues of importance to women in the Muslim community in particular,
and to women in other communities in general
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To promote solidarity among professional
women
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To bring about the interpretation of the
Qur'an devoid of chauvinistic influences
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To challenge forces that undermine the
autonomy and independence of Muslim women
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To create an active network with groups
working with similar objectives at local, national, and international levels.
Activities:
Action Research
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research on the law and the status of Muslim women and other social issues
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comprehensive research on the Muslim Personal Law including general law in Sri Lanka
and Muslim law in other countries
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proposals for the reform of Muslim Personal Law in Sri Lanka
Mobilisation
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legal literacy of rural and urban women including students
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workshops to help strengthen the capacity of women to be citizens of a multi-racial,
multi-lingual, and multi-religious society
Counselling and Legal Aid
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legal counselling and legal aid unit (will begin soon)
Networking
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linked with Sri Lanka Women's NGO Forum
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linked with International Solidarity Network
Documentation and Resource Centre
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documentation and resource unit on formal and customary laws in the Muslim world,
women's lives, struggles and strategies, and progressive interpretations of Islam
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publications of the International Solidarity Network
Newsletter
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newsletter, published twice a year, in English and Tamil
Contact:
Muslim Women's Research and Action Forum (MWRAF)
73/19E,
Temple Lane, Off Kirulapona Avenue
Colombo 5
Tel./Fax -94-11- 2512846/
94-11-4405902
E-mail - mwraf@sltnet.lk