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Author: Maatram

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Disabilities, Human Security, Peace and Conflict, Photos, Post-War

Traces of War on Their Bodies

These are the stories of people whose daily struggles come from witnessing and being trapped in the middle of a war that lasted three decades, who think that it would have been…

Maatram Maatram on 08/06/201908/06/2019
Human Rights, Issues, Politics and Governance, Remember the Riots

A Forgotten Community: Remembering Black July

Writer S Karunakaran reflects on Black July from the perspective of a marginalised and often forgotten community – the Malaiyagha Tamils – and specifically those who tried to resettle in the North…

Maatram Maatram on 08/07/2018
Human Rights, Issues, Peace and Conflict, Reconciliation

The Impact of Violence: Remembering Black July

“When we talk of the 1983 unrest, the word ‘riot’ is used very often,” M Mayuran of the Mass Movement for Social Justice says. “But that word is quite complicated. A riot…

Maatram Maatram on 08/04/201808/04/2018
Human Rights, Issues, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation

On Collective Humanity: Remembering Black July

“If the majority thinks that a minority community is posing a threat to them or are developing in a manner that creates fear among them, then it is a problem for the…

Maatram Maatram on 07/31/2018
Human Rights, Issues, Peace and Conflict, Reconciliation, Remember the Riots

On Documenting: Remembering Black July

“There is no proper record of what happened, or how the killings took place during that time. We do not have any information or documentation to pass it on to our future…

Maatram Maatram on 07/27/201807/31/2018
Constitutional Reform, Issues, Religion and faith

MMDA: Personal Narratives – 8

This is the seventh in a series of videos conducted by sister publication Maatram, highlighting the difficulties faced by women under the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA). Article 16 of the constitution states that…

Maatram Maatram on 01/12/2018
Constitutional Reform, Issues, Religion and faith

MMDA: Personal Narratives – 7

This is the seventh in a series of videos conducted by sister publication Maatram, highlighting the difficulties faced by women under the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA). Article 16 of the constitution states that…

Maatram Maatram on 01/05/201801/05/2018
150 Years of Ceylon Tea, Issues

Like Drought Parched Earth: The Painful Injuries Sustained By Tea Pluckers

“I apply castor oil to my fingers and hold them over the fire. That is the medicine. For two days, I can pluck tea. After that, the pain comes back. So I…

Maatram Maatram on 08/22/2017
Constitutional Reform, Issues, Religion and faith

MMDA: Personal Narratives – 6

This is the sixth in a series of videos conducted by sister publication Maatram, highlighting the difficulties faced by women under the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA). Article 16 of the constitution states that…

Maatram Maatram on 03/09/2017
Constitutional Reform, Issues, Religion and faith

MMDA: Personal Narratives – 5

This is the fifth in a series of video interviews conducted by sister publication highlighting the difficulties faced by women under the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA). Article 16 of the constitution states that existing written…

Maatram Maatram on 01/20/201701/20/2017
Constitutional Reform, Culture, Issues, Religion and faith

MMDA: Personal Narratives – 4

This is the fourth in a series of video interviews conducted by sister publication highlighting the difficulties faced by women under the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA). Article 16 of the constitution states that existing written…

Maatram Maatram on 01/13/201701/20/2017
Constitutional Reform, Issues, Religion and faith

MMDA: Personal Narratives – 3

This is the third in a series of video interviews conducted by sister publication highlighting the difficulties faced by women under the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA). Article 16 of the constitution states that existing…

Maatram Maatram on 12/21/201601/17/2017
Constitutional Reform, Issues, Religion and faith

MMDA: Personal Narratives – 2

This is the second in a series of video interviews conducted by sister publication highlighting the difficulties faced by women under the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA). Article 16 of the constitution states…

Maatram Maatram on 12/14/201612/21/2016
Constitutional Reform, Issues, Religion and faith

MMDA: Personal Narratives – 1 [VIDEO]

There is currently a call for the reform of personal laws such as the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA). Article 16 of the constitution states that existing written and unwritten laws,…

Maatram Maatram on 12/09/201612/21/2016
Disaster Management, Environment, Features, Photos

Meeriyabedda: One year on

On October 29, 2014, at 7:30 am, a landslide hit Meeriyabedda, Haldummulla in the Badulla district. The landslide was one of the worst natural disasters recorded in recent times. Although 12 bodies…

Maatram Maatram on 10/31/2015

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