M Riza

Al Jazeera speaks to a range of peo­ple, in­clud­ing Mus­lim women, on an is­sue that is di­vid­ing opin­ion in Sri Lan­ka.

Par­lia­ment de­bat­ing no-con­fi­dence mo­tion against Prime Min­is­ter Ranil Wick­remesinghe, who is like­ly to sur­vive the vote.

Na­tion­wide state of emer­gency im­posed to take ‘stern ac­tion’ fol­low­ing vi­o­lence be­tween Bud­dhist and Mus­lim groups.

Par­ty backed by for­mer Pres­i­dent Mahin­da Ra­japak­sa scores land­slide vic­to­ry in key lo­cal elec­tions.

Ac­tivists say Pres­i­dent Sirise­na’s de­ci­sion to re­verse de­ci­sion to lift ban on women buy­ing al­co­hol is dis­crim­i­na­to­ry.

Last week’s vi­o­lence left dozens of hous­es dam­aged and the lo­cal com­mu­ni­ty scarred.