 Supporters of the MMDA such as the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama, a union of male Islamic scholars claim that child marriages are rare.However 22% of marriages registered in 2015 in Kattankudy, a Muslim town in Sri Lanka, the woman was 17 or younger up from 14% in 2014.Many Muslim organizations such as the Women's Action Network (WAN) and Muslim Women's Research and Action Forum have been attempting to reform or abolish the MMDA and give equal rights to women and ban child marriage.