Sri Lanka’s cabinet approves the proposal by Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekera to ban the burqa in public places. As per foreign media, the Sri Lankan government is seeking national security as the basis for banning the burqa; The cabinet has approved a proposal to ban full-face veils including Muslim burqas. Sri Lanka’s cabinet approved […]
The government of Sri Lanka on Tuesday said that banning burqa and face-covering in the country was “merely a proposal”, earlier announced as a ban. On Saturday, March 13, Sri Lanka’s minister for public security said it would “definitely” outlaw the burqas worn by Muslim women. The statement issued in this regard stated: “The government […]
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka announced on Saturday it will be making use of a controversial anti-terror law to deal with religious extremism; that will see the detention of suspects for up to two years for “deradicalization”. Also, the government aims to outlaw the burqa; formalizing a temporary ban imposed in April 2019 after deadly bomb attacks […]
