Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut many Islamic schools: minister

Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut many Islamic schools: minister

The Hindu

Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools, a government minister said on Saturday, the latest actions affecting the country's minority Muslim population. Minister for public security Sarath Weerasekera told a news conference he had signed a paper on Friday for cabinet approval to ban the full face covering worn by some Muslim women on"national security" grounds.
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