Sri Lanka to ban burqas, close over 1,000 Islamic schools
3 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka to ban burqas, close over 1,000 Islamic schools

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka on Saturday announced plans to ban the wearing of burqas and said it would close more than 1,000 Islamic schools known as madrassas, citing national security. Minister of Public Security Sarath Weerasekara said he signed a paper on Friday seeking the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers to ban burqas — outer garments that cover the body and face worn by some Muslim women. We will definitely ban it.” The wearing of burqas was temporarily banned in 2019 after the Easter Sunday bomb attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that killed more than 260 people. Two local Muslim groups that had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group have been blamed for the attacks at six locations — two Roman Catholic churches, one Protestant church and three top hotels.

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Burqa Ban: From Security to Equality and Integration, Reasons Behind Regulations in Various Nations
3 years, 9 months ago

Burqa Ban: From Security to Equality and Integration, Reasons Behind Regulations in Various Nations

News 18  

Sri Lanka has temporarily banned wearing burqa following a series of six suicide attacks which killed 253 people in the country. Terror groups including Nigeria’s Boko Haram, active in those areas, have been using female terrorists clad in burqa for suicide attacks and to carry and transport bombs. The countries of ECOWAS, where burqa has been banned, wearing burqa was …

Sri Lankan Govt Will Not Rush Through Process to Ban Burqas: Cabinet Spokesman
3 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lankan Govt Will Not Rush Through Process to Ban Burqas: Cabinet Spokesman

News 18  

The Sri Lankan government will not rush through the process to ban burqas and the decision on the issue would be taken after reaching a consensus, a senior minister said on Tuesday. The Cabinet spokesman's remarks came a day after Pakistan's envoy to Colombo Saad Khattak criticised the Sri Lankan government's plan to ban the wearing of burqas in the …

Sri Lanka to Ban Burqa, Shut Down 1,000 Madrasas; Muslims Keep A Wary Eye on the Government
3 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka to Ban Burqa, Shut Down 1,000 Madrasas; Muslims Keep A Wary Eye on the Government

News 18  

The Sri Lankan government is actively considering a proposal to ban burqa in the country. This controversial move, which is likely to pit Sri Lanka’s minority Muslim community against the ruling Sinhalese Buddhist majority government, has been initiated by public security minister Retired Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara. In his brilliant book on Sri Lanka, “Upon A Sleepless Isle”, journalist Andrew …

‘Racist agenda’: Fear, worries over Sri Lanka’s burqa ban
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Racist agenda’: Fear, worries over Sri Lanka’s burqa ban

Al Jazeera  

Proposal to ban the burqa in Sri Lanka viewed by many as attempt to appease Sri Lanka’s Buddhist majority and cause divisions. Sri Lanka’s move to ban the burqa on “national security” grounds while calling its use “religious extremism” has been termed a “racist agenda” used to cause divisions in the country. On Saturday, Sri Lanka’s Minister for Public Security …

Sri Lanka to ban burqa and shut many Islamic schools, minister says
3 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka to ban burqa and shut many Islamic schools, minister says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sri Lanka will ban the …

Sri Lanka announces burqa ban, to shut 1,000 madrasas
3 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka announces burqa ban, to shut 1,000 madrasas

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka will soon ban the burqa or face veil, a Cabinet Minister said on Saturday, as he announced the Rajapaksa administration’s latest policy decision impacting the minority Muslim community. Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekara said authorities would henceforth use the controversial Prevention of Terrorism law — that human rights defenders have termed ‘draconian’— to deal with religious extremism, with …

Sri Lanka to Ban Burqa, Shut Many Islamic Schools, Says Report
3 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka to Ban Burqa, Shut Many Islamic Schools, Says Report

News 18  

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 …

Sri Lankan parliamentary committee proposes immediate burqa ban
4 years, 10 months ago

Sri Lankan parliamentary committee proposes immediate burqa ban

India TV News  

A Sri Lankan parliamentary committee on national security has proposed an immediate ban on the burqa and suspending the registration of political parties on ethnic and religious basis, following the Easter Sunday terror attack that killed over 250 people. The proposals featured in a special report presented in Parliament on Thursday to resolve 14 controversial issues following the April 21 …

Sri Lanka’s Muslim clerics seek clarity from govt regarding face veil ban implemented after April's Easter Sunday attacks
5 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka’s Muslim clerics seek clarity from govt regarding face veil ban implemented after April's Easter Sunday attacks

Firstpost  

Clerics are wary of Muslim community will be targeted again for violence, as it was in the aftermath of April’s Easter Sunday attacks Colombo: Islamic clerics in Sri Lanka asked Muslim women on Tuesday to continue to avoid wearing face veils until the government clarifies whether they are once again allowed now that emergency rule has ended four months a …

Kerala debates whether to ban burqa in college
5 years, 8 months ago

Kerala debates whether to ban burqa in college

Live Mint  

A debate has emerged in Kerala on whether to ban the burqa in colleges after one of the state’s biggest educational institutions, the Muslim Educational Society, issued a circular banning covering veils from the upcoming academic year. Following on the heels of the Sri Lankan government’s decision to ban face veils after Easter Sunday serial bombings that killed 253 people …

Sri Lanka 'face veil' ban designed to distract people from govt's failures, reaffirms structural oppression of Muslim women
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka 'face veil' ban designed to distract people from govt's failures, reaffirms structural oppression of Muslim women

Firstpost  

In just over a week since Easter Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka, the meaning of hijab is changing in the island nation; Maithripala Sirisena govt’s ban on ‘face veil’ reaffirms the structural oppression of Muslim women Back in 2009, then French president Nicolas Sarkozy said hijabs were a sign of women’s debasement and began the process of banning them. In …

Shiv Sena demands ban on burqa in public places, cites Sri Lanka
5 years, 8 months ago

Shiv Sena demands ban on burqa in public places, cites Sri Lanka

Hindustan Times  

The Shiv Sena on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to follow Sri Lanka’s footsteps to ban the burqa across the country. Calling for the burqa ban, Shiv Sena said in an editorial that when it could be done in “Ravan’s Lanka, when will it happen in Ram’s Ayodhya?” The Sena said that the ban should be imposed in “national …

Sri Lanka receives intelligence inputs of attacks planned on Buddhist temples by female bombers posing as devotees
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka receives intelligence inputs of attacks planned on Buddhist temples by female bombers posing as devotees

Op India  

According to media reports, Sri Lanka’s Intelligence agency has received inputs of possible attacks on Buddhist temples by female bombers of the banned local terror outfit National Thawheeth Jamath posing as devotees. Sri Lankan authorities confirmed that amongst the nine bombers who executed the dastardly Easter Sunday attack, there was a female suicide bomber too. As a security measure in …

Sri Lanka bans 'face veils': Why have Muslim items of clothing always suffered in fight against terrorism?
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bans 'face veils': Why have Muslim items of clothing always suffered in fight against terrorism?

Firstpost  

So deeply entrenched is our impression of equating the violent Islamism of the Islamic State to the everyday habits of followers of Islam that it skipped the attention of the world at large that Sri Lanka had become only the second ever country in Asia to enforce such a countrywide ban. A week after coordinated blasts hit three churches and …

Sri Lanka bans veils for women under emergency protocol one week after Easter Sunday blasts; Sirisena says move to 'ensure' national security
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bans veils for women under emergency protocol one week after Easter Sunday blasts; Sirisena says move to 'ensure' national security

Firstpost  

Sri Lanka president Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday announced a ban on face-covering, a week after Islamist militants carried out coordinated suicide bombings that killed 253 people. Colombo: Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday announced a ban on face-covering, a week after Islamist militants carried out coordinated suicide bombings that killed 253 people. “The ban is to ensure national security… …

Sri Lanka bans the Burqa among all other means of covering the face by a presidential decree
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bans the Burqa among all other means of covering the face by a presidential decree

Op India  

Sri Lanka has introduced a ban on all types of face coverings including Burqas to ensure public safety. As per reports, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has approved the ban and issued a presidential decree stating that all forms of face covering, including the Burqa, will be completely prohibited from Monday. As per reports, the official press release of the …

Women asked to avoid burqas, kids skip playtime: Sri Lankan Muslims fear for safety
5 years, 8 months ago

Women asked to avoid burqas, kids skip playtime: Sri Lankan Muslims fear for safety

India Today  

There already have been a few incidents that have been reported of Muslims being targeted by mobs. That is the fear most Muslims in Sri Lanka are living with after one of the worst terrorist attack that the country witnessed on Easter Sunday. Razia has not sent her children out to play out of fear that they might fall victim …

Sri Lanka bans all types of face covers including burqa after Easter Sunday bombings
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bans all types of face covers including burqa after Easter Sunday bombings

India Today  

Almost a week after a series of bomb blasts ripped through three Sri Lankan cities, government authorities on Sunday ordered a complete prohibition on all types of face covers including burqas. The decision to ban all types of burqas and face covers was approved by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena after several bombs ripped through the island nation on April …

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