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Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut many Islamic schools, minister says
[YNet] - 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. Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-03-13 |
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