DailyKenn.com — Citing national security as a pretext, one nation has plans to close more than 1,000 Muslim schools. In addition, wearing a burka will be prohibited.
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Sri Lanka's minister of public security announced the plans that require approval from the nation's cabinet of ministers.
Excerpted from theguardian.com ▼
Sri Lanka has 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.
The minister of public security, Sarath Weerasekara, said he had signed a paper on Friday seeking the approval of the cabinet of ministers to ban burkas – outer garments that cover the body and face worn by some Muslim women.
“The burqa has a direct impact on national security,” Weerasekara told a ceremony at a Buddhist temple on Saturday. “In our early days, we had a lot of Muslim friends, but Muslim women and girls never wore the burqa,” Weerasekara said, according to video footage sent by his ministry. “It is a sign of religious extremism that came about recently. We will definitely ban it.”