Sat 13 March 2021: Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than 1,000 Islamic schools, the latest actions affecting the country’s minority Muslim population. Minister for Public Security Sarath Weerasekera told a news conference on Saturday that he had signed a paper on Friday for cabinet approval to ban the … Continue reading SRI LANKA TO BAN BURQA, SHUT MANY ISLAMIC SCHOOLS, SAYS MINISTER