Sri Lanka Burqa ban

[Silver]

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.”

Sri Lanka to ban burqa and close 1,000 Islamic schools | Sri Lanka | The Guardian

Edited March 13, 2021 by ted hughes

[+and-then]

https://commonsenseevaluation.com/2013/06/03/muslim-behaviorterrorism-correlated-with-population-size/

The reaction should be interesting to watch.