Posted on 03/13/2021 11:12:40 AM PST by Olog-hai
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.
“The burqa has a direct impact on national security,” Weerasekara told a ceremony at a Buddhist temple on Saturday, without elaborating.
“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.” …
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No wonder they’re standing up to them.
Good...we should do the same - and ban them from being active in politics...
Agree. Islam is barbarism in religious drag. Our bill of rights isn’t a suicide pact.
A country smart enough to stop an islamic takeover before it starts.
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