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Sri Lankan government will not rush through process to ban burqas: Cabinet Spokesman

Sri Lankan government will not rush through process to ban burqas: Cabinet Spokesman Muslims make up about 9% of the 22 million people in Sri Lanka, where Buddhists account for more than 70% of the population. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- A burqa clad Sri Lankan Muslim woman walks in a street of Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo | AP) By PTI COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government will not rush through the process to ban burqas and the decision on the issue would be taken after reaching a consensus, a senior minister said on Tuesday. The Cabinet spokesman s remarks came a day after Pakistan s envoy to Colombo Saad Khattak criticised the Sri Lankan government s plan to ban the wearing of burqas in the country, saying such divisive steps in the name of security will not only hurt the sentiments of Muslims but also strengthen wider apprehensions about the fundamental human rights of minorities in the island nation.

Sri Lanka to take time to consider proposed ban on burqa

Sri Lanka to take time to consider proposed ban on burqa BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3A burqa clad Sri Lankan Muslim woman walks in a street of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, March 13, 2021. 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.Eranga Jayawardena/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3A Sri Lankan Muslim woman, right in black attire, walks in a busy street of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, March 13, 2021. 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. ​Eranga Jayawardena/APShow MoreShow Less

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