Burqa banned in Sri Lanka on national security | News Hub

   The Sri Lankan government has banned Muslim women from wearing the burqa for national security reasons, News

   Sri Lanka (News Hub update news) The government is facing protests over the burqa, with Muslims say they have been discriminated against. "We will take national security forward," the government said after the cabinet meeting.

   A government spokesman said: "The ban on burqas will be discussed within the cabinet."

   A suicide bombing in Sri Lanka in April 2019 killed 279 people. The security minister said last week that he had signed a document approving the cabinet banning Muslim women from covering their faces completely in the name of "national security".

  "Muslim women usually wear the burqa in our country." It is a symbol of the recent rise of spiritual extremism.

   We will definitely ban it. " Although the number of women wearing burqas is low in Muslims have expressed surprise at the government's move. "Going out without a niqab is like walking without clothes, but I will cover my face with a face mask," says one young student.