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Two years of Easter bombings: Lanka legalises deradicalisation law, mulls
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): From mulling burqa ban to de-radicalisation law, the Sri Lankan government has taken several steps as part of a crackdown against 'Islamic extremism' in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings of 2019.
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Pakistan's hypocrisy on Sri Lanka's burqa ban exposed
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 18 (ANI): Pakistan's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Saad Khattak, publicly intervened in the country's internal affairs, commenting on a ban on the wearing of the burqa and niqab in the country and the imposition of strict state regulation on unregulated Islamic s
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Days after Imran Khan's visit, Sri Lanka likely to ban burqa on grounds of
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 16 (ANI): Days after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka is likely to ban the burqa on grounds of "national security".
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Proposal for Burqa ban in Sri Lanka under discussion
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 16 (ANI): The Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka on Tuesday issued a statement on a proposed ban on wearing burqa and niqab in Sri Lanka, saying that the government is yet to impose a ban and a proposal in this regard is being discussed.
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Ban burqa, terrorists use it to enter India, says Raghuraj Singh
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Chairman of Committee of Building and Other Construction Workers, Labour Department Raghuraj Singh on Monday stoked controversy, while demanding that the Centre and the state government should impose a ban on 'burqa'.
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MES President receives death threat after burqa ban
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], May 4 (ANI): Muslim Education Society (MES) President Dr P A Fazal Gafoor has received an anonymous call threatening to kill him, a day after he issued a circular banning students from covering their faces with religious veils at its educational institutions. Read More
Owaisi urges EC action on Shiv Sena for seeking burqa ban
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 1 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday asked the Election Commission (EC) to take action against Shiv Sena for its "polarising" editorial in its mouthpiece Samna seeking a ban on the burqa in order to ensure national security.
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Sri Lanka imposes burqa ban post Easter Sunday attacks
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 29 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government on Sunday took necessary measures to impose a complete ban on all types of burqas and face covers in the wake of the horrific terror bombings that rattled the entire country on Easter Sunday, claiming lives of more than 250 people
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Jailed Saudi blogger's wife calls for burqa ban in Ontario
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], Jul 2 (ANI): Ensaf Haidar, the wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has requested the Ontario premier Doug Ford to ban 'burqa' in public places.
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'Burqa ban' comes into force in Austria
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], October 2 (ANI): Muslim women in Austria were forced by the police to remove their facial coverings on Sunday, as an anti-burqa law came into effect.
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