Sri Lanka announces plan to ban burka and close Islamic schools

March 13, 2021 Article

Sri Lanka announced plans to ban the wearing of burkas and said it would close more than 1,000 Islamic schools known as madrassas, citing national security. The country’s minister of public security Sarath Weerasekara said he signed a paper on Friday seeking the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers to ban burkas — outer garments […]

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Sri Lanka to allow burial of Muslims who die with coronavirus

February 11, 2021 Article

Sri Lanka will begin giving permission for Muslims who die with Covid-19 to be buried, the prime minister said, following an outcry over a previous ban. Mahinda Rajapaksa gave the assurance in response to a question in Parliament. Sri Lanka has required the cremation of all people who die from Covid-19, saying the virus in […]

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Facebook apologises for role in anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka in 2018

May 13, 2020 Article

Facebook’s failure to remove hate speech and falsehoods may have contributed to real-world anti-Muslim violence...

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Religious Leaders Must Take Responsibility for Extremists, Says Archbishop

August 30, 2019 Article

All religions and their leaders must own up to extremist activities within their faith and examine which of their traditional teachings enable followers to commit [...]

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Sri Lanka: Buddhist monk jailed for inciting violence against Muslims

August 8, 2018 Article

A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday handed a six-year jail term to a Buddhist monk accused of inciting violence against Muslims, holding him guilty of [...]

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Buddhist mobs target Sri Lanka’s Muslims despite state of emergency

March 7, 2018 Article

Sri Lanka shut down social messaging networks including Facebook on Wednesday to control violence targeted at the country’s minority Muslims, officials said, even after the [...]

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Sri Lanka announces plan to ban burka and close Islamic schools

Sri Lanka to allow burial of Muslims who die with coronavirus

Facebook apologises for role in anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka in 2018

Religious Leaders Must Take Responsibility for Extremists, Says Archbishop

Sri Lanka: Buddhist monk jailed for inciting violence against Muslims

Buddhist mobs target Sri Lanka’s Muslims despite state of emergency

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