Sri Lanka announced a ban on face coverings, including veils and burqas, in the wake of the Easter suicide bombings that killed 253 people. The new decree announced today means Muslim women in Sri Lanka will no longer be able to wear veils covering their faces. The Sri Lankan cabinet had proposed laws on face veils at a recent meeting. Most Sri Lankan Muslims practise a liberal form of the religion and only a small number of women wear the niqab. The law takes effect eight days after the Easter bombings of churches and hotels that killed more the 250 people.

Source: Daily Mail April 28, 2019 20:09 UTC