LONDON -- Sri Lanka has barred face veils in the wake of the Easter bombings that killed hundreds of people at churches and high-end hotels. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said that all ...

Sri Lanka President Bans Face Coverings Over Security, Citing Easter Attacks The move by President Maithripala Sirisena was meant to help authorities identify people, part of a new security push ...

Muslim women in Sri Lanka will no longer be able to veil their faces under an emergency law ordered by President Maithripala Sirisena that bans all kinds of face coverings that may conceal people ...

Sri Lanka’s face veil ban stokes fear of Muslims, experts say April 29, 2019 A Sri Lankan Muslim woman returns from a market with her son in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 29, 2019.

Any face covering that “hinders the identification of individuals in a way that threatens national security” is now banned in Sri Lanka, according to a statement from the country’s President.

Muslim women in Sri Lanka are no longer able to veil their faces under an emergency law ordered by President Maithripala Sirisena that bans all kinds of face coverings that may conceal people's ...

Any face covering that “hinders the identification of individuals in a way that threatens national security” is now banned in Sri Lanka, according to a statement from the country’s President.