In response to the jihadist bombings in Sri Lanka, the country is now considering banning the burqa “after police found several women suspected of having aided the Easter terror attacks were wearing burqas.” Western Leftists have been too busy screaming “Islamophobia” and “racism” to notice that many countries have banned the burqa for security reasons. Aside from the fact that the burqa is an oppressive garment forced upon women in the name of Islam (cf. Quran 24:31 and 33:59), it makes good sense to ban it in the interests of public safety.
In Chad, two Boko Haram jihad suicide bomb attacks killed 23 people in 2015, which led to the country’s Prime Minister Kalzeube Pahimi Deubet condemning the use of the burqa as “camouflage,” and ruling that all burqas on sale in markets must be burned.
So far, the burqa has been banned in China, Tajikistan, Morocco, Latvia, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Chad, Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Bulgaria, and France. Algeria banned the burqa in the public sector last year.
The burqa in the name of equality between genders and for safety reasons needs to be outlawed in all Western countries.
“Sri Lanka Mulls Burqa Ban as Easter Jihad Death Toll Rises to 321,” by Frances Martel, Breitbart, April 23, 2019:
Sri Lanka may be considering joining a growing number of governments in banning the burqa, an Islamic head covering that leaves no part of a woman’s body visible, local media reported Tuesday in the aftermath of the series of suspected jihadist bombings targeting Christians on Easter Sunday.
Officials confirmed Tuesday that the death toll had risen a second time from 290 to 321 as some severely wounded died overnight and forensic specialists began identifying the dismembered remains strewn throughout three churches and three hotels in and around the nation’s capital, Colombo.
Police also told reporters Tuesday they arrested 40 individuals suspected of participating in planning and executing the attack. Law enforcement officials believe a Sri Lankan radical Islamic group, National Thowheeth Jama’ath, conducted the bombings.
Sri Lanka’s Daily Mirror cited “a highly placed government source” Tuesday indicating that President Maithripala Sirisena has begun discussing a nationwide prohibition on the Islamic clothing item after police found several women suspected of having aided the Easter terror attacks were wearing burqas, making finding and arresting them more difficult. The use of the burqa may further hinder operations to arrest individuals believed to be involved in the attacks, the source further indicated.
“The government, [the source] said, is planning to implement the move in consultation with the mosque authorities and yesterday several ministers had spoken to President Maithripala Sirisena on the matter,” the Mirror alleged, adding that the burqa and its close relative, the niqab, were “never part of the traditional attire of Muslim women in Sri Lanka until the gulf war in the early 1990s which saw extremist elements introducing the garb to Muslim women.”
The niqab, unlike the burqa, leaves the wearer’s eyes visible, but nothing else. The burqa uses a semi-transparent cloth over the eyes to allow the wearing to see but others not to be able to see into the garment.
Both coverings tend to be far less common in the Muslim world than the hijab, a headscarf that hides a woman’s hair but leaves her face exposed. The Quran requires both men and women to dress modestly, but does not specifically require Muslims to wear any of these items.
If Sri Lanka adopts such a measure, it would join a diverse coalition of nations in Asia, Africa, and Europe that have done so in the interest of preventing terrorists from using the burqa to evade police or hide explosives. Among the nations that have enacted a ban on the item are Chad, Cameroon, Gabon, Morocco, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Belgium, and Muslim-majority western China.
Sirisena declared a state of emergency after six bombings Sunday now believed to have killed 321 people and injured over 500. Reports revealed the president “gave the military a wider berth to detain and arrest suspects,” resulting in 40 arrests at press time. As the bombing culprits are believed to be suicide bombers, those arrested are alleged members of the jihadist terror ring that helped the individuals organize the attacks.
Police fear that the six bombings Sunday did not represent the entirety of the jihadist plot. On Monday, authorities found explosives and detonators in at least two other locations – a bus stop in Colombo and a van parked near the targeted St. Anthony’s Church – believed to belong to the same individuals responsible for the attacks.
Police initially stated that all those arrested were Sri Lankan nationals and believed to be members of local terrorist group National Thowheeth Jama’ath. On Tuesday, however, India’s Hindustan Times revealed that one of the 40 arrested was a Syrian citizen. The newspaper did not offer any more details on the individual.
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but not offered any proof of its involvement or identified the individuals responsible. The terrorist group, who recently lost all territory belonging to the “caliphate” it established in 2014, routinely take credit for jihadist acts around the world to boost its credibility in radical Islamic circles.
In addition to pressure to find and punish those responsible, Sirisena is facing mounting criticism after Indian media revealed – and rival politicians in the government confirmed – that Sri Lankan intelligence officials received international warnings that jihadists would strike its Christian minority on Easter. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who Sirisena tried to unconstitutionally remove from office in October, told reporters Sirisena banned him and his cabinet members from attending intelligence meetings, so no one tied to Wickremesinghe was aware of the warning.
Mahinda Rajapaksa, the former president Sirisena tried to replace Wickremesinghe with, joined the prime minister in condemning Sirisena and demanding answers on the Easter warnings on Tuesday.
“The government can’t shy away from taking the responsibility. It knew about the attacks, but did not warn anyone or any church and made sure that none of the ministers or MPs attended any service,” he said in an extensive statement to parliament.
Rajapaksa is both renowned and criticized for being the president during the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war in 2009. Critics argue that he used outsized force to subdue and kill the Tamil separatist movement that had launched the war in 1983…..
gravenimage says
Sri Lanka considers burqa ban following Easter jihad bombings
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Good–I hope they do.
Jayell says
Time to consider banning muslims, period. There”s not much point in simply banning the uniform if you don’t also ban the insidious slime that wears it. And obviously proscribe islam completely, which would include quarantining all muslim countries and severely restricting contact with them and their citizens. That’s the only way to deal with this 21st century reincarnation of the Black Death.
ninetyninepct says
Even ISIS banned burkas.
Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says
ISIS banned burkas? Why? Citation, please.
abc says
Some women in burka murdered some ISIS leaders. That was the reason.
christianblood says
ISIS banned burqas?
-1
Nope!
Wellington says
Just look at the photo above. Res ipsa loquitur.
I despise Islam. The wonder of it is that virtually all of humanity doesn’t by now—and especially the female of the Homo sapiens species.
christianblood says
When fire in ‘Notre Dam’ museum means more to us than 900 dead and wounded Christians in Sri Lanka church attacks!!! When Google Searches for ‘Notre Dam’ museum out number attacks on Sri Lankan Christians 7:1….When billions of dollars were raised within a week to rebuild the spire of the Paris museum and zero for the 900 Christian victims in Sri Lanka jihad attacks. What does that tell you about the West, its satanic oligarchs, and its political and media establishment elites?
More below:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/04/google-searches-notre-dame-outnumbered-sri-lanka-attacks-71-190422090240995.html
Wellington says
Another cheap shot against the West, christianblood. So typical of you.
When tragedy or evil occurs in your “backyard,” it is only human nature to mourn it far more than tragedy, even far greater tragedy, that is far away.
You seem to never miss an opportunity to denigrate the West. Meanwhile, and as I have mentioned to you twice before, the Moscow Times reported that a poll taken just last month in March showed that 70% of Russians have a positive view of Stalin, arguably the greatest mass murderer in history. Why not finally address this, christianblood? Or are you too busy saying yet again, “God bless Hezbollah?” Yeah, what say you about this poll, never mind as you have for years, touting Holy Mother Christian Russia?
You’re a hypocrite, christianblood. A rank one. Extra so. Your turn.
christianblood says
Wellington
I am comparing the reaction of the West to fire at the ‘notre dam’ museum in relation to the 900 dead and wounded Christians in the jihad attacks in Sri Lanka! My comparison is summed up in my comment above. That is all.
christianblood says
Wellington
It would be good if you could ask that question about Stalin to a Russian person. As I mention to you many times before, I am NOT a Russian!
gravenimage says
christianblood has always refused to say anything critical of Stalin–including his persecution of Christians.
Wellington says
christianblood: The hell that is all as you claim, otherwise why would you have stated in your 7:48 P.M. post above, “What does that tell you about the West, its satanic oligarchs…”
Satanic oligarchs? Really? And you think this is not a cheap shot?
As for you not being a Russian, so what? You “carry water” for the Russians all the time and so what do YOU think of 70% of Russians having a positive view of Stalin? How do you square this with the Holy Mother Christian Russia crap you spew with regularity? How can ANY Christian have a positive view of Stalin?
You are a rank apologist for Russia and any apologist for Russia, even a more balanced person than you, should, actually must, address the 70% figure I have mentioned in this post, the one above and on other threads. Yes, how does a Christian Russia approve of Stalin by an overwhelming margin? No more dodging.
christianblood says
Wellington
You are all about Russia, Russia, Russia, Russia!
Cut down on your dependence on the so-called ‘main stream media’ they are clouding your judgment!
Wellington says
christianblood: I would rarely bring up Russia here at JW but for you. To assert that I am “all about Russia, Russia, Russia!” is pure projection on your part.
gravenimage says
Now the appalling christianblood is citing the Islamic Al-Jazeera to try to prove that Christians don’t care about Christians–nice try.
Never mind that I debunked this on two separate threads yesterday.
Note, also, that he again sneers at Western Christians by continuing to call Notre Dame “‘Notre Dam’”, and claiming that this is a “museum”, despite there being regular masses held there.
Wellington says
There seems no level too low, gravenimage, that christianblood will not stoop to in his hatred of the West.
christianblood says
The despicable, hypocritical, pro-Islamist West would spend billions on an empty building in Paris but would not raise a finger to help the 900 dead and wounded Christians in Sri Lanka jihad attack!
Wellington says
christianblood: My strong guess is that over the next several weeks many Western nations and Western charitable organizations, as well as many individuals from the West, will forward all kinds of contributions to Sri Lanka. If I am not mistaken, Americans are the most charitable people on the earth, but how many help out Americans when they experience tragedy, as the Canadian Gordon Sinclair pointed out back in the 1970’s. Go to “The Americans by Gordon Sinclair, June 5, 1973” and listen to what this Canadian had to say about America and the world.
gravenimage says
I’m afraid so, Wellington.
gravenimage says
christianblood already knows that this is false–yesterday he was sneering at Israel for offering help in the wake of the Jihad terror attacks in Sri Lanka:
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/PM-Benjamin-Netanyahu-offers-aid-to-Sri-Lanka-following-blasts-587490
And here’s an American site on how to aid the victims in Sri Lanka:
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-help-the-victims-of-the-sri-lanka-bombings-1834217046
Westerners–Americans most of all–*always* give to charities under these circumstances. The bizarre implication that if you care about restoring a church that this means you hate Christians and would do nothing to help them makes no sense whatsoever. Would he also sneer if there had been a fire in a Russian Orthodox church?
“America, New Zealand and Canada top list of world’s most generous nations”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/america-new-zealand-and-canada-top-list-of-world-s-most-generous-nations-a6849221.html
christianblood says
gravenimage
Al-jazeera is owned by Qatar and Qatar is a US ally with thousands of US troops and large military bases in its soil! Would you criticize the US regime for alinging itself with Al-Qaeda-backing Qatar?
BTW, the news that West is more interested and googling more in the fire of ‘notre dam’ secular museum is everywhere. Look it up!
https://www.english.alahednews.com.lb/essaydetails.php?eid=47713&cid=269
gravenimage says
Also, notice that in all of his commenting here that christianblood refuses to say anything critical of this horrifying Jihad terror attack–all he can do is castigate Westerners for also having donated to rebuild Notre Dame.
Buraq says
@ Christian blood
Your post is back to front! What do the attacks tell us about Islam, is what you should be asking! Clown!
christianblood says
Buraq
Here in Jihadwatch, we all know that Islam is an evil cult, full of hate and death but none other than me comments regularly on how the hollywoodized, postmodernistic, anti-Christ West is colluding with Islam to destroy Christianity and create mass-murder, stupidity and mayhem in the world!
Christians discriminated against in Europe, massacred in states hit by US and Nato! More of this below:
https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201904251074421446-sri-lanka-attacks-christians/
christianblood says
Buraq
Assyrians in Sweden: “..Expect a ‘F*****g Civil War!..”
More on how the degenerate, anti-Christ West is colluding with Islamists
to destroy Christians:
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201904251074438747-sweden-assyrians-war/
revereridesagain says
I believe that is called a Rising Tide a.k.a. A Good Thing. Alas, I fear an equally devastating attack, should it occur here, would result in no such ban because of the screaming of Islamophobia and Racism that would greet an effort to curtail even such horrendous death tolls.
FYI says
There is a video on You Tube by Avi Yemini 22 Nov 2018
“Bank bans woman in helmet but allows MAN in burqa”
A disguised MAN{..Avi!..} wearing a Burqa goes into a bank and nothing happens:nobody bothers.
At the same time a WOMAN wearing a bike helmet goes into the same bank and she is stopped and they insist
she take it off.
anon says
They need to ban the sharia. The burqa is a symbol of allegiance to the sharia. Secular Muslims who reject the sharia are no problem but all Western governments must make it clear we will not tolerate the sedition of sharia. Islamists who want the sharia imposed should be encouraged to leave. They have their countries and we have ours: that is how we keep the peace.
Rufolino says
Good point that this obnoxious garment is a conspicuous symbol of Sharia. To ban it is a positive sign. It indicates the rejection by a nation of the loathsome and dangerous principles of Sharia. It has not been banned in the UK.
CRUSADER says
Finally, a clear RED LINE contemplated to being drawn !
Hopefully soon.
Now, if only it’ll work in Minnesota….
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
+ 1 Well put anon. It’s something that they still insist on playing the victim card sighting the NZ massacre carried out by a lone killer. It still begs the question, what’s the excuse for all the other atrocities?
somehistory says
the AP is reporting 359 dead as several people died in hospitals. An earlier report on Reuters had a higher number than 40 for arrested,…60 so far and said they are still searching for those involved. One suicide bomber was female.
It is understandable that the burqa could be banned after an attack like this. No one can tell what the person in the bag looks like…whether male or female…what scars or birthmarks, color of hair, eyes, what the mouth and teeth look like…so if they terrorize and escape, no one knows for whom to look.
All a moslim would have to do is run around a corner, duck into a waiting van, and take off the bag. Most all of them look alike, so having one in the vehicle wouldn’t prove much. The cops would have to test every one of them for explosive residue.
nicu says
https://www.patriotpetition.org/2019/04/24/der-un-generalsekretaer-soll-die-anti-christlichen-anschlaege-von-sri-lanka-klar-und-deutlich-verurteilen/
It’s about time ! I know people from Sri lanka they came here to escape Muslim terror – now they say here are more of them than in their homeland . How sad and what an injustice ! why they all bow doen to this sick ideology ?
Eric Jones says
Speaking of Illhan Omar. Has she ever been asked if she prefers Sharia over the Constitution of the USA,?
Twerzig says
A tool of Patriarchy.
To oppress women.
J D.S says
It would be in the best interest of all to ban any and all face covering with the exception of medical reasons
but for the word “RELIGION” that will not happen…Islam is “considered”, mistakenly, as a religion and therein lies the problem. Still living in old Testament era, Mosaic laws, although Islam even missed the boat with what they stole from the old and new Testaments far from Godly dealings, Islam has missed the boat againt…There is a new covenant, the JESUS COVENANT !
Rick Spencer says
Wherever – in any country – WHEREVER one sees burqa / niqab clad female Mohammedans it is certainly a sign of fundaMENTALists / radical Islamists / jihadist in the midst. All mosques in these areas should be closely monitored and, as happened in Austria, radical (hate) preachers should be immediately deported. The clerics are the core purveyors of intolerant ideology and jihadism.
No Muzzies Here says
Close. They should ban something, but it’s not the burka. What do you think that might be?
Oh my papa he was so good to me says
There is a more subtle way. Today, the 25th of April, is ANZAC Day in Australia and in the centres of the major cities there is not a hijab to be seen. It’s a weird time-warp, as if our culture was reset to 30 or 40 years ago; but it won’t last, they’ll be back streaming through our glorious malls and shopping centres -they love shopping (what else do they have to do during the day?).
The Awful Truth says
I know the supine venality of the present regime. They’ll roll on their back for Arab money – building the largest Sharia school in Asia in the Eastern province (there’s a petition going around to stop it). Don’t hold your breath.