Burqa bans only radicalise more Muslims

Last month, Sri Lanka proposed that its parliament consider banning women from wearing face veils or burqas in public spaces, joining a growing list of countries that have adopted similar measures widely seen as anti-Islam and a source of concern for Muslim minorities.

“For states to ban the wearing of the burqa means that they are violating the religious freedom and agency of these women. As many studies have demonstrated, restrictions on religious expression, like burqa bans, generate grievances and make the turn to the gun more likely,” Nilay Saiya, a senior fellow at the Religious Freedom Institute and an Assistant Professor of public policy and global affairs at Singapore’s NTU said.

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