Sri Lanka to take time to consider proposed ban on burqa BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3A burqa clad Sri Lankan Muslim woman walks in a street of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, March 13, 2021. Sri Lanka on Saturday announced plans to ban the wearing of burqas and said it would close more than 1,000 Islamic schools known as madrassas, citing national security.Eranga Jayawardena/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3A Sri Lankan Muslim woman, right in black attire, walks in a busy street of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, March 13, 2021. Sri Lanka on Saturday announced plans to ban the wearing of burqas and said it would close more than 1,000 Islamic schools known as madrassas, citing national security. Eranga Jayawardena/APShow MoreShow Less