Islamic schools

Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut many Islamic schools: Minister Sarath Weerasekera

Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools, a government minister said on Saturday, the latest actions affecting the country`s minority Muslim population.

Mar 13, 2021, 21:10 PM IST

Explained: How President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is destroying Turkey through Islamic schools and nepotism

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is riding on the wagon of political Islam to become the Caliph of the Muslim world. For ensuring his success, he has converted Turkey into a lab of political Islam during his 18-year rule. To radicalise the children and youngsters and to build an army of Islamic preachers, he has changed the entire education system of Turkey — dominated by political Islam and projecting  Erdogan as the tallest Muslim leader.

Aug 25, 2020, 09:26 AM IST