'Racist agenda': Fear, worries over Sri Lanka's burqa ban

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Email not displaying correctly? Click Here       Your weekly highlights 03/17/2021       This week, Sri Lanka's government has said it is considering to ban the wearing of the burqa and close more than 1,000 Islamic schools.  In the UK, the disappearance and murder of Sarah Everard provoked an enormous outpouring of grief and dismay at the failure of police to tackle violence against women. And in Portugal, we analyse how the country silenced "centuries of violence and trauma" in the transatlantic slave trade.      'Racist agenda': Fear, worries over Sri Lanka's burqa ban Proposal to ban the burqa in Sri Lanka viewed by many as attempt to appease Sri Lanka's Buddhist majority and cause divisions.   Sarah Everard: Missing woman's case sends UK into shock A police officer has been arrested on suspicion of murdering 33-year-old Sarah Everard.   How Portugal silenced 'centuries of violence and trauma' There has been little acknowledgement of Portugal's role in the transatlantic slave trade – until now.   Why are COVID cases rising in Europe despite vaccination efforts? Infectious strains, sluggish vaccine rollouts and a lax attitude to physical distancing have seen cases surge in some countries.   Saudi Arabia and Iran have not always been foes The Saudi-Iranian competition for regional hegemony has been wrongly interpreted as a Sunni-Shia rivalry.   PODCAST🔊: Ten years on, Syrians hope for justice - in Germany Syrians are marking 10 years since peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad's government erupted in 2011.   Want to learn more about the people and movements fighting for social justice and pushing for change?  SIGN UP FOR "SUBTEXT"  A NEWSLETTER FROM AJ+

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