The Institute of Public Health, a Sri Lankan government entity, has made the Islamic dress code mandatory for its Muslim employees, triggering a social media backlash.

The institute’s Director Dr Abdur Rahim in a circular on Thursday said that men must wear trousers above the ankle and women must cover themselves from head to toe.

The notice also ordered all employees to strictly maintain ‘purdah’, or seclusion, and asked them to keep their mobile phones turned off or on silent mode.

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