Is being a Muslim a disadvantage for the post of an Education Director ?

 Nov 22, 2015

Zarina Begum who was recently appointed as the director to the Bibile Zonal Education has been suspended within 20 days of her appointment with an intervention of a strong politician in the Uwa province and an unsuitable acting director with a low qualification has been appointed instead.

Zarina Begum is the first female Muslim lady to become a zonal director in the Sri Lanka education sector. She was aoopinted to the post on 23rd October 2015 and she has reported to work on the 28th. However on the 28th of November the appointment has been suspended. When we inquired the Uwa province governor M.P. Jayasinghe he said he can consider the appointment if there is an appeal. Uwa province educational secretary Ambanwela said since she has filed a case against the Uwa provincial council her appointment was suspended.