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Italy’s Meloni Announces Ban on Burqas & Niqabs in Schools, Cap on Foreign Students

Sep 21, 2026
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni says a new measure heading to Cabinet will ban burqas and niqabs in schools, limit the number of foreign students per class, and require parents of foreign students with serious integration issues to learn Italian. She framed it as essential for gender equality and proper classroom integration so Italian students do not become a minority.
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