Politics
Meloni announces ban on face coverings in Italian schools
September 20, 2026 at 06:25 PM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 4 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Meloni promises to ban burqas, niqabs in Italy’s schools
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MAMasrawy
إيطاليا تستعد لحظر البرقع والنقاب والكمامات في المدارس وتحديد أعداد الطلاب الأجانب
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ميلوني: سنحظر النقاب بالمدارس ونفرض حدا للأجانب بالفصول
(opens the publisher’s site)Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced a ban on face coverings in schools and a legal cap on foreign students per class.
- Meloni outlined the proposal on Sunday at the youth-wing festival of her Brothers of Italy party in Rome.
- She said a bill to be presented to the Council of Ministers would make Italian lessons compulsory for parents of foreign students facing serious integration difficulties.
- Meloni said no one in Italy may force a young woman to hide herself under a real or alleged tradition.
- Foreign students account for about 12 percent of enrolment, while a 30 percent limit on foreign students already exists under Italian law.