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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced plans to introduce a measure that would ban burkas and niqabs in schools and limit the number of foreign students in classrooms. Speaking at the youth wing of her nationalist party, Meloni emphasized the importance of learning Italian language and culture for immigrants who wish to integrate into society. She did not mention restrictions on hijabs during her speech.

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Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, announced on September 24 at a youth event organized by her right-wing Brothers of Italy party in Rome, plans to ban face coverings like burqas and niqabs in schools. She also proposed capping the number of foreign students per class, requiring parents of foreign students facing integration difficulties to learn Italian, and making it mandatory for students to attend school with their faces uncovered. Meloni emphasized that immigrants must learn Italian, understand Italian culture, and respect Italian rules if they want a future in Italy. This move is part of efforts to address the contentious issue of migrant integration amid high levels of immigration to Italy, due to its location in the central Mediterranean. The proposed measures need Cabinet approval before being presented to parliament for final passage within 60 days.

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Italy’s Meloni plans to ban burkas, niqabs in schools and cap foreign pupils in classrooms Those wanting a future in Italy must ‘learn our language’ and ‘respect our rules’, Meloni told the youth wing of her nationalist party Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday she will soon introduce a measure to her government that would cap the number of foreign pupils in classrooms and ban the wearing of burkas and niqabs in schools. Meloni told the youth wing of her nationalist conservative Brothers of Italy party that the measure would also make Italian language lessons compulsory for parents of foreign pupils having “serious difficulties integrating into the school system”.

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🔮 Italy’s Meloni plans to ban burkas, niqabs in schools and cap foreign pupils in classrooms Those wanting a future in Italy must ‘learn our language’ and ‘respect our rules’, Meloni told the youth wing of her nationalist party Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday she will soon introduce a measure to her government that would cap the number of foreign pupils in classrooms and ban the wearing of burkas and niqabs in schools. Meloni told the youth wing of her nationalist conservative Brothers of Italy party that the measure would also make Italian language lessons compulsory for parents of foreign pupils having “serious difficulties integrating into the school system”.

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“For us, anyone who comes to Italy and wants to build their future here must learn our language, understand our culture, and respect our rules,” she said to a standing ovation at the Gioventu Nazionale national festival in Rome. asserted

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“It is the only serious way to welcome them.” Meloni specifically referred to a ban on the burka, an all-covering dress worn by some Muslim women, and the niqab, the veil worn by the most conservative Muslim women, in which, at most, only the eyes show. asserted

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But Meloni did not mention the hijab, the headscarf worn by some Muslim women. asserted

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