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Meloni plans to ban burqas and niqabs in Italian schools, cap foreign students in classrooms

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On September 20, 2026, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced plans to introduce legislation that would ban burqas and niqabs in schools and cap the number of foreign students. The proposed measures also include mandatory Italian language lessons for parents who face integration challenges. Speaking at the Gioventù Nazionale national festival in Rome, Meloni emphasized respect for Italian rules and culture while addressing concerns over migration.
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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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Ms. 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 students having “serious difficulties integrating into the school system.”
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🔮 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday (September 20, 2026) she'll soon introduce a measure to her government that would cap the number of foreign students in classrooms and ban the wearing of burqas and niqabs in schools.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday (September 20, 2026) she'll soon introduce a measure to her government that would cap the number of foreign students in classrooms and ban the wearing of burqas and niqabs in schools. asserted
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Ms. 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 students having “serious difficulties integrating into the school system.” asserted
lessons → tell → system
“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 Gioventù Nazionale national festival in Rome. asserted
she → come → Rome
“It is the only serious way to welcome them.” asserted
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Ms. Meloni specifically referred to a ban on the burqa, 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 are visible. asserted
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But Ms. Meloni didn't mention the hijab, the headscarf worn by some Muslim women. asserted
Meloni → mention → women
Once approved by the government, the measure would need parliamentary approval within 60 days to pass into law. asserted
measure → approve → law
Ms. Meloni, who has political roots in the far-right, has consistently been hawkish on migration. asserted
who → have → migration
But she has evolved politically over her tenure as Prime Minister, shifting from a nationalist outlier to an establishment figure among European Union politicians. asserted
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However, she's also keen to boost her popularity before a general election next year and is introducing a string of policies that achieve that aim, including an exemption from a hated property tax on small- and medium-sized cars and scooters. asserted
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Earlier this month, Ms. Meloni's conservative administration became Italy's longest-serving uninterrupted government since World War II. asserted
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