# Italy plans limits on foreign students and burqa-hijab ban in schools

https://mins.news/en/item/66323

- TRT World, 2026-09-20 13:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/eafe9f8931ed

> Italy plans to limit the number of foreign students and ban Muslim women’s headscarves and burqas in schools. Bans on Muslim women’s headscarves have been increasing across Europe.

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