# Meloni promises to ban burqas, niqabs in Italy’s schools

https://mins.news/en/item/66442

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-20 17:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/20/meloni-promises-to-ban-burqas-niqabs-in-italys-schools?traffic_source=rss

> Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said schools will ban burqas and niqabs and impose a legal cap on foreign students per class. She also proposed compulsory Italian lessons for parents of foreign students facing “serious difficulties integrating” into the school system. The measures still require government and parliamentary approval.

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