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

https://mins.news/en/item/66830

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-21 05:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/21/meloni-promises-to-ban-burqas-niqabs-in-italys-schools-2?traffic_source=rss

> Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni plans to prohibit burqas and niqabs in schools and limit the number of foreign students in each class. The move comes as she seeks to raise her popularity ahead of Italy’s election next year.

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