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Italy bans burqa and niqab in schools, capping non-Italian speakers to 30%
Italy's administration has endorsed a prohibition on the burqa and niqab within educational institutions, alongside a 30% limit on students with limited Italian proficiency per class. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the moves "common-sense tools that do not divide but really help to integrate." The measures are a decree law, taking effect immediately, but parliament must ratify them within 60 days.
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