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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Audrey Liza M. Nolasco

Italy Prime Minister Meloni Unleashes Explosive School Crackdown as Burqas and Niqabs Face Ban

Giorgia Meloni unveils sweeping proposed school measures as Italy considers limits on foreign pupils and a ban on burqas and niqabs (Credit: The European Union/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

'It cannot be that in an Italian classroom, Italian children feel pushed into a corner because they have become the minority,' Meloni said at the Gioventù Nazionale festival in Rome on Sunday, 20 September.

Yet it was her warning about Italian children that delivered the most explosive moment.

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