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- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni proposed banning burqas and niqabs in Italian schools.
- The decree forbids any full-face covering that prevents identification at school.
- State news agency Ansa estimates 500 to 600 female students currently wear full-face coverings.
- Imam Yahya Pallavicini called the ban a false problem that caricatures Islam.
- Collectif Nemesis protesters removed veils on stage during a League rally.
