Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s party has called for a ban on face coverings such as the burka and niqab in public spaces, part of a wide-ranging proposal intended to combat what it described as “Islamic separatism”.
The draft law — presented to parliament on Wednesday by a trio of lawmakers from Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party — would also tighten scrutiny of funding for mosques and other Islamic educational and cultural activities, by imposing strict new financial reporting requirements.
“The spread of Islamic fundamentalism . . . undeniably constitutes the breeding ground for Islamist terrorism,” an introduction to the draft legislation said, citing the need to combat “religious radicalisation and religious hatred”.
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