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Italy and Austria ban face coverings and hijab in schools
Original: Italy has BANNED face coverings like the burqa at schools. Austria has BANNED the hijab for girls under 14 at schools. T
Claims circulating online say Italy has banned face coverings such as the burqa in schools, while Austria has banned the hijab for girls under 14. Austria did pass such a ban for primary schools in 2019. Italy's position is commonly linked to court rulings against full-face coverings in public settings, though details of a specific new school ban are unclear. The messages frame this as Europe-wide tightening on religious dress.
Why now: Debates over restrictions on Islamic dress in European schools keep resurfacing amid wider political tension over immigration and secularism.
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- Italy has BANNED face coverings like the burqa at schools. Austria has BANNED the hijab for girls under 14 at schools. Things are changing in Europe. · PeterSweden7 · 627
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