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New Italian bill targets Islamic face coverings and religious funding
The bill targets cultural separatism and mandates financial transparency for religious groups while imposing fines of €300 to €3,000 for veil violations.
- Italy's ruling Brothers of Italy party has proposed a bill to ban the burqa and niqab in public spaces, intending to combat cultural separatism tied to Islam.
- The proposed law includes fines of 300 to 3,000 euros for violations and mandates transparency from unrecognized religious organizations regarding their funding sources.
- The bill aims to address issues such as forced marriages, strengthening penalties against them, and creating new laws against virginity testing.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's coalition holds a strong majority, which increases the bill's chances of support, although no debate schedule is set.
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Italian Government Proposes Legislation Against ‘Islamic Separatism,’ Including Burka Ban.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Italy is proposing a new law to fight “Islamic separatism” and reduce foreign influence on mosques, aiming to crack down on religious fundamentalism, hate preachers, forced marriages, and full-face coverings for women.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Sara Kelany, an FdI spokeswoman on immigration, are spearheading the initiative.WHEN & WHERE: The law was ann…
This project "is to counter the creation of enclaves in which the Shariah applies, not the Italian legal system, and where Islamic fundamentalism flourishes," said a Fratelli d'Italia official.
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