Overview
- The Brothers of Italy bill would prohibit burqas and niqabs in public places including schools, universities, shops and offices, with fines ranging from €300 to €3,000.
- The draft law requires unrecognised religious groups to disclose foreign funding to the Interior Ministry, targeting undue external influence on mosques and related institutions.
- It increases penalties for forced marriages and creates crimes banning virginity examinations and so‑called virginity certificates, except for legitimate medical reasons.
- Sponsors Sara Kelany, Galeazzo Bignami and Francesco Filini presented the measure with Justice undersecretary Andrea Delmastro, who cited French-style secular precedents.
- Reporters note overlap with Italy’s 1975 face-covering law and regional measures like Lombardy’s 2015 rules, while the governing coalition’s majority points to likely backing despite no timetable.