The burqa ban exposes the whole exercise. Burqas and niqabs are extremely rare in Italy; estimates in the Italian press put the number of women wearing them at 500-600. Children don't wear them. The only adults affected are a handful of mothers, who will now be fined up to $1,140 for entering a building where their children are educated.
A law against such a tiny portion of the country is another way of reinforcing that the veiled woman is a symbol of an unassimilable minority, which will certainly serve far-right politicians in the next election.
