James Joyner has a post up on Mario Monti’s fears of a political “backlash” arising from “mutual resentments” between northern and southern Europe. It points to some interesting meditations on the interaction of economics, politics and culture that are more … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Italy
Bans on the Burqa/Niqab in Italy
Samhita at Feministing notes that Italy’s Constitutional Affairs Commission has passed a draft law that would ban the wearing of face-covering veils such as the burqa and niqab in public places. Further parliamentary debate is scheduled for September. Italy would … Continue reading
Identity Matters: Italian Crucifixes
On March 18, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the placement of crucifixes in Italian classrooms does not violate the human rights of Italian students. I wrote about this a while back, when a lower European court came … Continue reading