Italy to Follow France and Belgium?

The report of the NY Times is here:

An Italian parliamentary commission on Tuesday approved a draft law banning women from wearing veils that cover their faces in public.

The draft passed by the constitutional affairs commission would prohibit women from wearing a burqa, naqib or any other garb that covers the face in such circumstances.

Third parties who force women to cover their faces in public would be fined euro 30,000 ($43,000) and face up to 12 months in jail, the news agency ANSA said.