From Eric Dondero:

Italy is set to become the third country in Europe to ban the burqa and face-covering hijab. Right-wing Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has large majorities in both houses of parliament, and has promised to introduce the bill in early Fall.

Interestingly, the bill would amend a 1970s law aimed at countering terrorism by radical Communists.

From the UK Daily Mail, "Now Italy is set to join Belgium and France in banning the burkha in public," Aug. 2:

Italy is set to be the next European Union to introduce a burkha ban after parliament announced today it would debate legislation after the summer recess.

France and Belgium already have bans in place and the proposal has the backing of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's ruling centre right coalition.

Italy's Constitutional Affairs Committee said that the bill which was initially suggested by the anti-immigration Northern League would be debated following the summer recess in September.

The Northern League's proposal aims at amending a 1975 law, introduced amid concern over domestic terrorism, which bans anyone wearing anything which makes their identification impossible.

European countries, including Italy, have seen an increase in the last two years, of bank robberies and other violent crimes, involving robbers in burqa disguises.

Just last month two brothers - Mohammed Younis and Waqar Mahmood were convicted of a jewlery store heist in Yorkshire, England, disguised in woman's burqas. (See YorkshirePost.com)

Photo of former Prime Minister Aldo Moro murdered by Red Brigade terrorists and his body dumped on the streets of Rome.