A row has broken out in Italy over the wearing of the burka after the prefect of a city in the north-east announced he was permitting it, despite legislation outlawing any clothing that stops the wearer being recognised. Vittorio Capocelli, the prefect of Treviso, near Venice, made his ruling after meeting immigrants' representatives. He said women who sought to wear the burka for religious reasons were free to do so, but would have to reveal their features if asked to do so for the purposes of identification.
Source: Guardian (English)
