It's more than a single data point. And I have been to Turkey and Indonesia. Those were not as bad as others (Egypt and Morocco), but in Kuala Lumpur there are separate wagon trains with cracked windows so no one can see in, for women. So nobody can see their faces! How crazy is that? The fact that means they can't see out is just an unfortunate side-effect, right?

When I was in Jakarta, there was a demonstration by hundreds of women who wanted stricter enforcement of shariah law...