GN - And has it occurred to anyone that if a woman cannot go out without covering her face, she may no go out at all? How are these women, and their daughters, to learn, grow, and make their own choices in a free- yes free- society, if they cannot "see" all that society has to offer? When has the majority imposing their will on a minority ever gone well for the minority? That is why we have guarantees of the person, not of the group, no matter if it is 60%, 80% or 99%.