Good points, unfortunately western "progressives" are wilfully blind to the reality of the niqab all over the world - they see women submitting to male authority under the guise of "modesty" and piousness as cultural differences. In Canada the veil means "feminism" but in Iran, women who don't cover their hair are flogged by morality police. The Globe also purposefully ignores the fact that the veil is synonymous with a belief system that condones the death penalty for "apostasy", "blasphemy", and homosexuality - yet they accept the "feminism" narrative without question? Next week, the Globe interviews three guys dressed in KKK outfits just out for a community bonfire talking about how their cloaks represent "diversity"...