The niqab is not a symbol of faith - it is a tool of oppression.

It reduces women to faceless shadows, stripping them of individuality, dignity, and humanity. - Bill Brindley

• When a woman’s face is erased, she is objectified, dehumanized - and in that void, men feel absolved of responsibility.

The niqab does not protect women from rape; it legitimizes it by pushing the lie that men are beasts who cannot control themselves, and that if a woman is assaulted, it’s her fault for being “uncovered.”

• Wearing a niqab is not just uncomfortable - it is disabling...