This is a guest post by Ibn Khaldun
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The Times recently gave space to Fatima Barkatulla to present a hopelessly misleading defence of the niqab (or, as the Times fawningly describes it, “[a]n insider guide to common misconceptions”). Fatima attempts to address seven issues that have been raised around the Niqab.
The piece is here for all to see. I would like to respond to her points one by one.
1) The Niqab is a symbol of female subjugation.