This problem of anonymity is one of the prime reasons the niqab was banned in France and some other European countries.
One occasionally spies women wearing the niqab with designer sunglasses over their eyes, especially in the blingy Emirates.
When I decided to remove the niqab in 2002, I faced a bitter war with my family and society.
In the niqab case, the Supreme Court faced a painful problem.
My National Post column reflects on the Canadian Supreme Court's ambiguous ruling on the niqab.