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Originally posted by FrozenDaggers
It's not to hide their identity, although it might seem that way to you. They feel 'protected' from the eyes of men. It makes them feel safer. And it's their religion. What harm does it cause anyway? Policemen where police hats so you can't see the expression of their eyes/eyebrows... it comes under the same thing.

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i beg to differ, the policemen and women around here i can recognise... if they all wore hijabs im pretty sure i wouldn't be able to tell who is who.

im not sayign they should give up their religion or anything, i just feel its a that this is true:

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Originally posted by bbc news
full-face veil is a "visible statement of separation".

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