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kestrel91316

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3. She wasn't just in a headscarf. She was wearing the full face mask

Reply to mwrguy (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 12:18 AM

Aug 2016

known as niqab.

I have a problem with that because it can cause legitimate security problems just like walking around in a full face mask. Banks, for instance, don't allow that sort of thing with good reason.

None of which justifies how she was treated, though.

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She wasn't just in a headscarf. She was wearing the full face mask kestrel91316 Aug 2016 #3

Niqab kestrel91316 Aug 2016 #4