Walling oneself off from the rest of society encourages hate. Indeed the niqab projects hate and holds an anti-social middle finger (sartorially) to the rest of society. In the story of the Emperor’s New Clothes every adult knew exactly what needed to be said, but were too afraid to speak the truth. It took the innocence of a small child to tell it like it was, and the circle of silence was broken. So it is here. The niqab is alienating and has no place in Western civilization. Even the youngest child knows that.