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A little over a year ago, my life – and the life of my youngest daughter – intersected with that of a young woman who chooses to wear a niqab.

It was a privilege to get to know that young woman, for she was – in every sense – a lovely human being.

But as the debate has intensified in Canada and elsewhere over what constitutes appropriate dress for women in western society, I found myself wrestling with the issue, and weighed in with my thoughts here.

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