We were two of an estimated 700-strong (mostly Jewish) audience. Rushdie gracefully sidestepped any comment on the law itself, but did express a robust opinion on the niqab. They would say it is an instrument of oppression.” My husband and I applauded loudly, but few others did. Here’s a thought experiment I’d put to my progressive Jewish friends: How do you feel about the “frumqa”? Please don’t speak to me of a Jewish woman’s “right” to wear such a travesty of “tzniut” (modesty in dress and behaviour).

Source: National Post October 31, 2017 13:18 UTC