Amnesty International published an argument for ending blanket bans on full-face veils and face coverings at protests. Marco Perolini contrasted pandemic mask requirements with penalties imposed on women wearing the niqab. The intervention challenged stereotypes that present Muslim women’s dress as a security threat and defended freedom of religion and expression.
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Amnesty used pandemic mask requirements to question discriminatory restrictions on the niqab.
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Its argument challenged the contrast between compulsory health masks and punishment of Muslim women’s face coverings.