Can't Speak, Won't Speak

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This piece is really just a rumination on the wants and desires of women in some cultures in the Middle East as symbolised by the niqab and its depiction in the media.

Lee R Kendall

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For me, this issue is not about some pluralist Westernised concept of democracy being drafted into these cultures. This is more about what these women really want for themselves.

I therefore leave the question of personal democracy entirely open to you, the viewer - the stitches over the mouth can be interpreted as censorship, or bald defiance, depending on your point of view.