Thats a tough issue. Here in Croatia, altough the muslim community is pretty wide, it was just a few years ago when women with hijab got allowed to wear it for an ID card.
Knowing that niqab is not strictly ordered to be worn in Quran, I think that finding the middle ground between tolerance and restrictions would be the best choice.
Only thing im sure about is that it doesn’t feel nice to be stigmatized and abjected, whether it is about niqab or something totally opposite.
The whole point of having an ID is to show a representation of what you look like everyday. I also think transgendered people should be allowed to wear makeup in ID photos.
Obviously, I’m not quite western. : )
I’m born between a still-not-yet awaken Christian mother and nonpracticing Muslim father.
A moon child. and I’m still here lol
But islam as in sunni version has many bright sides that serves mankind and perseveres its existence, i know sufism is more about replenishing the spirit, but at the end of the day it is what makes more sense what matters.
Sufism believes that one can talk to God and receive messages from him, which is another side of schizophrenia. in Sunni version, you are prescribed few duties towards yourself and the community you live in and promised a rewarding life, now and in the hereafter.
I am a sunni but dont practice as in the many times i have attempted to it took me to unwanted places like the hospital for severe psychosis.
Deep inside i am a believer, but for my daily routine and life i rather be a secular person who believes in tangible materialistic life.