America needs to save itself from radical Islamic culture now, just as Denmark has done, by banning niqabs and burquas.
Denmark—famous for its fierce independence and commitment to integration—has implemented a nationwide ban on full-face veils, including niqabs and burqas. Denmark is saving its culture from radical Islamists. Believe it or not, it’s 2025, and on this issue, Europe is showing more backbone than the United States regarding protecting Western values and democracy. They don’t care what virtue-signalers have a problem with it.
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The law, first enacted in 2018, makes it illegal for anyone to cover their face in public, and now, Denmark is moving to expand the ban to include schools and universities. America needs to follow suit—at both the federal and state levels—before the niqab becomes normalized here, too.
Let’s get one thing straight: the niqab is un-American. Our culture is built on openness, transparency, and direct human interaction. You can’t have meaningful communication with someone whose face is hidden behind a cloth. It’s not just about security—in airports, banks, or even walking down Main Street—it’s about what kind of society we want to be. I was walking on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach around Christmas time and saw a couple of women, covered head to toe in this garb, and quite honestly, it was creepy. Not being able to see someone’s face feels threatening. We shouldn’t be normalizing symbols of inequality and subjugation, especially those that have no factual basis in religious doctrine.
That brings me to the popular—and misguided—argument about religious freedom. Proponents of the niqab will immediately scream “First Amendment!” and insist that banning the niqab infringes on their right to practice Islam. Nonsense. Nowhere in the Quran does it explicitly say that women must cover their faces. Modesty in dress? Yes. Full facial coverings? Absolutely not. Full facial coverings are a cultural practice imported from deeply patriarchal and oppressive societies, not a religious obligation. We have every right—no, every responsibility—to draw a line when so-called “freedom of religion” clashes with the foundational values that make America the greatest country on earth.
Denmark’s logic is simple and refreshing. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is pushing to rid schools and universities of niqabs and full-face veils because these garments have become, in her words, “tools of Muslim social control.” She’s right. Hiding a woman’s face is not a personal choice in most cases—it’s the product of pressure, coercion, or the threat of violence from family or community. Denmark isn’t demonizing everyday Muslims—it’s standing up for the rights of women and the integrity of education. The exact reasons apply in Florida, Texas, California, and all across America.
The professional hand-wringers and “woke” activists call the ban discriminatory or Islamophobic. But what’s truly discriminatory is turning a blind eye to the oppression of women simply because the oppressors claim it’s “tradition.” If virtue-signaling leftists listened to former Muslims and women who have escaped repressive societies, they’d know that most desperately want to assimilate and shed these restrictive garments. Integration means respecting the customs and values of the culture you choose to live in—not demanding that we cave in to the most regressive practices of the Old World.
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American school districts already face demands for prayer rooms and “cultural accommodations” that disrupt the classroom. This is a slippery slope, and Denmark’s example shows that it’s still possible to push back while upholding democracy and a free society. When American legislators debate these issues, they must remember that Islamists aren’t the only religious group in the country. Would we allow ski masks or KKK hoods in schools or banks? Of course not.
There are plenty of American Muslims who reject the niqab and embrace the freedoms this country offers. The real threat is cultural relativism—the notion that all practices are equally valid and beyond criticism. They aren’t. Some practices are antithetical to American values and should be treated as such.
It’s time for America to stop tiptoeing around the issue. A nationwide niqab ban, modeled after Denmark’s, is needed to protect our schools, public spaces, and—most importantly—our fundamental values. If we don’t, we risk sacrificing those values on the altar of misplaced tolerance. And that, my fellow Americans, is unacceptable.
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