New Delhi, May 3 -- Sri Lanka's ban on face veils in the aftermath of the deadly Easter attack needlessly drew the burkha, a form of attire worn mostly by Muslim women, into the spotlight of suspicion in the context of terror. Since then, the Muslim Educational Society in Kerala has barred students of institutions under it from wearing it. Some years ago, France outlawed the garment. The reasons cited differ: the need of facial recognition for public security in the first case, a push for social integration in the second, and a rejection of religious markers in the third. The full veil also attracts flak from feminists who see gender injustice in it. Yet, ironically, such a ban violates the individual freedom to dress and express oneself how one wants to....