This is a well thought out editorial. One of the things it could touch on is the concept of defiance. The Burqa can be seen as an act of defiance against a government or political theater, and indeed, I think this is where the idea of stripping that defiance off is coming from. As the writer rightly ascertains, banning will only further the defiance, as witnessed in Iran and other places.

I don't hold out much hope for Islam changing it's male dominant positioning any time soon though.