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There is already research showing that hijab ban lead to opposite results, regardless if these results are wished from far-right Muslim haters or from liberal feminist "liberate the girls" position. The results as in France are = Muslim women become more supportive of Islamism, spend more time at home, feel less connected to France and more connected to other countries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZloPCnACJM

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Secularism can be repressive and repressive or authoritarian secularism as in pre-revolution Iran, Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union leads to very hostile reactions and behaviours.

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