The only people that wear masks in the civilized world—aside from during periods of frostbite inducing weather—are criminals.
If I would get hassled walking into a local bank wearing a ski mask or halloween mask on some random day here in ABQ, then a woman wearing a mask should expect the same treatment.
The veil and its use fall into 2 broad scenarios here in the west. One, they feel compelled to do so by male relatives and co-religionists. Two, they choose to wear it as a political statement (which is basically flipping the bird to the society that feeds them). I think neither are strong arguments for it in the face of the reality that males wearing masks would likely face many hassles in civilized society.
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