CNN had an interesting exchange a couple of days ago between Hebah Ahmed (veiled with a niqab) and Mona Eltahawy (unveiled) about the validity of the official ban of the niqab in France. This conversation would have gone quite differently on French television. CNN's Eliot Spitzer was clearly defending Hebah's right to dress how she wishes. The issue is more complicated than being just a First Amendment question, but 10 minutes of television is not enough to talk about deeper issues.