I agree with Non Merci its not about the veil its a symbolic statement.
Its a backlash from many in the West who are fed up with extreme Muslims ranting on and trying to tell us things like putting sharia law into our countries etc.

Most of Europe enjoys traditions of extreme tolerance and I guess they are fed up of the immigrants who have come over, been accommodated than then getting chastised by them.

The West gets blamed for everything that Muslims don't like about their society and fail to take responsibility for.

I guess the worm is beginning to turn - as the hand of kindness is fed up of getting bitten.