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I don't have time to write much but, a few points:
1) Aapa your post was not deleted, until known that it was, please do not assume, I don't find that fair in the least.
2) This news is not new, meaning it was not in the month of Ramadaan. So again that's a misconception.
As for the rest, Allaah knows best. My heart goes out to the sisters in France. Never would I encourage a sister to remove her niqaab as I believe on principle, what is done for Allaah should never be taken down for fear of the creation. But it does underline the importance of Hijrah, esp from the lands in which Islaam cannot be freely practiced.
May Allaah ease their situations.