Secularists reject the veil while preserving modesty as a feminine virtue

Evidence

Notably, these authors oppose the veil but not the virtue of modesty, which they continue to regard as appropriate to feminine conduct. The veil, in their view, has been invested with an importance that is unwarranted when it comes to judgments about female modesty (see chapter 5). — Saba Mahmood, Politics of Piety, 179

Categorization

• XREF: Connects directly to the Immodesty article and the broader Islamophobia cluster: secular-liberal feminism concedes feminine modesty while attacking its embodied form.