How People in Muslim Countries Prefer Women to Dress in Public

Pew Research ^ | JANUARY 8, 2014 | JACOB POUSHTER

[nickcarraway]

An important issue in the Muslim world is how women should dress in public. A recent survey from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research conducted in seven Muslim-majority countries (Tunisia, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey), finds that most people prefer that a woman completely cover her hair, but not necessarily her face. Only in Turkey and Lebanon do more than one-in-four think it is appropriate for a woman to not cover her head at all in public.

The survey treated the question of women’s dress as a visual preference. Each respondent was given a card depicting six styles of women’s headdress and asked to choose the woman most appropriately outfitted for a public place. Although no labels were included on the card, the styles ranged from a fully-hooded burqa (woman #1) and niqab (#2) to the less conservative hijab (women #4 and #5). There was also the option of a woman wearing no head covering of any type.

[Fightin Whitey]

How can you even tell the gender...?

These boys are dressed for business.

[45semi]

"the reason they hide behind a veil."

The ones I see with just the head scarves...
Would be easier on the eyes with full face covering...
Fugly is the rule, not the exception...