How women should dress in public, according to Muslim countries

Published January 8, 2014 5:00am ET



How should a woman dress in public? That’s the question presented by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research to residents of primarily Muslim countries.

Respondents from Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Turkey were shown six styles of women’s headdress and asked which one was most appropriate. The styles ranged from the full burqa, popular in Afghanistan, to no headdress, preferred by secular women.

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