The majority of people in seven predominantly Muslim countries prefer women to completely cover their hair, and not necessarily their face, in public according to a recent survey conducted by the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research.
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Respondents were presented with six pictures of women dressed in different styles of the Muslim headdress including one who was without a headdress. They were then asked: "Which one of these women is dressed most appropriately for public places?"
A majority of respondents across the seven countries, which included Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, said woman #4, in the less conservative white hijab, was the most appropriately dressed for public.
Overall, the least popular choice among most respondents was woman #1 wearing the burqa.
Here are the individual results of each country:
Saudi Arabia: Most appropriately dressed is woman #2. Least appropriately dressed is woman #6.
In Saudi Arabia, 69% of respondents chose woman #2 as the most appropriate form of dressing for a woman.
Compared to other countries, more respondents in Saudi Arabia (11%) chose the most conservatively-dressed woman as the appropriate way to dress.
Pakistan: Most appropriately dressed is woman #2 and #3. Least appropriately dressed is woman #6.
Iraq: Most appropriately dressed is woman #4. Least appropriately dressed is woman #6.
Egypt: Most appropriately dressed is woman #4. Least appropriately dressed is woman #1.
Tunisia: Most appropriately dressed is woman #4. Least appropriately dressed is woman #1.
Turkey: Most appropriately dressed is woman #4. Least appropriately dressed is woman #1.
Woman #4 was the most appropriately dressed for 46% of respondents in Turkey, while 32% chose the hijab-less woman #6.
Last year, Turkey lifted a generations-old ban on women wearing the Islamic headscarf in state institutions.
Turkey was the only country where not a single respondent chose woman #1 as appropriately dressed.
Lebanon: Most appropriately dressed is woman #6. Least appropriately dressed is woman #2.
