How People in Muslim Countries Think Women Should Dress. ... Instead, the authors found that dress preferences tracked most strongly with each country's level of gender equality and social freedoms.

A study conducted by the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research asked people in seven countries with Muslim-majorities what style of dress is appropriate for women in public.

Overall, Tunisia had the highest number of respondents (56 percent) saying it is “up to a woman to dress whichever way she wants.” Only 14 percent of Egyptians agreed.

A 23-year-old Burnley woman who started wearing a niqab two years ago says it's "empowering" - even though she's been told she looks like an "executioner" and a "liar".Imaan Ahmed, a law student at ...

Kazakhstan is prohibiting people from wearing clothing in public that obscures the face and impedes facial recognition, becoming the latest Central Asian country to restrict veils worn by Muslim women ...

Macy's will soon feature a collection of modest clothing and hijabs catered to Muslim shoppers, which has drawn both ire and praise from customers. » RELATED: Muslim women support Nike as ...

Most non-Muslim adults in Western Europe favor at least some restrictions on the religious clothing of Muslim women who live in their country, according to a recent Pew Research ... Opponents say the ...

But for those looking to lure Muslim consumers, not having Muslim women or people who are familiar with Islam in a production room can lead to problems, says Sylvia Chan-Malik, associate professor ...

There's a lot to be talked about when it comes to young, Muslim women and their relationships with fashion. Refinery29 talks hijabs, mipterz, and dejabbing ...

The Pew Research Center posted this illuminating graphic showing how people in various Muslim-dominated countries prefer women to dress. Most of those surveyed thought women should wear some kind ...