Source: ET

The questions in the online poll were based on a survey by University of Michigan.

Earlier this month, University of Michigan’s Population Studies Center had published the results of a survey in which it had asked respondents from seven Muslim countries to identify an ‘appropriate’ dress for women to wear publicly.

Respondents were shown six head shots which showed women wearing a shuttlecock burka, a niqab, different forms of headscarves and one without any head covering.

The report revealed that 32% of Pakistanis believe the niqab is the most appropriate dress for women.

Also, only 22% of Pakistanis in the original survey voted that women should dress as they wish.

The Express Tribune ran some of the questions from University of Michigan’s report in an online poll and, over a period of five days, 2235 people responded.

Of these,  1692 (76%) of respondents were male.  74% were from Pakistan, 18% were Pakistani expatriates and 8% identified as ‘other’.

In comparison, University of Michigan’s survey polled 3,523 Pakistanis of whom 51% were male.

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