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Countries Where Wearing a Burqa is Mandatory
Countries Where Wearing a Burqa is Mandatory: compare 4 countries on 3 metrics.
Mandatory Burqa
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Mandatory Hijab
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 Afghanistan | Yes | Yes | In May 2022, the Taliban made a law requiring all women to wear a burqa, which covers the entire face, or niqab, which covers the face except for the eyes. Reports vary as to the level of enforcement authorities are devoting to the law. |
 Brunei | No | Yes | Brunei officially implemented Sharia law in 2014. The new penal code required Muslim women to wear a headscarf covering the hair, neck and ears in public or face fines or imprisonment. |
 Iran | No | Yes | In Iran, since 1981, after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the hijab has become compulsory. All women are required to wear loose-fitting clothing and a headscarf in public. |
 Saudi Arabia | No | Yes | Saudi Arabia has one of the strictest dress codes for women in the world. All women in the country, including non-Muslim foreign visitors, are required to wear an abaya which is a loose robe-like over garment that covers the entire body except for the head, feet and hands. In … |
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- Where does this countries where wearing a burqa is mandatory data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: What countries is hijab mandatory? - Resto NYC; Hijab by country - Wikipedia; As more women defy hijab laws, Iran's government pushes back - PBS.org; Taliban order all Afghan women to cover their faces in public - The Guardian.