by Felix Richter, Statista.com
— this post authored by Niall McCarthy
Religious clothing has generated an enormous amount of debate in Europe and beyond in recent weeks amid the saga of the French burkini ban.
How do people in the Middle East actually feel about a woman’s right to dress whichever way she wants? Data from Pew Research reveals that half of people in Saudi Arabia actually believe that women whould be able to wear what they want. Slight majorties in Tunisia and Turkey also agreed that women should be freed from restrictions in order to dress as they please.
This chart shows the perrcentage of people agreeing it is up to a woman to dress whichever way she wants.
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