Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
Do you think their dress might in some way be affected by their living in a majority Islamic country where not to dress that way would invite opprobrium and unwanted attention at best and outright violence at worst?
Yes, quite possibly. Although I expect that is just one of many influences, the others being historically and culturally oriented.

But to simply say that women cover up because Islam forces them to is incorrect and reinforces a prejudice which is unhelpful.