format_quote Originally Posted by
Emperor
Islam teaches that women are to dress modestly, and modesty is defined differently by each and every culture. So of course, Muslim women from different backgrounds will not dress the same way.
Not really... the body parts that women are told to cover are the same, no matter which culture. Wearing pants for women is not allowed in public, regardless of whether the culture considers it modest.
The only place culture comes into play is how the women manifest the clothing... for example women in Saudi Arabia traditionally manifest it as very loose black clothing, whereas in Malaysia their tradition clothing (i.e. non-western) clothing is very bright and colourful. Neither is wrong. However, if a Malyasian woman were to visit Saudi, it would be better for her not to wear her colourful clothing in the middle of an area were all women wear black out door since this would cause her to attract to much attention.
As for what body parts are covered, this does not differ.