Do different countries have varying practice of wearing hijab?

In certain societies more than others, more austere garments are required such as the Chador (Iran) and Burqa (Afghanistan). Meanwhile, these garments were forbidden in Turkey in the reform started by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. But due to opposition from the leading Islamic party, a constitutional crisis occurred.

 

 

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