evidence: Several common Islamic attire that Muslim women wear in the Middle Eastern and African countries includes abaya, niqab and chador. Abaya is the free cut, beltless long traditional Arabic dress designed to be worn in public places (Monkebayeva, [...] United Arab Emirates, the local women's national outfit consists of a hijab and an abaya, a long black robe worn over the clothes of the woman that helps to minimise the presence of feminine curves. (Pasha-Zaidi, 2015). In Pakistan, despite not being the main reason for Muslim women to wear the headscarf, the environment or the culture of the country still hold a modest share of the reason for wearing the headscarf or the hijab, and it was a significant factor for modern veiled women who wore modern clothes (Kamal & Fayyaz, 2016). [...] Ferdousi, 2018). In his study conducted in Pakistan, Sethi (2019) found that women wanted more styles of abaya, including integrations of Western fashions and traditional abayas, or Western evening dresses inspired abaya. Young Muslim women who live predominantly in Western cultural contexts, or even their peers who live in traditional Islamic societies, show their elegant and modern hijab by combining it with modern and elegant clothing and brands (Nistor, 2017). In fact, the last decade has seen increasing popularity of the Muslim attire in all age groups of women not only as part of their religion, but also as part of their fashion statement (Zabeen, 2017).