It suggests Egypt is , in terms of gender relations , the most conservative country in the study by some distance . A tight - fitting scarf is the most appropriate thing for a woman to wear , Middle Easterners say . Nearly all of them say a woman should be allowed to choose what she wears . Saudi is the most conservative country in the region by some estimates . The findings come from a survey of Muslim countries across the Middle East .
A tight - fitting scarf is the most appropriate thing for a woman to wear , Middle Easterners say . Nearly all of them say a woman should be allowed to choose what she wears . Saudi is the most conservative country in the region by some estimates . The findings come from a survey of Muslim countries across the Middle East .