Niqab Poll(For muslim women)
How old are you?
| 5% (4) | Less than 9 | |
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| 4% (3) | 9-12 years old | |
| 2% (2) | 12-15 years old | |
| 26% (19) | 15-20 years old | |
| 26% (19) | 20-23 years old | |
| 8% (6) | 23-25 years old | |
| 9% (7) | 25-30 years old | |
| 9% (7) | 30-35 years old | |
| 0% (0) | 35-40 years old | |
| 0% (0) | 40-45 years old | |
| 2% (2) | 45-50 years old | |
| 2% (2) | 50-60 years old | |
| 0% (0) | 60-70 years old | |
| 0% (0) | 70-80 years old | |
| 0% (0) | More than 80 years old |
71 voters have answered this question.
Do you live in a muslim country?
| 36% (26) | Yes, I live in a muslim country | |
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| 63% (45) | No, I live in a non-muslim country |
71 voters have answered this question.
Where do you live?
| 4% (3) | Far East | |
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| 30% (21) | Middle East | |
| 8% (6) | Near East | |
| 22% (16) | Europe | |
| 30% (21) | USA | |
| 0% (0) | Latin America | |
| 0% (0) | South America | |
| 2% (2) | Africa | |
| 1% (1) | Australia |
70 voters have answered this question.
Do you live in a muslim family?
| 72% (47) | Yes, I was born into Islam and both my parents were muslims | |
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| 18% (12) | Yes, I converted into Islam and my parents converted after me | |
| 9% (6) | Yes, I converted into Islam after my parents did |
65 voters have answered this question.
Did you study at an Islamic school?
| 38% (27) | Yes, I studied at an Islamic school | |
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| 5% (4) | No, I studied at ordinary schools but students were all muslims | |
| 15% (11) | No, I studied at ordinary schools but most of the students were muslims | |
| 40% (28) | No, I studied at ordinary schools but most of the students were non-muslims |
70 voters have answered this question.
Did your mother or your older sister wear "niqab' before you started wearing it?
| 35% (25) | Yes, my mother/sister always wore the niqab in the presence of ghair-mahram men | |
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| 7% (5) | Yes, my mother/sister often put on niqab when she went out of the house | |
| 0% (0) | Yes, but my mother/sister sometimes put on her niqab when she went to mosque | |
| 57% (40) | No, my mother/sister never wore any kind of niqab |
70 voters have answered this question.
What age did you start wearing Niqab(face veil)?
| 10% (7) | Less than 7 years old | |
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| 2% (2) | 7 years old | |
| 4% (3) | 8 years old | |
| 11% (8) | 9 years old | |
| 5% (4) | 10 years old | |
| 0% (0) | 11 years old | |
| 1% (1) | 12 years old | |
| 4% (3) | 13 years old | |
| 5% (4) | 14 years old | |
| 5% (4) | 15 years old | |
| 4% (3) | 16 years old | |
| 7% (5) | 17 years old | |
| 1% (1) | 18 years old | |
| 11% (8) | 19 years old | |
| 22% (15) | More than 19 years old |
68 voters have answered this question.
Do you wear the face veil(Niqab) because you are forced to by a family member(your father, brother, husband)?
| 16% (11) | Yes, at first I was forced by my father and now I am forced by my husband | |
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| 11% (8) | No, my father, brothers and my husband just encouraged me to wear Niqab and I did it | |
| 72% (49) | No, wearing the Niqab is my own choice and my father or husband did not force me |
68 voters have answered this question.
Was it obligatory for you to wear Niqab at school?
| 24% (17) | Yes, it was obligatory and those who did not wear Niqab were punished | |
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| 1% (1) | Yes, it was obligatory and those who did not wear Niqab were not allowed to enter the school | |
| 1% (1) | No, it was not obligatory but the headmaster insisted upon it | |
| 5% (4) | No, it was not obligatory but highly encouraged | |
| 15% (11) | No, it was not obligatory and students could choose to wear it or not | |
| 4% (3) | No, it was not obligatory but discouraged | |
| 1% (1) | No, it was not obligatory but illegal | |
| 45% (32) | I did not study at an Islamic school |
70 voters have answered this question.
According to the Sharia of Islam, do you think wearing Niqab(face veil) for women is ?
| 58% (41) | Fardh/ Wajib- (Obligatory) | |
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| 20% (14) | Mustahabb-al-Muakkak (Highly Recommended) | |
| 8% (6) | Mustahabb(Recommended) | |
| 5% (4) | Mubah(Good to do it) | |
| 7% (5) | Ja'ez(permissible) | |
| 0% (0) | Other |
70 voters have answered this question.
Do you support other Muslim women veiling their face(wearing Niqab) in your country?
| 92% (65) | Yes | |
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| 7% (5) | No |
70 voters have answered this question.
Do you cover all your face? (eyebrows, forhead, eyes, nose,mouth, )
| 43% (29) | Yes, I cover all my face including my eyebrows and eyes | |
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| 34% (23) | No, I uncover my eyes(opening or slit for the eyes) | |
| 9% (6) | No, I leave the eyes and eyebrows visible | |
| 12% (8) | No, I use half Niqab |
66 voters have answered this question.
How do you cover your eyes?
| 23% (16) | I insert the eye mesh between the layers of Niqab | |
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| 17% (12) | I do not leave an opening slit for the eyes | |
| 4% (3) | I put pieces of fabric on my eyes | |
| 53% (36) | I don't cover my eyes |
67 voters have answered this question.
Do you find it difficult to see and breath in Niqab?
| 31% (21) | at first, I found it difficult but now I am used to it | |
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| 10% (7) | I found it difficult but I practiced that in private places so that now, don't h | |
| 23% (16) | I find it difficult but we should wear Niqab for the pleasure of Allah | |
| 34% (23) | No, I don't have any problem breathing or seeing in Niqab |
67 voters have answered this question.
What style Niqab do you wear?
| 32% (22) | Traditional Saudi style Niqab (with screens to cover the eyes) | |
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| 19% (13) | Double Layer Saudi Niqab(worn over the hijab) | |
| 8% (6) | Afgani burqa | |
| 1% (1) | Egyptian Arabic Burqa(with mesh screen covering the eyes) | |
| 1% (1) | Traditional Iraqi style Niqab | |
| 0% (0) | Traditional Boushiya (covering the eyes) | |
| 16% (11) | Half Face Saudi Niqab | |
| 8% (6) | Full Face Chiffon Niqab | |
| 11% (8) | Other |
68 voters have answered this question.
What color Abaya and Niqab do you usually wear?
| 52% (35) | Only black | |
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| 31% (21) | Black and other dark colors | |
| 0% (0) | White | |
| 16% (11) | Other colors |
67 voters have answered this question.
Do you wear gloves(to cover your hands in the presence of strange men)?
| 57% (38) | Yes, always | |
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| 19% (13) | Yes, sometimes | |
| 22% (15) | No, never |
66 voters have answered this question.
Do you wear eye screens(to cover your eye in the presence of non-mahram men)?
| 43% (29) | Yes, always | |
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| 11% (8) | Yes, sometimes | |
| 44% (30) | No, never |
67 voters have answered this question.
Who do you uncover your face in front of?
| 42% (28) | Only my husband | |
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| 33% (22) | Only Mahrams(my father, brothers and husband) | |
| 19% (13) | Mahrams and other muslim women | |
| 30% (20) | Mahrams and all other women | |
| 13% (9) | Not mature boys(feel no physical desire) | |
| 6% (4) | Stranger men with no desire |
66 voters have answered this question.
Do you work outside the house?
| 34% (24) | Yes | |
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| 65% (45) | No |
69 voters have answered this question.
Do you think women in muslim countries should be allowed to work?
| 40% (28) | No, women should only do the housework and raise children and avoid any other kind of job | |
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| 31% (22) | Yes, women should be allowed to work but they should avoid jobs which requires communication with non-mahram men. | |
| 17% (12) | Yes, women should be allowed to work with their husband's permission | |
| 20% (14) | Yes, women should be allowed to work even if it involves communication with strangers of the opposite sex |
69 voters have answered this question.
Do you drive a car?
| 36% (25) | Yes | |
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| 63% (43) | No |
68 voters have answered this question.
Do you think women in muslim countries should be allowed to drive?
| 59% (40) | Yes, they should be allowed for women to drive in muslim countries | |
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| 40% (27) | No, driving is prohibited for women and they should not be allowed to drive |
67 voters have answered this question.
Do you make salat in your house or in mosque?
| 61% (42) | In the house | |
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| 2% (2) | In the Mosque | |
| 35% (24) | Sometimes in the Mosques |
68 voters have answered this question.
Do you think mosques should allow women in?
| 30% (21) | Yes, but they should be segregated places | |
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| 17% (12) | Yes,but they should be a partition between men and women. | |
| 23% (16) | Yes, mosques should allow women but it is more recommended that women pray at home | |
| 26% (18) | No, they should not allow women in | |
| 2% (2) | Other |
69 voters have answered this question.
Do you come out of house without accompanying a mahram(husband, brother,..)?
| 40% (27) | Yes, but only out of necessity | |
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| 25% (17) | Yes, but with the permission of my wali(father, husband) | |
| 19% (13) | Yes, but only for short activities | |
| 34% (23) | No, never |
66 voters have answered this question.
Do you eat in public?
| 13% (9) | Yes, but I remove my Niqab | |
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| 28% (19) | Yes, but I don't remove my Niqab | |
| 20% (14) | Yes, sometimes | |
| 37% (25) | No, never |
67 voters have answered this question.
Do you think women in muslim countries should be allowed to come out of house without accompanying a mahram(husband, brother,..)?
| 43% (29) | Yes, but only out of necessity | |
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| 24% (16) | Yes, but with the permission of my wali(father, husband) | |
| 31% (21) | No, never |
66 voters have answered this question.
Have you ever spoken with a non-mahram?(other than your father, brother or husband)?
| 17% (11) | Yes, but I was speaking with him before marriage | |
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| 37% (23) | Yes, but only in case of necessity | |
| 12% (8) | Yes, but it was a brief talk | |
| 32% (20) | No, never |
62 voters have answered this question.
Do you think women in muslim countries should be allowed to talk with non-mahram men?
| 4% (3) | Yes, but only before marriage | |
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| 40% (26) | Yes, but only in case of necessity | |
| 10% (7) | Yes, but only brief conversations | |
| 44% (29) | No, never |
65 voters have answered this question.
Do you talk in presence of non-mahram men?(all men except your father, brothers and your husband are considered non-mahram)
| 37% (25) | Yes | |
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| 62% (41) | No |
66 voters have answered this question.
Do you think women should be allowed to talk in presence of non-mahram men?
| 13% (9) | Yes, but women should not speak soft and they should not tempt men | |
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| 7% (5) | Yes, but women should not raise their voice so that they can be desired | |
| 23% (15) | Yes,but women should speak only out of necessity | |
| 55% (36) | No, they should be quiet and don't talk in presence of non-mahram men |
65 voters have answered this question.
Do you think women should be allowed to attend mixed classes?
| 73% (47) | No, it is haram for them(not permissible) | |
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| 26% (17) | Yes, they should be allowed |
64 voters have answered this question.
Do you answer E-mails or Instant messages from non-mahram men?
| 16% (11) | Yes | |
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| 67% (44) | No | |
| 15% (10) | Sometimes |
65 voters have answered this question.
Do you uncover your face at Salat?
| 40% (26) | Yes, but only when non-mahrams are not present | |
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| 15% (10) | Yes | |
| 44% (29) | No |
65 voters have answered this question.
In which of these situations would you uncover your face?(in front of non-mahram men)
| 51% (32) | Proposal of marriage | |
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| 54% (34) | Medical Treatment | |
| 38% (24) | Testimony in court cases | |
| 46% (29) | Hajj and Umrah(Ihram) | |
| 35% (22) | Other |
62 voters have answered this question.
What's your reasons for wearing Niqab?
| 79% (50) | Pleasure of Allah | |
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| 11% (7) | Cultrual tradition | |
| 38% (24) | Islamic identity | |
| 42% (27) | follow the tradition of Prophet's wives and companions | |
| 42% (27) | Preserve myself for my husband | |
| 19% (12) | to respect my parents | |
| 19% (12) | to be treated as a thinking human being | |
| 6% (4) | to cut down race issues | |
| 30% (19) | to feel comfortable and be sure no one notices you | |
| 39% (25) | to feel secure | |
| 23% (15) | to spread the truth about Islam through my Niqab |
63 voters have answered this question.
What do you think about muslim women who don't wear Niqab?
| 12% (8) | They are disobeying Allah and they are sinners | |
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| 65% (42) | I don't judge them, Allah is the best judge | |
| 3% (2) | They are just not taking the safe side | |
| 7% (5) | They are also sisters in Islam and should be recognized | |
| 9% (6) | There is nothing wrong with them if they have modesty and shyness | |
| 1% (1) | They would be sinners if they flirt or laugh in public |
64 voters have answered this question.
(if you live in a non-muslim country) Does wearing Niqab in your country attract too much attention?
| 60% (35) | Yes | |
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| 39% (23) | No |
58 voters have answered this question.
Do you feel free to wear Niqab?
| 87% (56) | Yes | |
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| 12% (8) | No |
64 voters have answered this question.
Would you teach your daughters about Niqab?
| 26% (17) | Yes, and I will insist upon it | |
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| 21% (14) | Yes, and I will enforce it | |
| 27% (18) | Yes, and I will encourage it | |
| 20% (13) | Yes, I will teach them | |
| 4% (3) | No |
65 voters have answered this question.
Would you teach your sons to respect and appreciate women that cover fully?
| 98% (63) | Yes | |
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| 1% (1) | No |
64 voters have answered this question.
Are you familiar with the verses of the Quran and the hadith that talks about Niqab?
| 86% (56) | Yes | |
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| 13% (9) | No |
65 voters have answered this question.
do you agree with the Islamic law of Irtidaa requires that the whole female body (from head to feet, including the face) be concealed in the presence of ghair mahram (with whom marriage is permissible)and that woman should not emerge from the house unnecessarily
| 87% (57) | Yes | |
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| 12% (8) | No |
65 voters have answered this question.
Which school of fiqh do you follow?
| 50% (28) | Hanafi | |
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| 32% (18) | Shafi'i | |
| 8% (5) | Hanbali | |
| 7% (4) | Maliki | |
| 1% (1) | Ja'fari |
56 voters have answered this question.
Which school of thought do you follow?
| 31% (18) | Ashria | |
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| 26% (15) | Salafi'ya | |
| 42% (24) | Other |
57 voters have answered this question.
Do you appreciate having "women only" restaurants in your country? What about restraunts which women can eat with their husband without non-mahram men seeing them?(roomed)
| 23% (15) | We have such restaurants and I appreciate that | |
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| 30% (20) | We don't have such restraunts but I think there should be | |
| 23% (15) | We don't have such restraunts and I don't feel there is a need | |
| 23% (15) | There are such resaurants but I don't feel there is a need |
65 voters have answered this question.
What age do you think girls should start wearing Niqab?
| 16% (11) | Less than 7 | |
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| 7% (5) | 7 | |
| 4% (3) | 8 | |
| 12% (8) | 9 | |
| 4% (3) | 10 | |
| 1% (1) | 11 | |
| 6% (4) | 12 | |
| 10% (7) | 13 | |
| 4% (3) | 14 | |
| 7% (5) | 15 | |
| 3% (2) | 16 | |
| 4% (3) | 17 | |
| 3% (2) | 18 | |
| 0% (0) | 19 | |
| 0% (0) | 20 | |
| 12% (8) | More than 20 |
65 voters have answered this question.
Which level of education did you finish?
| 7% (5) | Elementary School | |
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| 13% (9) | Secondary School | |
| 49% (32) | High School | |
| 13% (9) | Bachelor's Degree | |
| 3% (2) | Master's Degree | |
| 3% (2) | PHD | |
| 9% (6) | Other |
65 voters have answered this question.
Thank you, for answering this questions How much did it take you to fill it out?
| 22% (15) | Less than 2 minutes | |
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| 34% (23) | 2-5 minutes | |
| 34% (23) | 5-10 minutes | |
| 1% (1) | 10-15 minutes | |
| 7% (5) | More than 15 minutes |
67 voters have answered this question.
