- Thawb— loose, long-sleeved, ankle-length garments like men wear. However, for
- women, the neck and front can be embroidered and decorated with beads.
- Salwar — cotton or silk pants worn under the thawb.
- Abaya— a large, black cloak worn over the thawb either loose and flowing or wrapped
around the body. In Iran the abaya is called a chador. Sometimes instead of wearing a
thawb under their abaya, women sport fashionable clothing. Dress in the Middle East
reflect a woman’s environment, traditions, heritage, religious beliefs, and the personality
of her society, along with her own personal taste and fashion trends. In places like
Kuwait, there is no dress code, and most women dress in “western” clothes. They may
also choose from an array of various traditional and modest dress, along with a variety of
head coverings. In Tunisia, women are expected to wear modest dress, but they are not
required to wear a hijāb (headscarf). However, women, in places like Iran, must meet
government dress requirements for modest dress by wearing a combination of a hijāb
(headscarf) and a long overcoat which conceals the arms and legs or an abaya. The
overcoat is known by a French word, manteau. At home among family members, most
women do not wear the abaya.
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