Hijab maintains women positive image

A recent survey has found that veiled British Muslim women have more positive body image, less affected by beauty standards depicted in media and place less importance on appearance than women who don’t wear hijab.

Conducted on 587 Muslim women between 18 and 70 in London, the research found that positive attitude is driven by wearing the Islamic headscarf, instead of religiosity.

Muslim women from several ethnic groups like Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian and Arabs have participated in the research that was published in the British Journal of Psychology.