Summary: For many people, when they think of Muslim dress, they think of the headscarf. Or, hijab, as itrsquo;s come to be known. There is some debate in the Muslim world over whether or not the headscarf is required of women ndash; but what is required by the Qurrsquo;an is that both men and women dress modestly. That they not draw unwanted attention to themselves and that they set themselves apart from others in the way they dress. For women ndash; that has often come down to the headscarf, but thatrsquo;s only the most visible manifestation of this requirement to dress modestly. The term hijab is meant to refer simply to the way a woman dresses. Of course, standards of modestly vary from culture to culture ndash; so there is some debate over what women must do. There are some countries where women must cover all their bodies in long cloak-like garments. In other places women must only cover their heads, although even that requirement isnrsquo;t given in all places. Men, too, must dress modestly. Although, again, what that means is often defined culturally ndash; the one standard of sorts being that men should cover themselves from navel to knees. Which has sometimes caused problems for men who play sports like soccer.
