Questionnaire: Observance of Veil/Purdah Section1: Background Information 1. Name (optional): ----------------------------------------2. Gender: ---------------------------------------------------3. Nationality: -----------------------------------------------4. Occupation: ----------------------------------------------5.

Monthly Income (Your or Your parents): -------------------------------------Section 2: Cultural Practice of purdah 6. What is the best purdah for a woman? a) chador b) dupatta c) scarf d) scarf and gown e) Other (specify) 7. A woman should cover herself when in public by: a) covering her head with a dupatta b) covering her hair with a scarf c) covering her face by observing veil d) wearing gown, scarf and veil e) wearing gown, scarf, veil and gloves f) wearing chador and observing veil with the same chador g) Other (specify) (Questions 7, 8, 9 and 10 are for females only) 8. I cover myself when in public by: a) covering my head with a dupatta b) covering my hair with a scarf c) covering my face by observing veil d) wearing gown, scarf and veil e) wearing gown, scarf, veil and gloves f) wearing chadar and observing veil with the same chadar g) Other (specify)

9. Why do you observe purdah? a) Just because of family tradition, it is not my own choice b) After my own choice, there is no tradition of purdah in family c) After my own choice, as I follow religious practices d) Any other reason (Specify) 10. If you are given the choice would you stop observing purdah? Yes/No/Cant say (Tick only one) 11. Did the tradition of observing purdah changed in your family over the years? a) yes, my grandparents/parents followed the practice of purdah more strictly b) yes, my grandparents/parents did not follow the practice of purdah very strictly as I/we do c) No, the tradition is still the same, right from the time of my grandparents until now 12. The women like to observe veil because it gives them a sense of social security. Yes/No/Cant say (Tick only one) 13. The women like to observe veil to project a distinct Muslim identity. Yes/No/Cant say (Tick only one) 14. What is the strongest motivation for observance of purdah? (Tick only one) a) Family traditions b) Religion c) social security d) freedom to move in society independently e) Social symbolism of piety and chastity f) Any other (specify) Section 3: Purdah and Students Learning Practices Variables 13 Many families do not allow their women to study at the universities if they do not observe veil. The female students who observe veil find it harder to interact with their Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly Undecided Agree Disagree

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teachers as compared to the students who do not observe veil. The female students who observe veil cannot express themselves appropriately in class room discussions. The female students who observe veil do not give presentations better then the students who do not observe veil. The female students who do not observe veil are more confident than the students who observe veil. The female students who do not observe veil are quick learner than the students who observe veil. The female students who do not observe veil are more cooperative and friendly than the students who observe veil. If there is no restriction from the family, the female students would opt for studying in the university without observance of veil. The female students who observe veil suffer from inferiority complex. The students who observe veil are unable to participate in any cocurricular activity other than studies. More and more women must observe veil to make university morally better place. More and more women stop observing veil to make them feel equal to men as far as availing the

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opportunities is concerned. More and more women stop observing veil to make them feel equal to urban and modern women as far as availing the opportunities is concerned.

Section 4: Pardah and Teaching Practices Variables Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly Undecided Agree Disagree 26 The female teachers who do not observe veil are better teachers than those who observe veil. 27 Facial expressions and gestures covey a lot while teaching which veil observing teachers cannot covey. 28 It is easier to interact with the female teachers who do not observe veil than the teachers who observe veil. 29 It is easier to access the female teachers who do not observe veil than the teachers who observe veil. 30 All the female teachers should observe veil in the university. 31 All the female teachers should not observe veil in the university. 32 The female teachers who observe veil or any other form of purdah inspire students to do the same. 30 The female teachers who observe purdah are less cooperative with the female students who are modernized and who do not observe purdah.