Visiting a mosque - would you wear a headscarf?

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I’m looking to visit a mosque in the interest of learning more about Islam. I’m curious though as a Catholic woman about wearing the veil. It would just seem so odd to me to wear something that seems to be making a public statement of “I am a muslim.” On the other hand, I don’t know if another style of covering up would be acceptable. So I’m asking both any muslims here what would be acceptable, and any Catholic women what you would wear?
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Wear a headscarf and make sure that you have a pair of shoes that you can slip in and out of easily – you will have to leave them outside. Check for embarrassing holes in socks/stockings beforehand as well. 🙂

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PatienceAndLove said:
I would recommend that you do, just to avoid issues.

Single women in Muslim countries attract problems. Even more so if you look Anglo- I say this from personal experience, not from some sort of racial fear.
My suggestion is that for the entirety of your visit to a Muslim-majority country, you make sure you are covered from neck to wrist to ankle, and that you have a headscarf of some sort available at all time. And if you are busty, as I am, ensure that your clothing is not clingy in anyway.

If you need clothing ideas, or ways to hijabify (I just made that word up) clothes you already have, visit the website Hijab Style.
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I’m confused as to where the “muslim country” thing came from here…
 
It depends on the rules at the place you want to go to. A Muslim friend of mine from grad school wears a modesty snood that covers all of her hair and that seems to be sufficient at her mosque. You may also want to wear a long sleeve shirt and long skirt or pants.
 
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