Western women and secular leaders in Muslim countries often criticized this Muslim practice, especially in Iran and Saudi Arabia,
a. fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.
b. requiring women to wear head coverings and loose garments.
c. undertaking pilgrimages to Mecca.
d. abstaining from alcohol.
e. all of these.
ANSWER:
b
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