Well.. I amn't muslim, but truly respect ladies who are working honoring their believes and traditions. Having said that, I'd like to share an expecience I had with a doctor wearing abaya and the full-head veal. Well I had a painful low staomach pain - it was finally an appendicitis - and she did her duties without any restriction or discomfort; the physical examination was as normal as anyone conducted in a western medical center. Actually, She was really warm, conforting and she reassured me all the time. My conclusion is regardless what are doctors wearing or bealiving; if they are good doctor they are going to do their best for patients health. However; the opositte case is more common than people think; i've been witness of male doctor conducting poor phisical examnitation to ladies - despite of her husband is there approving his actions. The last time I went to a Clinic with my wife I claimed to the doctor why he didn't check my wife conditions by a physical examination; he just heard her chest with the sthetoscope and he dind't check her abdominal area despite of we were ther for an stomach pain. Can you believe it? That's is crazy.!!