Learning Objective 1.3

Rules on dress reflect communal identity to a large extent because whatever the rules are for how a person will dress, the members of that particular will follow it. If the majority of that group wears a specific set of clothing frequently, then that is how any outsiders of that group will view them or identify them as. Anyone can identify a Muslim by seeing them wearing a Hijab because that is what they wear. Also people can identify a Jew by seeing them wear a yamika. So yes, community dress reflects a group's identity to a large extent.