This is the headgear worn by the ladies. It was a surprise to find it was not made of metal as it appears, but a linen composite that is quite soft and comfortable. We were educated on the clothes worn by Arab men and women that dispelled some myths for us. It appears that in Abu Dhabi the Arab women are not as repressed in the way we imagined, but in many wasy are quite liberated and very well educated. The minister of Trade a top position in Abu Dhabi is held by a woman.