Notably, Tajikistan is a Muslim-majority Central Asian country that keeps a close watch on society, especially in matters pertaining to women and girls. In recent years, the Tajikistan government ...

Having banned ‘foreign clothes’, Tajikistan’s president is set to issue ‘scientific’ advice on what women should wear. Some ...

New Delhi: Muslim-majority Tajikistan is set to ban the hijab as the government continues with its efforts to clamp down on public religiosity and promote its conception of Tajiki culture.

You might not expect a country with a 95% Muslim population to ban the hijab but that's exactly what happened in Tajikistan last week. The central Asian nation's parliament has approved a bill to ...

Tajikistan government advises women to dress in traditional attire, sparking debate on national identity and personal freedom ...

Women in Tajikistan are being advised by the government to dress more "Tajik-style" and not wear either revealing Western ...

Tajikistan said Wednesday it would publish a new book updating the country's dress "guidelines" for women, tightening the secular state's policing of women's clothing. Authorities in the Muslim ...

Just weeks after a four-day border war in 2022, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Tajik leader Emomali Rahmon couldn't shake hands. Now, as they prepare to put a border dispute behind them, they are ...

Tajikistan said Wednesday it would publish ... tightening the secular state’s policing of women’s clothing. Authorities in the Muslim-majority Central Asian nation maintain strict control ...

Authorities in the Muslim-majority Central Asian nation maintain ... dresses worn over loose-fitting trousers. An official in Tajikistan's culture ministry told AFP it had developed new ...