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.

The Central Asian nation of Tajikistan, bordering Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, is set to impose a hijab ban after the upper ...

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 ...

"In Tajikistan, women have always faced pressure on clothing choices," Farzona Saidzoda, co-author of the feminist initiative "Tell Me Sister", told AFP. "Under the Soviet Union, the hijab was not ...

As Central Asian governments tighten restrictions on the hijab in the name of upholding secularism, devout Muslim women find themselves forced to navigate an increasingly difficult choice between ...

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

Tajikistan said Wednesday it would publish ... President Emomali Rahmon, in power since 1992, has called the wearing of the Islamic hijab a "problem for society", with authorities calling on ...

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