In a bid to curb Islamist radicalization, authorities in the Central Asian republic of Tajikistan shaved the beards off nearly 13,000 men in the country. They also shut down about 160 shops selling traditional Islamic garb and supposedly "convinced" more than 1,700 women to stop wearing hijabs, or head coverings. According to Radio Free Europe's Tajik […]
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