Authorities in at least one city in Tajikistan are keeping track of women who wear hijabs, a traditional Islamic head covering. The country's staunchly secular authoritarian government disapproves of attire or grooming that would suggest supposedly radical Islamic beliefs. According to a report cited by EurasiaNet.org, a website that tracks current events in Central Asia, police in the northern […]
Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/22/a-city-in-tajikistan-is-drawing-up-lists-of-women-who-wear-hijabs/
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