Tajikistan is a landlocked country of some ... The majority of Tajiks are adherents of the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam. Three militant attacks were carried out in the country in 2024 and two ...

U.S. authorities have arrested a Tajik national accused of funneling tens of thousands of dollars to Islamic State fighters and families in Turkey and Syria. His case comes amid longstanding -- and ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The majority of Tajiks are adherents of the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam. Abduqodirzoda, 61, has served as chairman of Tajikistan's highest Islamic institution, the Islamic Council of Ulema ...

"In Tajikistan, women have always faced pressure ... The authorities have since tried to strengthen a divided nation and eradicate Islam as a political force -- cracking down on any opposition.

(photo credit: Police Spokesperson ) A court in Tajikistan has handed down prison ... Tajiks are adherents of the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam. Three terrorist attacks were carried out in the ...