Muslim-majority Tajikistan has prohibited the use of hijab (Arabic headcover for women), terming it an "alien garment". Tajikistan has also banned 'Idi', the custom of children seeking money ...

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 ...

While likely temporary, the suspension is the latest example of visa restrictions faced by the citizens of the Central Asian ...