The Hijab In Tajikistan
![Even very young girls can be seen with the Islamic head scarf.](https://gdb.rferl.org/5d4f3ea1-b5a8-4205-a875-bd6a49dc0adf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Even very young girls can be seen with the Islamic head scarf.
![The hijab is banned in schools and universities.](https://gdb.rferl.org/2649ffd9-4485-40ab-873f-1bb699ebca04_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The hijab is banned in schools and universities.
![Dushanbe dress styles range from conservative...](https://gdb.rferl.org/9b3f8e0c-1a42-4c83-8b53-e4a25a71f4c2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Dushanbe dress styles range from conservative...
![... to traditional....](https://gdb.rferl.org/b346a9de-7fd0-471d-8a80-db7bded6a424_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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... to traditional....
![... to a more European look.](https://gdb.rferl.org/818f1dad-f6f7-478f-a6b8-f4b3dfb6198f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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... to a more European look.
!["Tajikistan is a country that is independent, democratic, secular, with rule of law and unity." -- billboard](https://gdb.rferl.org/21e400d9-5e7c-414c-a909-a2cf1e5a6db7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"Tajikistan is a country that is independent, democratic, secular, with rule of law and unity." -- billboard
![At work in a wheat field in Roghun, eastern Tajikistan.](https://gdb.rferl.org/9a0ed2c8-c6f0-43e6-93c1-2fcab27b4a3b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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At work in a wheat field in Roghun, eastern Tajikistan.
![Playtime in a poor area of the capital, Dushanbe.](https://gdb.rferl.org/140a277a-60e0-4ee6-b83c-5acedf064fc1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Playtime in a poor area of the capital, Dushanbe.
![The hijab doesn't prevent unmarried couples from appearing in public together.](https://gdb.rferl.org/3bfd2e67-7b80-4338-8d9d-403235f36db9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The hijab doesn't prevent unmarried couples from appearing in public together.
![More and more young people are attending mosques. (Photos by RFE/RL)](https://gdb.rferl.org/e5a14b83-f8ac-40bc-a9da-9c4bb6bcf783_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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More and more young people are attending mosques. (Photos by RFE/RL)