Tajik Law Appears To Target Hijab-Wearing Women

Name: Tajik Law Appears To Target Hijab-Wearing Women
Uploaded: 2017-08-31 13:10:00Z
Duration: 2 min 12 s
Channel: RFE/RL
Description: Tajikistan has passed a law that urges citizens to wear traditional clothes. Though the recommendation is vague and carries no penalties, authorities appear to have a specific goal in mind: discouraging women from wearing the Islamic hijab. (RFE/RL's Tajik Service)

August 31, 2017 15:10 CET

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Tajikistan has passed a law that urges citizens to wear traditional clothes. Though the recommendation is vague and carries no penalties, authorities appear to have a specific goal in mind: discouraging women from wearing the Islamic hijab. (RFE/RL's Tajik Service)