6 minutes agoA country which is almost entirely Muslim is expected to stop the hyjab
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(2 years ago)A country which is almost entirely Muslim is determined to stop the hyjab as it is “foreign” for its culture. Tajikistan has long had an unofficial ban on religious dress in public institutions, but a new bill would ban the importation, sale, clothing and advertising of hyjab, foreign media write, [...]
A country which is almost entirely Muslim is determined to stop the hyjab as it is “foreign” for its culture.
Tajikistan has long had an unofficial ban on religious dress in public institutions, but a new bill would ban importation, sale, clothing and advertising of hyjab, foreign media write, Telegrafi notes.
Those who violate the new law can also be fined by $740 for individuals to $5,400 for legal persons.
Lawmaker Mavludakhon Mirzoeva has said the bill includes a ban on clothing considered foreign “” for domestic culture.
Although controversial, the bill is expected to be adopted and signed in law by President Emomali Rahmon.
