“Observe Tajik traditional clothes,” one message read. Another advised citizens to “respect traditional clothes.”“Let’s make it a tradition to wear traditional clothes,” demanded a third. [A city in Tajikistan is drawing up lists of women who wear hijabs]Last year, the government shuttered scores of shops selling women’s religious clothing. “They told us to wear national clothing only,” the woman said. Officials have tried to discourage women from wearing it through advertisements and news reports on state media suggesting that women who cover their faces might be prostitutes.

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2017 09:00 UTC