Before Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, which place sanctions on those who violate the law, the Tajikstan parliament approved a law banning dress. The president’s ongoing efforts to promote Tajiki society and reduce public show of religion are at the forefront of the decision. Additionally, it outlawed Idi, a practice practiced by youngsters to exchange presents and money on Eid. The state has a large Muslim population, with the majority of Muslims coming from Sunni cults.
Ban on hijab in Tajikistan: All you need to understand
- Emomali Rahmon, leader of Tajikistan, reportedly gave his approval to the act prohibiting the use of the dress.
- On June 8, the lower chamber of congress, according to Asia Plus, approved the bill.
- The law mainly targets the Middle Eastern-era traditional clothing items like the hijab and other traditional Islamic clothing.
- Tajikistan sees chador associated with Islamic extremists.
- The sentences for criminals range from the equivalent of 7 920 somonis for people to 39 500 somonis for constitutional companies. State officials and religious officials reportedly face substantially higher charges of 54, 000 somonis and 57, 600 somonis, both, if found guilty.
- Centuries ago, the dress was a legally forbidden practice in Tajikistan. In 2007, the education ministry outlawed both western-style miniskirts and Islamist clothes.
- Instead, the government has run similar efforts in recent years and wants to promote Tajik regional attire.
- Formally, Tajikistan has also outlawed shaggy hair. Existing laws in the nation that restrict Muslim worship to particular areas
- Two years ago, selling dark clothes was banned in the region’s capital area Dushanbe.
- The Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Union of Islamic Scholars and Clerrics in Afghanistan both condemned the formal dress ban. According to CAIR producer Corey Saylor, “any nation that respects the rights of its citizens should not have a place in a country where banning the dress is a infraction of spiritual liberty,” the statement is made.
