President Emamali Rahmon, who has been in power since 1992, had earlier described the Islamic hijab as a problem for society.

The French Senate has adopted a bill to ban religious clothing in sport, and it now heads to the national assembly. Critics ...

Tajikistan announced on Wednesday that it will publish a new book outlining updated dress guidelines for women, further ...

Amnesty International criticized a proposed French bill on Tuesday that seeks to ban 'ostensibly religious' clothing and symbols in all sports competitions, arguing it would violate human rights and ...

Tajikistan said Wednesday it would publish a new book updating the country's dress "guidelines" for women, tightening the ...

The bill is backed by right-wing senators and will be debated in the upper house of the French parliament. Its aim is to ban ...

The measures have sparked controversy, with critics labelling the proposal a “hijab ban,” warning it would disproportionately ...

In many religions and cultures, women's hair has gained great symbolic significance. Hair is associated with dignity, modesty ...

Tajikistan said Wednesday it would publish a new book updating the country's dress "guidelines" for women, tightening the secular state's policing of women's clothing. Authorities in the ...

A video recording of a man with a bullhorn shouting vile anti-Islamic obscenities outside a Brooklyn mosque has left worshipers rattled and local politicians including Gov. Kathy Hochul decrying the ...