Experts acknowledge the country’s long-standing security issues but say the state uses them as a pretext for imposing excessive rules to control the population.
Tajikistan has a history of restricting Islamic practices, including a previous ban on hijabs in schools since 2007 and in public institutions from 2009. / Photo: AA
Prohibiting youngsters from attending mosques, banning women from wearing hijabs in universities, subjecting men with beards to police stops, and outlawing the sale of Islamic clothing deemed"insufficiently Tajik" by authorities, are some of the stringent restrictions imposed on the population, 98 percent of whom identify as Muslim.
The new legislation imposes fines of up to 7,920 somonis on individuals wearing banned garments. Companies could face penalties of 39,500 somonis , while government officials risk fines ranging from 54,000 to 57,600 somonis . As the law specifically mandates increased surveillance and control over religious activities, the definitions “do not meet the threshold of seriousness required for such acts,” she added.addressed strict regulations concerning weddings, funerals, and celebrations of childbirth and detected that thousands of mosques have been rejected and closed during the approval process overseen by the State Committee for Religious Affairs and Regulation of Traditions, Ceremonies, and Rituals.
Shahnaz, who still has many friends and family members in Tajikistan, recalls how the authorities implemented the harsh laws. Consequently, radical religious groups from the Middle East targeted Central Asia, especially in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan after their independence. In recent years, Tajik nationals have been notably linked to Daesh. The attack on Moscow's Crocus City Hall in March of this year, which resulted in over 140 deaths and 360 injuries, was believed to have been carried out by terrorists holdingThe attack is believed to have heightened concerns within the Dushanbe administration, leading it to take more stringent counterterrorism measures in response, Kaya believes.
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