In 2018, authorities introduced a 376-page guideline -- The Guidebook To Recommended Outfits In Tajikistan -- that outlines what Tajik women should wear for different occasions.

“I am a woman, a Tajik woman. Obscene words have nothing to do with the culture of the Tajik woman. I apologize for my words or for any videos that offended you. In future, I will try to perform at ...

Women in Tajikistan are being advised by the government to dress more "Tajik-style" and not wear either revealing Western clothes or Islamic head coverings -- supposedly to reinforce national ...

State television in Tajikistan is worried about women’s clothes. Earlier this week, Khatlon, a channel based in the eponymous southern region, broadcast a report lambasting pop music performers for ...

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 ...

Women in Tajikistan are being advised by the government to dress more "Tajik-style" and not wear either revealing Western clothes or Islamic head coverings -- supposedly to reinforce national ...