Kyrgyzstan, a predominantly Muslim nation in Central Asia, has sparked international debate after enacting a controversial ...

Notably, Tajikistan is a Muslim-majority Central Asian country ... Notably, the Tajik women's traditional clothing usually ...

In this two-part documentary on BBC World Service, Egyptian journalist Mona Eltahawy meets the women who are trying to be heard in Arab countries and asks whether traditional societies are ready ...

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 ...