Premarital sex is deemed unacceptable in conservative, Muslim-majority Tajikistan, where women face a lifetime of shame if they are accused of not being a virgin on their wedding night.

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 ...

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 Muslim ...

Tajik women in traditional attire celebrate the first day of spring in Dushanbe in March 2024. Authorities in the secular Muslim country are advising women to shun skimpy Western clothes as well ...