You might not expect a country with a 95% Muslim population to ban the hijab but that's exactly what happened in Tajikistan last week. The central Asian nation's parliament has approved a bill to ...

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Five Islamic State Prisoners Killed Trying to Escape From Tajik Jail, Source Says By Nazarali Pirnazarov DUSHANBE (Reuters) - At least five prisoners who supported Islamic State were killed after ...