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![Uzbek Official Reprimanded by Senate for Rude Remarks on Beards and Hijabs Uzbek Official Reprimanded by Senate for Rude Remarks on Beards and Hijabs](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-07_16-10-09.jpg)
Uzbek Official Reprimanded by Senate for Rude Remarks on Beards and Hijabs
By Catherine Putz
Shuhrat Ghaniev, governor of Fergana and a senator, was rebuked by the Senate for an ethics violation.
![Religion, Beards, and Uzbekistan’s Secular Government Religion, Beards, and Uzbekistan’s Secular Government](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-beard-698509_1920.jpg)
Religion, Beards, and Uzbekistan’s Secular Government
By Umida Hashimova
The president of Uzbekistan reacted with new appointment and policy changes following the latest beard-shaving raids.
![Kyrgyzstan Attempts to Isolate Local Islam Kyrgyzstan Attempts to Isolate Local Islam](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-44451798294_8ee9a9b0f5_k.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan Attempts to Isolate Local Islam
By Elmurat Ashiraliev
Kyrgyz authorities profess a separation of state and religion while also paradoxically preferring one version of Islam.
![Hijab Hubbub: Tajikistan Sets Up Commission to Combat 'Alien' Clothing Hijab Hubbub: Tajikistan Sets Up Commission to Combat 'Alien' Clothing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-tajik-women.jpg)
Hijab Hubbub: Tajikistan Sets Up Commission to Combat 'Alien' Clothing
By Catherine Putz
The commission will be taking “Tajik traditions” and “modern” life into consideration in promoting "appropriate" clothing.
![Nuance Needed: Religious Laws and Enforcement in Tajikistan Nuance Needed: Religious Laws and Enforcement in Tajikistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-517511080_4eafe65458_b.jpg)
Nuance Needed: Religious Laws and Enforcement in Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
“Do people know what the laws are? If not, do the laws matter?”
![How Exactly Did Kazakhstan Help Turkish-Russian Rapprochement Along? How Exactly Did Kazakhstan Help Turkish-Russian Rapprochement Along?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-09_19-58-13.jpg)
How Exactly Did Kazakhstan Help Turkish-Russian Rapprochement Along?
By Catherine Putz
More on Kazakh-Russian relations, troubling constitutional changes brewing in Kyrgyzstan, and a beard story; links.
![The Beard Shavers of Tajikistan The Beard Shavers of Tajikistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-22_14-26-03.jpg)
The Beard Shavers of Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
Plus some new perspectives on Central Asia: recommended reads.
Tajikistan to Local Police: Stop Forcibly Shaving Muslims
By Catherine Putz
Police should only remind young men to "take care of themselves and observe personal hygiene," not actually shave them
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