Uzbekistan allows students to wear headscarves to make sure devout Muslim families can send their daughters to school
Students of Tashkent Turkish School, Uzbekistan, take part in a science festival on May 30, 2019 / file photo.
Islam is the dominant religion in Uzbekistan, but the government is staunchly secular and has retained tight control over the faith in the three decades of independence from the Soviet Union. Earlier this year, Uzbekistan amended its law on freedom of conscience to allow women to wear the hijab in public places – though not in buildings housing state institutions such as schools.
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