{"id":2294,"date":"2016-01-24T21:18:04","date_gmt":"2016-01-24T21:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2294-police-in-tajikistan-shave-beards-of-13-000-muslims\/"},"modified":"2016-01-24T21:18:04","modified_gmt":"2016-01-24T21:18:04","slug":"police-in-tajikistan-shave-beards-of-13-000-muslims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2294-police-in-tajikistan-shave-beards-of-13-000-muslims\/","title":{"rendered":"Police in Tajikistan shave beards of 13,000 Muslims"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px; line-height: 15.808px;\">police in Tajikistan shaved beards of nearly 13,000 men and shut down more than 160 shops selling Muslim clothing<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">In their attempt to curb radicalization, police in Tajikistan shaved beards of nearly 13,000 men and shut down more than 160 shops selling Muslim clothing to end what they called &#8220;foreign influences&#8221;, a term used to describe radical Islam in the country.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">Authorities in the former Soviet republic said that the beards were &#8220;overly long and unkempt&#8221;, adding that more than 1,773 girls and women were &#8220;convinced&#8221; to remove their headwear in 2015.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">The announcement has come just a week after the Tajik government led by President EmomaliRahmon cracked down on Arabic-sounding &#8220;foreign&#8221; names saying they are banned. 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