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DUSHANBE (TCA) — A senior official in Tajikistan's Customs Service has confirmed that the authorities have confiscated and burned 5,000 evangelical Christian calendars ordered by a Baptist church in the Central Asian country, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reported. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — The government in Uzbekistan is now considering the once-suppressed Muslim teaching of Sufism as a potential source of revenue from pilgrimage tourism to the country. We are republishing this article on the issue, originally published by Eurasianet: Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — The US State Department’s annual report on religious freedom, released on December 11, removed for the first time since 2006 Uzbekistan as a "Country of Particular Concern". The State Department did, however, include Uzbekistan on a special Watch List, RFE/RL reported. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Belarusian authorities have detained a Tajik former soccer player who was prevented from playing in Tajikistan several years ago because he wore a beard, his wife has told RFE/RL's Tajik Service. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The top Islamic official in Tajikistan has declared boxing and fighting sports "without rules" to be "haram" — forbidden under Islamic law, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan’s High Peace Council (HPC) on May 29 said that Saudi Arabia is expected to host a conference of Islamic scholars on peace in Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
