(Washington Post) Following a Mother's Day speech last month in which Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon criticized women for wearing "foreign" black clothing, state television has aired a documentary that alleges that prostitutes in the country have been wearing Islamic veils to earn more money, Eurasianet reports.
According to the Web site, which is operated by the Eurasia Program of the Open Society Foundations, Tajik state television recently aired reports suggesting that sex workers were wearing hijabs and face-covering veils as it made them more attractive to clients.
"In case anyone missed the point, a voice-over explained that the women wear hijab because they are greedy," Eurasianet wrote.
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