Kyrgyzstan has called for respect for its "historical and cultural heritage" after a Russian clothing brand used traditional Kyrgyz designs and claimed copyright over them, prompting accusations ...

Women at Kiyiz Duin in the traditional clothing of Kyrgyzstan ©Cam McLeod 2022. During the Soviet Union, cultural traditions were not encouraged, and that went for everything from clothing to ...

With a decree issued by President Žaparov, a law has come into force banning clothes that entirely cover women's bodies and even their faces. The controversy over traditional Muslim clothing and ...

Kyrgyzstan has outlawed the all-covering Islamic niqab. ... Tajikistan routinely promotes Tajik traditional clothing for women, while outlawing what it calls outfits "alien" to Tajiks, ...