Tajikistan: Almost Two Thousand Mosques Closed in 2017
Tajikistan has claimed to have closed almost 2,000 mosques in 2017. Officials claimed they were closed at the request of local residents, but have not been able to explain why they only allow mosques with a capacity far below the possible numbers of worshippers.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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George Fox University
2018
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Occasional papers on religion in Eastern Europe
Year: 2018, Volume: 38, Issue: 4, Pages: 25-32 |
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| Summary: | Tajikistan has claimed to have closed almost 2,000 mosques in 2017. Officials claimed they were closed at the request of local residents, but have not been able to explain why they only allow mosques with a capacity far below the possible numbers of worshippers. |
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| ISSN: | 2693-2148 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Occasional papers on religion in Eastern Europe
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