In a political climate already thick with election-season anxieties, France has once again plunged into a fierce public fight over the state’s relationship with its Muslim citizens.

Opponents have confirmed that the Tajik government has used the recent IS attack in Moscow cancert hall as a “pretext” to further crack down signs of Islam, under the guise of “combating terrorism.”

After years of unofficial curbs on religious clothing, Tajikistan's government formally banned the wearing of the hijab in the country.