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Political Regimes: Tajikistan Early to Mid-20th Century
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Introduction

In 1924, the Soviet regime launched an unprecedented campaign to forcibly emancipate Muslim women throughout Central Asia. The goal of the campaign was to eradicate various patriarchal practices deemed to b…

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Zamira Abman, “Political Regimes: Tajikistan Early to Mid-20th Century”, in: Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures, General Editor Suad Joseph. Consulted online on 05 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1872-5309_ewic_COM_002190>
First published online: 2019



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