January 28, 2016
One country has found a way to make its Muslims assimilate to help keep radical Islam in check. And while Muslims are hating it, it’s actually a pretty good idea.
Last year, the country of Tajikistan reported a growth in violence that it blamed on the growing threat of radical Islam. The central-Asian country borders Afghanistan and its government decided the best way to handle the influx of Muslims entering country was to effectively nip it in the bud before things the violence got too out of hand.
The country’s Supreme Court recently banned the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan and is now considering even more measures to keep the country safe.
Recently, police shaved the beards off of nearly 13,000 men and closed more than 160 shops selling traditional Muslim clothing in an attempt to combat “foreign” influences and encourage assimilation.
Last week, the country also banned Arab-sounding names and marriages between first cousins.
At a news conference on Wednesday, Bahrom Sharifzoda, the head of the southwest Khathlon region’s police, said that law enforcement convinced approximately 1,700 women and girls to stop wearing headscarves.
The move is part of what officials call a battle with “radicalism”.
President Imomali Rakhmon, who has ruled Tajikistan since 1994, is likely to ratify new laws that discourage foreign influences he feels could be a threat to the country’s stability, according to Al Jazeera.
Other countries have taken extreme steps to halt the spread of radical Islam. Famously homogeneous Japan, for instance, has banned Muslim immigration, while China, which has a large population of native-born Muslims, has banned burqas for women and beards for men.
While these moves are no guarantee the country will escape terrorist violence, they are a way to make men and women assimilate to the countries in which they find themselves instead of behaving like barbarians with no respect for rules and traditions other than their own.
H/T Mad World News
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