In the bazaar of Khujand, Tajikistan's second-largest city, women in hijabs and abayas, others in European clothing with their hair uncovered, and others with scarves tied around their necks and colorful tunics, strolled until May of last year. Now, however, one of these garments has been banned. In a country with a Muslim population of over 90 percent, one might think that the state has banned wear your hair uncovered. But no. In Tajikistan, which is constitutionally secular, the woman who is fined is the one who wears the hijab.