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Some religious organizations and individuals faced harassment, temporary detention, and interrogation by government authorities. As of 2013, Tajikistan was unique in the world because it was illegal for people under age 18 to practice religion publicly, which includes attending mosques. [16]
Sunni Islam is, by far, the most widely practiced religion in Tajikistan. Sunni Islam of the Hanafi school is the recognized religious tradition of Tajikistan since 2009. [2] According to a 2009 U.S. State Department release, the population of Tajikistan is 98% Muslim, (approximately 95% Sunni and 3% Shia), [3] with some Sufi orders.
Recently, the government of Tajikistan has tightened its grip on the religiousity of the majority Muslims. [3] The 2022 report of US government on religious freedom in Tajikistan raised concerns over the restrictions on participation of women and minors in religious services and restrictions on the religious education of youth. [4]
The law protects religious freedom, but in practice the government, including the Tajikistan justice system, does not always rigorously enforce the law in a nondiscriminatory fashion. Although there is no official state religion, Tajikistan recognizes two Islamic holy days, Eid Al Fitr and Idi Qurbon (Eid al-Adha), as state holidays.
In 2015, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) granted official recognition to the Zoroastrian religion and also proceeded with the opening of three new Zoroastrian temples. The KRI's Zoroastrian community has claimed that thousands of people residing in the autonomous territory have recently converted from Islam to Zoroastrianism.
Christianity is a minority religion in Tajikistan. According to the 2020 census, it is the second largest religion in the country behind Islam. [1] This is 0.69% of the population, or approximately 50,000 people. [2]
Americans have been disaffiliating from organized religion over the past few decades. About 63% of Americans are Christian, according to the Pew Research Center, down from 90% in the early 1990s.
Tajikistan religion-related lists (1 C) + Tajikistani people by religion (2 C) B. Buddhism in Tajikistan (3 P) C. Christianity in Tajikistan (2 C, 3 P) I.