Minister of Education Abdujabbor Rahmonov of Tajikistan
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Tajik Education Minister Abdujabbor Rahmonov said that his country, Iran and Afghanistan have endorsed a cultural and educational Memorandum of Understanding in a bid to help to the growth of the Persian Language.
Speaking to FNA's social desk on Tuesday, Rahmonov said that the MoU sets the stage for the Parsi, Dari and Tajik Languages, as the three daughter languages of Farsi (Persian), to experience more growth.
President Imomali Rahmon has also flagged up the crisis, and last week Education Minister Abdujabbor Rahmonov said teaching methods must change to meet modern requirements.
be a great blessing to his country.
Rahmonov has been waging a campaign against unsanctioned religious practices he has called the hijab foreign culture for Tajiks which has included the bulldozing of illegal mosques and state testing for religious preachers.
Education Minister Abdujabbor Rahmonov has personally gone to universities and schools to check whether female students are complying with the ban.
Education Minister Abdujabbor Rahmonov has told RFE/RL that the ministry has been planning for some time to rewrite some of the textbooks.
Rahmonov expressed gratitude for the scholarships, saying that it would be a great blessing to his country.
uniforms there and ban head scarves, known as hijabs.
prayers, and does not violate Islamic guidelines.
Education Minister Abdujabbor Rahmonov has taken a hard line on outward signs of faithRahmonov said his ministry "is preparing a guideline for teachers' clothing" and will "control compliance with the guideline.
Less than a year after he effectively eliminated Islamic-style head scarves in public schools, Abdujabbor Rahmonov has ordered male students at the Islamic University of Tajikistan to don suits and ties and shave their beards, and he has vowed to introduce teacher uniforms there and ban head scarves, known as hijabs.
Speaking in the Tajik capital on January 11, Rahmonov said Tajik traditional clothing a dress reaching below the knee, worn with pants is modest enough to wear at Islamic schools and during prayers, and does not violate Islamic guidelines.
Rahmonov has described the hijab as a "foreign culture for Tajiks.
Rahmonov said his ministry "is preparing a guideline for teachers' clothing" and will "control compliance with the guideline.
After announcing the enforcement of a ban on the hijab last year, Rahmonov turned up personally at universities to check whether students were obeying his order.
Davlatmoh Ismoilova (courtesy photo)Education Minister Rahmonov has suggested in the past that Tajikistan has no hejab tradition.
Rahmonov said his ministry will soon introduce school uniforms, and he made it clear that students will be expelled if they refuse to comply.