Coerced liberation: Muslim women in Soviet Tajikistan

Munazza Ebtikar

doi:10.1080/02634937.2026.2682802

June 17, 2026Central Asian Survey

Coerced liberation: Muslim women in Soviet Tajikistan

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The research aims to explore the Bolshevik and Soviet strategies aimed at the emancipation of Muslim women in Tajikistan during the Soviet era.
Historical analysis of Soviet policies between 1924 and the late Soviet period
Examination of cultural and social changes imposed on Muslim women
Field research including interviews with Muslim women affected by these policies.
The study reveals significant changes in Muslim women's social roles due to Soviet policies.
It identifies the tensions between imposed liberation and traditional Islamic cultural practices.
The research highlights ongoing gender inequalities shaped by historical interventions.

Implication

Examines Bolshevik and Soviet efforts to emancipate Muslim women in Tajikistan, highlighting their impact.

Abstract

Coerced Liberation: Muslim Women in Soviet Tajikistan examines the Bolshevik and subsequent Soviet campaigns to ‘emancipate’ Muslim women in Tajikistan from 1924 through the late Soviet period. Zam...

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