State television in Tajikistan is worried about women’s clothes. Earlier this week, Khatlon, a channel based in the eponymous southern region, broadcast a report lambasting pop music performers for failing to protect and preserve traditional Tajik values, and instead promoting Western-style permissiveness in how they dress. Presenter Albina Abdusattor argued in the segment, aired on February 26, that Tajik singers are too interested in gaining popularity. “Female artists keep trying every day to shorten their dresses, to make them more see-through and revealing,” Abdusattor said. “With their b…