Tashkent Moves against Islamic Indoctrination of the Young.

"Certainly you have in the messenger of Allah an excellent exemplar for him who hopes in Allah & the latter day & remembers Allah much." So says Allah, as recited by the messenger of Allah (so no possibility of bias there), & recorded in the most risible screed of tosh ever thrown onto paper, the Koran, in verse 33:21.

Islam teaches its benighted dupes to regard Mohammed, the messenger of Allah, as a moral exemplar for all Muslims to emulate. Since we see, elsewhere in Islamic scripture, that Mohammed was a rapist, a murderer, a thief & a paedophile, you might wish to suggest that this filth is kept away from children.

And you may very well be right. The government of Uzbekistan has ruled that all under-18s be kept out of mosques, even at Eid, as reported by Radio Free Europe today (hat-tip to Mr Normal ن @PaulWilko657):

Uzbekistan Bans Children From Mosques On Eid Al-Adha Festival Uzbekistan's government has banned people under the age of 18 from attending regular Friday Prayers or special prayer services at mosques across the country, including the Eid al-Adha celebrations that mark the end of the hajj. The order, issued by Uzbekistan's Education Ministry on September 23, warns parents they will face a fine of about $750 -- equal to 15 months' salary at the country's minimum wage -- if their children are caught by the authorities inside a mosque during prayer services. It also warns imams at mosques not to allow anyone under the age of 18 into prayer services. The Uzbek government frequently expresses concerns about the threat posed by Islamic extremists amid increasing Islamic sentiments in the country. Ubaidullo Azimov, a local official in Tashkent, told RFE/RL that the government's position was that "children's brains should not be distracted" from school studies by religion. He said the government thinks children should only learn what is taught at school, and that religious studies should take place only after students have finished their high-school studies. A decree issued by President Islam Karimov on August 18 declared that September 24 is a public holiday in Uzbekistan so that Muslims can celebrate Eid. It makes no specific reference to any ban on children in mosques. Karimov's decree also congratulates the country's Muslims on the holiday. This year's Eid celebrations come at the height of Uzbekistan's two-month cotton harvest. Despite the public holiday, all university students and employees at state institutions were required to work on September 24 to harvest cotton -- including medical specialists, teachers, and workers at state-owned firms.