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“Uyghur Muslims under China’s draconian rule can neither fast nor pray during this Ramadan, 3 years in a row”, says Uyghur American Association
As Muslims worldwide began a month of abstaining from food or drink from dawn until sunset for Ramadan Monday, Uyghurs chafed under tough Chinese controls over observations of the annual Muslim holy month in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Activists and U.S. politicians meanwhile called for greater world attention to and condemnation of China’s […] More
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In support of Uyghurs, Islamic Association of New Zealand says to refuse $1.2m donation for Christchurch victims from Chinese businessman
A massive donation for Christchurch shooting victims, raised by international associates of controversial businessman Zhang Yikun, should be returned, an Islamic group says. Yikun, who was embroiled in the Jami-Lee Ross donations scandal, pledged $1.2 million at a function of Teochew delegates in Auckland as reported by New Zealand media channel Newsroom. Auckland Mayor Phil […] More
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An ex-Guantanamo Bay Muslim’s powerful message on Christchurch mosques attack, stating who is really to be blamed and how Muslims should react
50 Muslims killed at Friday prayers in New Zealand terror attack by far right fanatics. When they can livestream murder of worshippers at prayer you know depravity has sunk to lowest pits as written by brother Moazzam Begg. This hatred has been stoked by politicians and media. They must be accounted alongside killers. They said […] More
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in China, Middle East, Saudi
While Turkey condemned China, Saudi crown prince appears to defend China’s use of internment camps for Muslims
Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appeared to defend China’s use of internment camps to restrict members of the country’s Muslim minority, ignoring earlier calls for him to speak out on the plight of the Uighurs. Without identifying the Uighurs specifically, the Saudi leader told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday that China […] More
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in Islamophobia
Uyghur Muslims forced to eat pork, drink alcohol and display festival banners by Chinese authorities to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival
Chinese authorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang are delivering pork to Muslim households during the Lunar New Year holiday, and forcing some Muslims to drink alcohol, eat pork, and display emblems of traditional Chinese culture, RFA has learned. Residents of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) told RFA […] More
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Uyghur Muslims forced into labour in China’s concentration internment camps
The Chinese government has been detaining people belonging to Muslim minority groups for the past two years. In China’s northwest lies East Turkestan, a large province twice the size of Germany. East Turkestan is home to the native Uyghurs, one of China’s ten Muslim minorities, as well as Kazakhs, Tajiks and Uzbeks from neighbouring states […] More
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in China, Islamophobia
History shows China’s crude attempts to sinicise the Islamic faith will alienate Muslims
It is a shame that so few Chinese remember General Bai Chongxi, a brilliant tactician during the war against Japan in 1937-45. He showed China that it is possible to be at once a patriot and a devoted Muslim writes The Economist. Bai was a complicated figure. He was a reformer who wanted education to free […] More
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in China, Islamophobia
China allegedly locked Kazakh Muslim Students in a freezer because they don’t eat Pork
According to RFA, 450 Kazakh Muslim students in Habahe and Burqin of Xinjiang, China, had protested against a government order to consume pork last week. However, most of them have since been taken away by authorities, and RFA reported that the local education ministry has not revealed the whereabouts of the children, explained by Says […] More
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Xinjiang, China authorities sentence Uyghur Muslim philanthropist to death for unsanctioned Hajj
Authorities in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have sentenced a prominent Uyghur businessman and philanthropist to death for taking an unsanctioned Muslim holy pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, according to his brother as reported by RFA. Abdughapar Abdurusul, of Bakyol district in Ili Kazakh (in Chinese, Yili Hasake) Autonomous Prefecture’s Ghulja (Yining) city, “was […] More
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China renames River Aiyi as it sounds Arabic and Islamic as the country continues its oppressive campaign to weaken Islamic influence
Ningxia, home to China’s biggest Hui Muslim population, has renamed an Arabic-sounding river in a controversial campaign to weaken the Islamic identity of the region as reported by various news media including Inkstone. The Aiyi river, named after Ayisha, one of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)’s wives, is now called Diannong, which is the […] More
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1 million Uyghur Muslims held in camps as Hui Chinese Muslims surround mosque to prevent demolition amid Beijing push to control religion
Videos have emerged online showing hundreds of China’s Hui Muslim minority protesting against a government decision to demolish a new mosque, which officials say was built without proper planning approval. Construction of the Weizhou Grand Mosque in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region finished last year; however, local authorities earlier this week issued a notice to […] More
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11,500 Chinese Muslims embark on Hajj this year, with GPS surveillance from Chinese government
For many Chinese Muslims, the life changing journey of hajj is not only a religious duty, but also an opportunity to present a positive image of Chinese Muslims to the world, correcting misunderstandings that are sometimes held in international society. From July 20th, around 11,500 Chinese Muslims had started to head in official groups to […] More
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