Beijing bans some Muslims from observing Ramadan, or boarding public transport while veiled, but it allows millions of others to practice their religion without hindrance The road to Linxia, in China’s vast, sere northwest, is known locally as the Quran Belt, with a profusion of newly built mosques and Sufi shrines lining the motorway. Some…
DetailsA Uyghur farmer compelled to join an anti-terror campaign waged by Chinese authorities in the troubled Xinjiang (East Turkistan) region has been hacked to death by two murder suspects, local officials said, raising concerns among the ethnic minority group about the risk of joining such government operations. Tursun Emet was killed when he stopped the…
DetailsChinese authorities in Xinjiang (East Turkistan) have detained an ethnic minority Uyghur man for spreading “rumors” after he alleged in an online post that Chinese security forces killed thousands of people in the troubled region’s Yarkand county earlier this month. The 22-year-old man uploaded the article onto an overseas website, the official Tianshan news website…
DetailsEnver Tohti was a surgeon in a hospital in Xinjiang (East Turkistan), in the northwestern part of China, when, in June 1995, he was instructed by his superior to prepare for an adventure — surgery in the field. In the morning, when the doctor and his team arrived at their destination, he realized they were…
DetailsFinancial Times BY Alexa Olesen AUGUST 8, 2014 Ordinary Chinese social media users have reacted with nonchalance and even some rejoicing to news that Xinjiang (East Turkistan), a far western region beset with bloody ethnic unrest, may tighten its family planning policies to curb population growth among minority Uighurs. The plan, part of a blueprint…
DetailsOn the morning of July 30, in the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar, an imam named Juma Tahir led prayers to mark Eid al-Fitr. Soon after, the 74-year-old was found stabbed to death outside his 600-year-old mosque. His murder capped days of violence in China’s vast and troubled northwest — and, many fear, augured…
DetailsEighteen people who took part in violence that killed dozens near China’s border with Pakistan have handed themselves in to police. Authorities say a terrorist gang attacked a police station and government buildings in Shache county near Kashgar on July 28, killing 37 people before police shot dead 59 of the attackers. Xinjiang (East Turkistan)…
DetailsA city in China’s Xinjiang (East Turkistan) province has temporarily banned people with veils, head scarves and long beards from boarding buses. Experts say attempts at repressing their culture are fuelling violence and extremism. On August 4, in the northwestern Xinjiang (East Turkistan) city of Karamay, authorities announced a ban on people with head coverings…
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