Tag: EAST TURKESTAN

100 years on, the Ummah remains strong and empowered

Maira Mirza 6 Min Read

A century on from the end of the Caliphate, we must not feel defeated; we are as strong and principled as ever.

China’s Strike Hard Campaign: Local resonances in Global War on Terror

Dr Suraina Pasha 6 Min Read

Nine years since China launched its version of the War on Terror, here is some global context on the ongoing political and military anti-Muslim offensive.

Islamophobia report says Muslim states have failed Uyghurs

Maira Mirza 6 Min Read

In a new paper, the Centre for Uyghur Studies has sharply criticised Muslim countries for alleged inaction in calling out the decades-long Uyghur genocide by China.

Remembering the Barin Township Uprising 

Dr Suraina Pasha 4 Min Read

Dr. Suraina Pasha marks the 33rd anniversary of one of the foundational atrocities carried out by the occupying Chinese government on Uyghur Muslims in early 1990.

International Women’s Day – honouring our Uyghur mothers and sisters

Maira Mirza 14 Min Read

In part four of this series, Islam21c’s Campaigns Co-ordinator and Stand4Uyghurs lead recounts her March 2022 Istanbul trip, while marking International Women's Day.

China humiliated as Europe trip cancelled after Uyghur protests

Shaheer Choudhury 7 Min Read

US-sanctioned CCP politician, Erkin Tuniyaz, has cancelled a Europe trip, after pro-Uyghur protests took place outside the British Foreign Office.

In memory of the 1997 Ghulja Massacre

Campaigns 6 Min Read

We mark 26 years since the occupying Chinese regime unleashed a horrific attack on the Uyghurs of Ghulja, East Turkestan.

Scholars from Muslim group condone China’s genocide after staged East Turkestan trip

Campaigns 4 Min Read

Following a staged visit, China's genocide against the Uyghurs of East Turkestan has effectively been backed by the World Muslim Communities Council.

Türkiye re-emphasises refusal to extradite Uyghurs to China

Shaheer Choudhury 4 Min Read

The Turkish government has again reiterated its backing to the oppressed Uyghur community.

Protests spread in China after Ürümqi inferno amidst zero-Covid policy

Maira Mirza 7 Min Read

Xi Jinping faces one of his biggest trials, after he recently began a third term as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.