Tag: UYGHUR

Asia China counter terrorism Current Affairs Featured Politics 19 Min Read

How China Banned Ramadan

How China Banned Ramadan - Beijing’s PREVENT Strategy Today, there can be little doubt that Islam and its symbols are under attack all over the world. Islam and Muslims are being demonised, their persecution legalised, the spilling of their blood is justified, and in some parts of the world, the very worship

Asia China Current Affairs Featured Politics 9 Min Read

Is it time to care about the Muslims in China?

Chinese Uyghur Muslims Under Oppression: Where is the World? Attention by the mainstream press on the situation of Chinese Uyghur Muslim minority is dwindling. This, however, does not mean that their oppression by the Chinese government has ended. Just a couple of weeks ago I met a Chinese Uyghur Muslim

Asia China Current Affairs Politics 7 Min Read

The plight of your Chinese brothers and sisters

China’s massive 1.3 billion population is home to 10 million Uighurs; these are China’s biggest ethnic Muslim minority. However in recent years they have been subject to persecution by the Communist government in Beijing. The Uighurs predominantly live in China’s largest administrative division known as Xinjiang, they make up approximately

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