“Ma Xingrui, a high-ranking Communist Party official from the Chinese-occupied homeland of the Uyghurs, claimed that the “Sinicisation” of Islam is “inevitable,”” Reuters reports. He emphasized the need for” “regional security and development”.
Culture and religion
The Chinese authorities have implemented a discriminatory new policy compelling Uyghur youth to participate in collective wedding ceremonies following the traditional Chinese customs. This initiative aims to assimilate them into Han-Chinese culture, portraying to the world that Uyghurs have embraced the Chinese way of life. A video shared by local […]
The Chinese authorities have been compelling Muslims to renounce their faith in Islam and pledge allegiance to the Communist Party. In Yun nan province, a poster displayed in front of the Na Jia Ying Mosque in Yuxi Tong Hai county reads, “Listen to the Party, Thanks to the Party, Follow […]
By Erkin Uyghur, Jan 3, 2023 In a recent announcement by the Uyghur autonomous regional government, it has been revealed that the Chinese government’s holiday arrangements for 2024 in Xinjiang predominantly focus on China’s national and ethnic holidays, overshadowing Uyghur ethnic holidays. The official statement disclosed that, out of the […]
Published by Human Rights Press on Nov22, 2023 Introduction: A new report released on Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleges that China is forcibly closing mosques outside of Xinjiang (Uyghur region), flagrantly violating the fundamental right to freedom of religion. This expansion of China’s “mosque consolidation” policy, previously targeting the Muslim […]
Buddhism, one of the world’s oldest religions, has deep historical roots in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, located in the western part of China.
Geneva (September 26, 2023) UN experts have voiced their grave concern over allegations of a significant expansion of the so-called Uyghur Autonomous Region’s state-run boarding school system. These institutions have been accused of failing to provide education in the children’s mother tongue and forcibly separating Uyghur and other minority Muslim […]
Within the Uyghur homeland, a disquieting trend persists as authorities exclude the Uyghur language from signs displayed on Uyghur-owned shops. Timothy Grose, Associate Professor of China Studies at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, has drawn attention to this matter, sharing photos on his Twitter account and remarking: “Yes, official signage in […]
Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and members of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party gathered for an interfaith roundtable discussion focused on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) assault on religious freedom. The participants, including esteemed guests, examined the CCP’s persecution of Christians, Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, and individuals who refuse […]
In the days leading to the end of Ramadan, the Chinese Consulate in Turkey distributed Eid al-Fitr packages to Uyghurs living in Turkey, Uyghur Times Uyghur Edition reports.