Descendents of Chinese Muslims in Taiwan
I use the word descendant because these group of people are no longer Muslim but still maintain some Muslim practices that differentiate them from their neighbors. The following is an […]
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Chinese Muslims in Singapore
2jay posted an article on Chinese Muslims a few months ago. Here is an excerpt. Ms Mah is the eldest of three children of a Shanghai businessman of Hui or […]
Oldest handwritten copy of Quran in China restored
I cam across the following some time ago but did not get a get a chance to post it until now that is. China restores oldest handwritten copy of QuranXINING […]
Islam in china: Photos: Masjid Cheng Ho
Masjid Cheng Ho in Indonesia was built to commemorate the visit of Chinese Muslim Admiral Zheng He in Indonesia.
Wang Daiyu’s Random Observations
(Note: By Wang Daiyu I mean myself and not the famous scholar.) Today I will be taking a break from regular blogging and will be going slightly off topic and […]
Sheikh Liu Zhi on Gender Equality in Islam
Here are a few sayings of the Chinese Muslim scholar Sheikh Liu Zhi on Gender Sheikh Liu Zhi excerpted from The History of Women’s Mosques in Chinese Islam by Maria […]
First Muslims in New Zealand were Chinese!
A little known fact is that the first Muslims in New Zealand were from China and worked primarily as miners. They arrived in 1868. They worked as gold diggers in […]
“Our Muslim Sisters” by Lu Jiye and Wang Hailan
The following poem (source: Arab Studies Journal) was written by two Chinese Muslim women Lu Jiye and Wang Hailan, first published in 1993. Our Muslim Sisters How can we confine […]
Islam in China: Pictures: Taipei Grand Mosque
Image source: http://muntohar.wordpress.com/2007/01/21/sekilas-taiwan/
Islam in Inner Mongolia
Most people outside of China do not know this but there are more Mongolians that live in China then Mongolians who live in the country of Mongolia itself! Most of […]
