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 ourselves to the closed courtyards?
May the eyes of the world stare us into faltering,
But for Islam
We must go forth to meet the movements of change.
Ah, Muslim sisters [...]
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“Our Muslim Sisters” by Lu Jiye and Wang Hailan
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