Islam in China: Pictures: The Great Mosque of Guangzhou
[Image Source: ArchNet, Caption: View to west with Ming portal addition in foreground and tripartite qibla hall in background]
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Muslims of Linxia Photoessay in New York Times
Although this is a couple of years old but the New York Times has a nice photo essay of Muslims in Linxia. Be sure to check it out.
Xiao’erjing: Chinese Language in Arabic Script
Xiao’erjing 小儿经/小儿锦 is the name given to the Arabic script when it is used to write any of the Chinese Languages by Chinese Muslims of different ethnicities and also by […]
Chinese Islamic Wallpapers
Someone just sent me these wallpapers which are very appropriate for this site. The Chinese characters in the center can roughly be translated as “Truth Reason” Each surrounding tile has […]
More Than 10,000 Chinese Hajis in 2007
Its a bit late but here is an interesting stat. Last year more than 10,000 Chinese Muslims went for Hajj. Here are the details from Xinhua. Chinese Muslim pilgrims wait […]
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all Chinese brothers and sisters out there. Let the festivities begin!
Chinese Muslims in Turkey: The Story of Ramazan Kubilay
Continuing the last post about Chinese Muslims in Turkey, here is another excerpt from the same book. This time it is about Kazakh Muslims living in China who migrated to […]
Chinese Muslims in Turkey: The Story of Fatma Wang
For hundreds of years Turkey has been the destination of many Muslim immigrants fleeing their countries for one reason or another. Here is the story of a Chinese Muslim Fatma […]
