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]

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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.

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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 the Dungan (descendants of Chinese Muslims in Central Asia). The Dungans were however forced by the Soviets to convert to the Cyrillic script. Xiao’erjing should [...]

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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 the Islamic deceleration of faith says in Arabic “There is not God but God and Muhammad (pbuh) is his prophet.”

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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 in line for boarding as they depart for Mecca in Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 19, 2007. Muslims from China’s only Hui [...]

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all Chinese brothers and sisters out there. Let the festivities begin!

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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 Turkey. Ramazan Kubilay — Kazakh Ramazan Kubilay is the son of the great Tursunbay, a Kazakh who helped lead his people out of China, through [...]

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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 Wang from Dislocating China. Three families, three nations (Dru Gladney, Dislocating China, pp181-184) Fatma Wang — Hui Fatma Wang came to Istanbul via Taiwan with [...]

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