Hajji Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang

This is one of those posts which should have been done a long time ago not the least because Haji Noor Deen is the most famous Chinese Muslim in America. Mi Guangjiang or Hajji Noor Deen was born in Shangdong in 1963. He is currently a teacher at an Islamic College in Zhengzhou, China and [...]

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Muslim Manga Artists Galore

Earlier I posted a link about a Chinese Muslim Manga artist. This is like a follow up post. It appears that she is not the only one but has a whole pool of talented Manga people in her family. Here are the link to the other Chinese Muslim artists in the Tung clan. http://shlugstuff.deviantart.com/ http://hana117.deviantart.com/ [...]

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Chinese Islam and the Dominant Narrative

For any social community, religious or otherwise there is usually one dominant narrative and many more multiple narratives. If the community is large enough then owing to ideological, cultural or geographic reasons the dominant narrative of the sub-community may differ with the dominant narrative in as far as it will emphasize the role of the [...]

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Halal Food in Beijing

I meant to post this some time ago but did not get the chance. Here is a list of halal places in Beijing from Islami China website. http://www.islamichina.com/halalsinchina.asp?cityid=2&m=1

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Islam in China Blog: 10 Months Later

(A Hui Muslim Source: Vladimir Dinets Travel Site) Time flies. The Islam in China blog has been up for 10 months now and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. 50,000 hits later it is time to reflect and chart out a course for the future. My schedule and commitments in the offline world are such [...]

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Halal Food in Beijing Olympics 2008

Here is some information on Halal food during the Beijing Olympics straight from the Chinese government. I will post some information on Halal restaurants in Beijing soon insha’Allah. Beijing promises ample Muslim food outlets during Olympics GOV.cn         Thursday, July 24, 2008 Muslim visitors to Beijing will find halal food outlets within easy reach [...]

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