Muslim Boxer in the Chinese Olympics Team

During the Olympics one of the readers of the blog asked if the Chinese Olympics team had Muslim sportspersons. Here is one, Mehmet Turson Chong, who comes from the Uighur ethnic group. The BBC has the full scoop at their site. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7530768.stm

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Zhang Wenguang – A Muslim Wushu Master

Zhang Wenguang is a Chinese Muslim master of Chinese Martial Arts. He was part of the 1936 Olympics delegation to demonstate Wushu to the rest of the world. Regarding his background some sources identify him as Hui while many others identify him as a Han Muslim. More on Zhang Wenguang in the future. Image Source: Bamboo [...]

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Picture: Chinese Hui Muslim Kids from Gansu

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Brass Crescent Awards 2008

It is that time of the year. Brass Crescent awards are accepting nominations. Hint hint: I suppose you people know what to do. Here is the description from their website. The Brass Crescent Awards, a joint project of altmuslim and City of Brass, is an annual awards ceremony that honors the best writers and thinkers of the emerging Muslim [...]

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Master Qi Jingyi Shaykh Hilal-addin Qi Doazhu

  I have been extremely busy with academic work so did not get much chance to post anything. Brother Irving once asked us to post something about the sufism in China. Here is some relevant information, taken from Abu Zuhri’s blog, about one of the teachers. A young Chinese murid/disciple whom destined to be a [...]

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Zheng Chong Lin – A Chinese Muslim Pioneer in Thailand

Zheng Chong Lin was a Chinese Muslim migrant to Thailand who contributed greatly to the Thai society. He was responsible for building many public works in Thailand. He also helped to build a railroad between Bangkok and Chiang Mai and also gave land for building the Chiang Mai airport. He was given the honorific title [...]

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