One thing that usually gets lost in discussion of Islam in “far-away” lands is the contribution of non-Arab Muslims in spreading Islam. The point is not to diminish the contribution of Arabs Muslims but rather to highlight the contribution made by many other. Here an article about the contibutions and the influence of the Persian [...]
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Persian helped promulgate Islam in China
Posted in Chinese Islam, Medieval China, tagged china, chinese, chinese muslim, islam, muslim, persian on February 26, 2009 | 5 Comments »
China to build railway connecting Mecca and Madina
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged china, chinese, islam, madina, mecca, railway, saudi arabia on February 12, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The China Railway Construction Corp along with a French and a Saudi company has been granted a $1.8 billion contract to build a railway between Mecca and Medina and also railways to transport hajis during hajj to places close to Mecca as part of the pilgrimage.
Introducing Islam in China Website
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged china, islam, islam in china, islam in china website, muslim on February 7, 2009 | 7 Comments »
As previously promised the Islam in China blog is launching a companion website in the format of a webzine. In the first installment we have site intro, reflections of an American Muslim in China, history of Chinese Muslims in Malaysia, ,ap of regions with large Muslim populations , pictures from the first mosques in China [...]
Chinese Muslims in Indonesia
Posted in Chinese Muslim Diaspora, Chinese Muslims, tagged cheng ho, china, chinese muslim, indonesia, indonesian, indonesian chinese, indonesian chinese muslim, islam, masjid cheng ho, muslim on February 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Image Source: Anne Dickson for Inside Indonesia Image Caption: Masjid Cheng Ho Inside Indonesia has a rather nice article on Chinese Muslims in Indonesia. Based on the article it seems that Indonesia has made much progress in terms of race relations between the various races in Indonesia. Here is an excerpt from the article. [...]
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