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Archive for July, 2009

Wang Daiyu in Chicago

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on July 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »

I will be in Chicago over the weekend. I was wondering if anyone knew of Chinese Muslim community or at least Chinese Muslim restaurants in Chicago. If any of the regular commentators is in the area then you can give me a holler.

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Xinjiang Update – 07/29/09

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Xinjiang unrest ‘not ethnic’ Al Jazeera
More controversy at the Melbourne International Film Festival ABC Australia
Police have evidence of World Uyghur Congress masterminding Xinjiang riot Xinhua, Official Chinese News Agency
China, Uighur Groups Give Conflicting Riot Accounts The Washington Post
China’s Xinjiang vows ‘iron hand’ against violence AFP

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China to allow 2,700 Muslims to visit Mecca: report

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »

via AFP. The numbers do not add up since a couple of years ago the Chinese government allowed 10,000 pilgrims to perform hajj but this news story is saying that only 30,000 Muslims from China have performed hajj in the last 20 years. I am guessing that this is a mmisprint and they actually mean [...]

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Xinjiang: Commentaries and Links

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on July 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »

The perspective of the Chinese Government

Woman behind Xinjiang riot caught self-contradictory via Xinhua
Uygur official condemns riot, calls for healing in Xinjiang Xinhua
Islamic college thanked for sheltering civilians in Urumqi riot Xinhua

The perspective of the International Media

Behind the Violence in Xinjiang New York Times Open Ed (USA)
Xinjiang: one of Asia’s great prizes Telegraph (UK)
Deadly riots in [...]

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Why so silent – Uyghurs in China

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on July 7, 2009 | 17 Comments »

Many people have complained in the past that one thing that is conspicuously missing from this blog is any discussion of the Uyghur people in China. Uyghur are predominantly Muslims and make up about half of all the Muslims in China. Some people have even left rather negative comments about this blog that the blog [...]

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Impressions of a British Missionary in China in 1845

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Here  is an interesting story on the Language Log blog about the impressions of a British Missionary in China in 1845 with respect to Chinese Muslims and their language.
On July 23, 1845, a British missionary named George Smith visited a mosque in the city of Ningbo, which is a major commercial city on the coast [...]

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