Living Shrines of Uyghur China
The NY Review of Books has a review of Lisa Ross’ new book about desert sufi shrines in the Uyghur Xinjiang region in China. Review Book website
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Finding More Magic In Yunnan, In An All-Muslim Village
A cross-post from Brian Holihan‘s blog: Yunnan’s Erhai Lake has been multicultural for centuries. It was the center of the fabled Nan Chao kingdom which presided over much of northern […]
Ma Sanli – A Chinese Muslim Comedian
Next week is the death anniversary of Ma Sanli who was one of the most famous practitioners of the art of Xiangsheng which is a form of Chinese performacne art. This art […]
Seminar on Chinese Muslims at Harvard
If you happen to live in the Boston area then dont forget to avail this opportunity to attend a seminar on Chinese Muslims at Harvard. The seminar is sponsored by […]
Mid Autumn Festival
(Image Source: Wikipedia) Tomorrow is the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. It is one of the most important Chinese cultural festivals. Wishing all the readers of this blog and happy holidays!
China’s Muslims prepare for sacred pilgrimage
Source: China Daily China’s Muslims prepare for sacred pilgrimageUpdated: 2012-09-26 07:58By Xue Chaohua in Lanzhou and Cui Jia in Beijing (China Daily) After five years on the waiting list, Wang […]
China shifts to more ‘authentic’ Arabian-style mosques
From the National China shifts to more ‘authentic’ Arabian-style mosques Daniel Bardsley Jul 18, 2012 With its two-storey pagoda-style tower in place of a minaret, and ceramic animals on the […]
Earlist Copy of the Complete Translation of the Quran Discovered
Source: Asian Age ‘Earliest’ Quran in Chinese, from 1912, found Dec 18, 2011 – K.J.M. Varma | PTI | Beijing Researchers in China’s north-western Gansu prov-ince have found a hand-written […]
Eid Mubarak, Vote for Islam in China and the Future
(Image Source: http://www.coolfreeimages.net/eid_mubarak_10.php) First of all Eid Mubrak from Wang Daiyu. Secondly, I would like to thank all the loyal readers of this blog. It would not have been the […]
On Meeting James Frankel
On my trip to NYC I had the good fortune to meet and interview James Frankel. James’ book on Liu Zhi, the famous Chinese Muslim scholar, was recently published and […]
