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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Xinjiang Crackdown and Changing Perceptions of China in the Islamic World?
How the recent events in China have changed its image in some Muslim countries. Source: http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=35370 August 5, 2009 Xinjiang Crackdown and Changing Perceptions of China in the Islamic World? […]
Xinjiang Update – 07/29/09
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 […]
China to allow 2,700 Muslims to visit Mecca: report
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 […]
Why so silent – Uyghurs in China
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 […]
Islam in China 