China
Uyghurs Are Facing Full Ramadan Ban for Third Consecutive Year
This year’s Ramadan is just a few days away. Muslims around the world are preparing for their most sacred month of year with great anticipation.
Union of Muslim Scholars condemns the persecution of Uyghur Muslims
A statement by the International Union of Muslim scholars regarding the persecution of Muslims in East Turkestan. Frequent news has been reported for years now regarding the oppression of Muslims in China, especially in East Turkestan. Muslims there are facing persecution in their freedom, religious beliefs as well as their
Breaking the Silence on China’s ‘Re-Education Camps’ for Uyghur Muslims
Podcast with Zahid Akhtar, Founder of DOAM Interview with Maulana Junaid Kharsany from Radio Islam International with regards to the oppression of Uyghur Muslims in East Turkestan.
Who are the Uyghur Muslims of East Turkestan?
Deputy editor of 5Pillars, Dilly Hussain, delivered a lecture at the University College London for Islamic History Week on the Uyghur Muslims of East Turkestan.
SHORT FILM | Uyghur Muslims forced to hand over Qurans or face harsh punishment
Chinese authorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang have ordered Uyghur Muslim families to hand in religious items including prayer mats and copies of the Quran to the authorities.
Statement: Respectful Uyghur Scholar Killed in Chinese Prison
A statement by the East Turkestan Muslim Scholars Association condemning the killing of Sheikh Abdulhamid Abdullah in Chinse prison.
Ramadan 2017 - China trying to stop Uyghur Muslims from fasting
Authorities in northwest China are implementing a set of “stability maintenance” measures in Xinjiang during Ramadan, but sources say restaurants have been ordered to stay open throughout the Islamic holy month as part of the directive, suggesting efforts to undermine the Muslim tradition of fasting.
Uyghur Muslim woman arrested for posting Quranic verses on social media
Chinese authorities in the troubled northwestern region of Xinjiang have detained a Uyghur woman for retweeting social media posts quoting the Quran and other religious content.
China Restricts Ramadan Fasting In Xinjiang, Orders Restaurants To Stay Open
Authorities in northwestern China’s troubled Xinjiang region have detained 17 people for encouraging the region’s mostly Muslim Uyghurs to fast during the holy month of Ramadan, overseas rights groups said on Monday.
Uyghur Muslims forced to spy on their neighbours
Villagers in a remote part of northwestern China’s troubled Xinjiang region are being forced by local authorities to spy on their neighbors, watching constantly for behavior deemed “suspicious” or opposed to Beijing’s rule over the mostly Muslim Uyghur region, sources say.
