She Thought She’d Married a Rich Chinese Farmer. She Hadn’t.
Salman Masood and Amy Qin ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Rabia Kanwal’s parents were sure her marriage to a wealthy Chinese Muslim she had just met would give her a […]
China’s alarming AI surveillance of Muslims should wake us up
Source: The Washington Post By Tim Weinhold Tight control of civilian populations is the cardinal rule of authoritarian regimes, yet the sheer scale and complexity of those populations makes control difficult. […]
The German Data Diver Who Exposed China’s Muslim Crackdown
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Josh Chin KORNTAL, Germany—Research by a born-again Christian anthropologist working alone from a cramped desk in this German suburb thrust China and the West into […]
Western Companies Get Tangled in China’s Muslim Clampdown
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Eva Dou and Chao Deng AKSU, China—Western companies, including brand name apparel makers and food companies, have become entangled in China’s campaign to forcibly assimilate its Muslim […]
Huawei hits back after Trump declares national emergency on telecoms ‘threat’
Order ‘unreasonable’ and will harm US consumers, says Huawei Move bars business with firms posing national security risk Lily Kuo in Beijing, Sabrina Siddiqui and agencies Thu 16 May 2019 […]
Sweden grants refugee status to China’s Uighur Muslims, prompting calls for UK to follow
Muslims deported to Xinjiang face detainment in re-education camps where inmates have allegedly been tortured Chris Baynes Wednesday 20 March 2019 The Independent More than a million Uighur Muslims […]
Revealed: new evidence of China’s mission to raze the mosques of Xinjiang
Source: The Guardian By Lily Kuo in Beijing Around this time of the year, the edge of the Taklamakan desert in far western China should be overflowing with people. For decades, every spring […]
Bride market trafficks Pakistani Christian women to China
Source: Associated Press By KATHY GANNON and DAKE KANG GUJRANWALA, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds young women from Pakistan’s small Christian minority have been trafficked to China as brides in recent […]
Revealed: new evidence of China’s mission to raze the mosques of Xinjiang
Xinjiang Guardian and Bellingcat investigation finds more than two dozen Islamic religious sites partly or completely demolished since 2016 Lily Kuo in Beijing Tue 7 May 2019 Keriya Aitika […]
A petulant Donald Trump requires an adult response from China and Iran
It is not so much a matter of appeasing Trump as of retaining some composure and indulging this unpredictable figure when he gets out of the wrong side of bed Editorial […]
China is punishing Muslims for fasting. So US Muslims are fasting from China.
Source: Religion News Service BY Aysha Khan (RNS) — This Ramadan, human rights groups and Muslim organizations are urging U.S. Muslims to boycott products made in China, where authorities have […]
US accuses China of using ‘concentration camps’ against Muslim minority
In a highly charged attack, the Pentagon says up to 3m people could be imprisoned in detention centres Reuters Sat 4 May 2019 An aerial view of one of what […]
Islamophobia and China
Source: ET While their manifestations are varied, religious intolerance and religious violence remain major problems in the world today. Within our part of the world, Hindus in India have become increasingly intolerant of their religious minorities, especially Muslims. Pakistan has its own share of religious and sectarian intolerance. Sinhalese Buddhists […]
‘Seldom uses front door’: report reveals how China spies on Muslim minority
Authorities use an app to collect personal data on Uighurs as part of a vast surveillance network, Human Rights Watch says Simina Mistreanu Wed 1 May 2019 A re-education […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan concludes official visit to China
Aisha Mahmood April 29, 2019 Prime Minister Imran Khan concluded on Monday his four-day official trip to China on the invitation of President Xi Jinping. The premier attended the 2nd Belt […]
This Man’s Aunt Was Jailed Days After He Met With Mike Pompeo Over China’s Muslim Crackdown
Source: Buzz Feed News BY Megha Rajagopalan A Uighur American man who met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says his family members have been jailed in apparent retaliation for […]
With Pressure and Persuasion, China Deflects Criticism of Its Camps for Muslims
Source: The New York Times By Jane Perlez In the opulent halls of the Emirates Palace hotel, a seat of power in Abu Dhabi where 114 domes decorate the vast rooftop, […]
Pakistan’s Khan dodges questions on mass Chinese detention of Muslims
(CNN)Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has dodged a question on the reported detention of as many as two million Muslims in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, saying he “didn’t […]
Without papers, Uighurs fear for their future in Turkey
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 27, 2019 A masked Uighur boy takes part in a protest against China, at the courtyard of Fatih Mosque, a common meeting place […]
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: China steps up diplomatic efforts in Geneva to deflect censure
By Frédéric Burnand in Geneva THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 22, 2019 Chinese Vice-Foreign Affairs Minister Le Yucheng arrives for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of China at […]