Muslim minority in China: a case of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang

In recent years, the Uyghurs in Xinjiang-Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have increasingly been viewed disapprovingly by the Chinese government. This followed a series of unwanted incidents that broke out in Xinjiang, especially from the 1990s onwards. Consequently, the Uyghurs who are a minority gr...

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Main Author:	Fathil, Fauziah
Other Authors:	Mohd Sidek, Noor Zahirah
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	Springer 2019
Subjects:	BP52.5 Muslim in non-Muslim countries HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/74089/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74089/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74089/1/74089_Muslim%20minority%20in%20China.pdf

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spelling	iium-740892020-01-23T08:09:21Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/74089/ Muslim minority in China: a case of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang Fathil, Fauziah BP52.5 Muslim in non-Muslim countries HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform In recent years, the Uyghurs in Xinjiang-Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have increasingly been viewed disapprovingly by the Chinese government. This followed a series of unwanted incidents that broke out in Xinjiang, especially from the 1990s onwards. Consequently, the Uyghurs who are a minority group of Turkic origin have been subjected to some repressive measures aimed to undermine their Turkic-Uyghur and Islamic identities such as the prohibition on the wearing of veils or burqas, growing beard by young men, as well as restriction on performing prayers in mosques, fasting during Ramadhan, etc. Additionally, mass internment camps were set up for indoctrination purposes. While the Beijing government argued that the measures are necessary in order to curb possible threats to Chinese national security posed by some Uyghur nationalist and separatist groups, the latter viewed the oppressive policy as an unjustified ethnic discrimination against the Uyghurs primarily due to their Turkic–Uyghur–Islamic identity that does not blend well with the dominant Chinese or Han culture. Using mainly content analysis and library research approach, the paper sheds light on the brief history of Xinjiang and the Uyghur community, as well as their socio-economic and political conditions under the Chinese rule. The contemporary situation in Xinjiang including the tenacious issue of Uyghur nationalism and separatism form the central discussion of the paper followed by the countermeasures of the Chinese government to overcome the problems, some of which are repressive, and finally, the reactions of the Uyghurs towards those measures. Springer Mohd Sidek, Noor Zahirah Said, Roshima Wan Hasan, Wan Norhaniza 2019-08 Book Chapter NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74089/1/74089_Muslim%20minority%20in%20China.pdf Fathil, Fauziah (2019) Muslim minority in China: a case of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang. In: Islamic Development Management: Recent Advancements and Issues. Springer, Singapore, pp. 355-370. ISBN 978-981-13-7583-5 https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811375835
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description	In recent years, the Uyghurs in Xinjiang-Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have increasingly been viewed disapprovingly by the Chinese government. This followed a series of unwanted incidents that broke out in Xinjiang, especially from the 1990s onwards. Consequently, the Uyghurs who are a minority group of Turkic origin have been subjected to some repressive measures aimed to undermine their Turkic-Uyghur and Islamic identities such as the prohibition on the wearing of veils or burqas, growing beard by young men, as well as restriction on performing prayers in mosques, fasting during Ramadhan, etc. Additionally, mass internment camps were set up for indoctrination purposes. While the Beijing government argued that the measures are necessary in order to curb possible threats to Chinese national security posed by some Uyghur nationalist and separatist groups, the latter viewed the oppressive policy as an unjustified ethnic discrimination against the Uyghurs primarily due to their Turkic–Uyghur–Islamic identity that does not blend well with the dominant Chinese or Han culture. Using mainly content analysis and library research approach, the paper sheds light on the brief history of Xinjiang and the Uyghur community, as well as their socio-economic and political conditions under the Chinese rule. The contemporary situation in Xinjiang including the tenacious issue of Uyghur nationalism and separatism form the central discussion of the paper followed by the countermeasures of the Chinese government to overcome the problems, some of which are repressive, and finally, the reactions of the Uyghurs towards those measures.
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title	Muslim minority in China: a case of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang
title_short	Muslim minority in China: a case of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang
title_full	Muslim minority in China: a case of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang
title_fullStr	Muslim minority in China: a case of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang
title_full_unstemmed	Muslim minority in China: a case of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang
title_sort	muslim minority in china: a case of uyghur muslims in xinjiang
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publishDate	2019
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Muslim minority in China: a case of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang

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