Treatment of Uyghur Muslims in China
Developed by Jane Acierno (2016)
There are mainly Uyghur Muslims in China. Recently China banned fasting and attending services in a mosque for Ramadan in Xinjiang, which is a mainly Muslim part of China. China made this choice because it thought that they faced a “terrorist threat” because of “religious extremism.” Some scholars speculate that the Uyghurs’ persecution in China could lead Muslims in China to ISIS, rather than the other way around. The Uyghurs have no choice but to obey China’s laws, and the government official who represents the Uighur community in Xinjiang agreed to “not enter a mosque in order to consciously resist religious and superstitious ideas.” It is ironic because China has a constitution that promises freedom of speech and religion, but it is clearly not being followed.
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