Deadly Attacks in Xinjiang Go Unreported in China
Had these incidents taken place in the United States or Europe, they would have dominated the news for days, if not weeks, and prompted extensive nationwide discussions about how, and…
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Celebrating Chinese New Year’s in China’s Uyghur Region
URUMQI, China — Urumqi, the capital of northwest Xinjiang Province, is a city that operates on two clocks. Trains, planes and business hours tend to correspond to “Beijing time,” while…
China bans wearing burqa in biggest Muslim city
The ordinance name suggests it targets outer garments covering someone’s full body including the face, which is called a burqa in some Islamic traditions. A spate of recent violent incidents…
Chinese city in restive Muslim region bans burqa in public
The new ban in Urumqi was first reported on ts.cn, a Xinjiang government-run website, and later widely published by other state media outlets. The ordinance name suggests it targets outer…