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Some schools and local government agencies in China’s restive Xinjiang province ... from fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The fast – traditionally observed from dawn until ...
BEIJING – Students and civil servants in China's Muslim northwest, where Beijing is enforcing a security crackdown following deadly unrest, have been ordered to avoid taking part in traditional ...
The Muslim festival of Ramadan began Monday, which in China means stepped up repression in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, home to 10 million Uighur Muslims. In Thailand, meanwhile, Uighur ...
For Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a time for fasting, praying, charity work and providing community assistance. In China, as Muslims mark the holiday from March 10 to April 9, restrictions ...
China criticized over Ramadan restrictions By Ivan Watson, Serena Dong and Shen Lu, CNN 4 minute read Updated 12:16 AM EDT, Wed July 8, 2015 Link Copied! Uyghur men ...
KASHGAR, China — It was the final Friday of Ramadan, an aching hour before dusk, and on the steps of Id Kah, the mosque that marks the heart of this ancient city, things were as they have always ...
China maintains tight control over Islamic observances ... prayer and fasting during Ramadan have exacerbated ethnic tensions and stoked resentment. Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter ...
When Ramadan ended late last month, launching the three-day Eid al-Fitr feast, all the restaurants and the cafeteria on campus were shut down. Students were barred from leaving the campus.
Beijing [China], March 21 (ANI): Chinese officials in Xinjiang are making Uyghurs labour throughout Ramadan to keep them from fasting and praying as the Islamic holy month prescribes in the ...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned the Chinese government on Thursday after reports surfaced that it has been spying on Muslim Uyghurs to keep them from fasting during Ramadan.
China is waging a sustained media campaign pushing back against criticism of its restrictions on Ramadan fasting, in a departure from years past.
The authorities in China forced members of the Uyghur minority to eat during Ramadan and to document their eating, as reported by Radio Free Asia. Several members of the Muslim minority in the ...