The History of East Turkistan
Although there is no academic consensus on the exact date the Uyghurs entered the Tarim Basin, by the third millennium BCE, Turkic groups lived in the region. The Tarim Basin Turkified over the next several centuries. During ...
View DetailsDestruction of Mosques
The religion of the people living in any city can be understood from the places of worship in this city. Despite this widely accepted understanding, the PRC’s destruction of the visibility of places of worship is an indicatio...
View DetailsThe Banning of the Practices of Islam In Daily Life
Banning Muslim Uyghurs from praying, is just one of the steps in China to curb Muslim worship. As stated in the news of Radio Free Asia, Muslims are not allowed to fulfill the requirements of their faith, especially in East T...
View DetailsInitiative for The Sinicization of Islam
The PRC, which has based its foundation philosophy entirely on being anti-religion, tells the world that they provide everyone the freedom to have religious belief as stated in the constitution in order to get the support of ...
View DetailsHistorical Background of China’s Persecution of Muslims
The introduction of Islam into Chinese territory dates back to the 7th century. In the periods following the first encounter with Muslim merchants, they took a key position in China’s trade. Relations between Muslim states an...
View DetailsGeopolitics of East Turkistan
As China strives to achieve complete and utter global economic domination, the resources found within East Turkistan are a necessity to their success. East Turkistan consis...
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