Chinese authorities in the northwestern province of Xinjiang have banned Muslim officials and students from fasting during the month of Ramadan, prompting an exiled rights group to warn of new violence.
Guidance posted on numerous government websites called on Communist Party leaders to restrict Muslim religious activities during the holy month, including fasting and visiting mosques.
Xinjiang is home to about nine million Uighurs, largely a Muslim ethnic minority, many of whom accuse China's leaders of religious and political persecution.
The region has been rocked by repeated outbreaks of ethnic violence, but China denies claims of repression and relies on tens of thousands of Uighur officials to help it govern the province.
A statement from Zonglang township in Xinjiang's Kashgar district said that "the county committee has issued comprehensive policies on maintaining social stability during the Ramadan period.
"It is forbidden for Communist Party cadres, civil officials (including those who have retired) and students to participate in Ramadan religious activities."
The statement, posted on the Xinjiang government website, urged party leaders to bring "gifts" of food to local village leaders to ensure that they were eating during Ramadan.
Similar orders on curbing Ramadan activities were posted on other local government websites, with the educational bureau of Wensu county urging schools to ensure that students do not enter mosques during Ramadan.
'Administrative methods'
During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk and strive to be more closer to God, pious and charitable.
An exiled rights group, the World Uyghur Congress, warned the policy would force "the Uighur people to resist [Chinese rule] even further."
"By banning fasting during Ramadan, China is using administrative methods to force the Uighur people to eat in an effort to break the fasting," said group spokesman Dilshat Rexit in a statement.
Xinjiang saw its worst ethnic violence in recent times in July, 2009, when Uighurs attacked members of the nation's dominant Han ethnic group in the city of Urumqi, sparking clashes in which 200 people from both sides died, according to the government. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Islam with a lot of enemies. Why ? Anyway,I know that no one can fight the almighty Allah and conquer. So let's wait and see the end of this hindrance to my fellow muslim over there.
ReplyDeleteYa Allah, jugde them accordingly.
ReplyDeletepls d govt of China should not hav done dat, becos dis is Holy month.let peace rain nd not misunderstanding ourself.so where wil d pple worship?
ReplyDeleteALLAH the creator of the universe knows best why he create pegance and believers to live together in this world. Nobody can fight agaist the will of GOD ALMIGHTY ALLAH.
ReplyDeleteThat's because d peace in their nation will soon turn to war if they allow islam to grow.
ReplyDeleteWar is d second name to islam. They dont need boko haram in their midst.
Do u knw wat Islam means??? ISlam means peace. It pains me dat christians hav not taken time to research their religion deeply. Take 4 instance the 9/11 attack, the whole world knws d American govt. has a hand in it but dey still blame it on an "Islamic" sect called Al-Qaeda. Open ur eyes nd ears nd read books den u'll knw more abt christianity/catholic. Long live Islam regardless wat any body thinks nd Ramadan Mubarak Al-Mumin.
DeleteU def must be out of your senses for this coment
DeleteFoolishness is the air breathen by those who associate War to Islam, Thus, they shall not reason/think responsibly nor with wisdom. Beware of the Calamity before you by your Lord(Allah) in the DAY OF JUDGEMENT.Do not plasphem, seek knowledge while you still have the chance because there won't be second chance.
Deletemuslims say islam is a religion of peace. Lol. The actions of muslims the world over prove otherwise. If they are the majority, they try to cleanse and exterminate christianity and other religions. Eg; northern Nigeria, sudan, egypt, arab countries etç. And when they are in the minority, they rebel against the govt and claim to be persecuted. Eg; china, india, burma, europe etc. Am not surprised though. A religion spread by violence can never claim to be a peaceful religion!!!
DeleteThe question you should ask yourself is why islam is just representing violence everywhere after all its not the first religion in the world.
ReplyDeleteU def must be out of your senses for this ur coment
ReplyDeleteIslam is far from peace, stop deceiving your selves and admit the truth
ReplyDeletePeace indeed.Dat Religion represents violence.How can u fast when ur mind is on how to bomb a church.God cursed dem right from de bible.I wonder what dey preach.wait until dey finish dere fasting.Dey will go back to deir wicked self.
ReplyDeleteWhere is the human right they are clamouring about, hypocrite government everywhere, the true emancipation of human being lie with Islam. The history is there for whoever care to know. For sure darkness can never withstand the light. The truth shall always prevail
ReplyDeleteChina started the offensive now, if muslims embark on the defensive, Christians will call muslims names. The offensive against the muslims was started by christians in Jos, the US trained Bin Ladin as a tool of war tool which when it was used against them became terrorism. The Chinese are trampling on the fundamental human rights of muslims to religion, when the muslims fight for their inalienable rigth now they would be tagged terrorists.
ReplyDeleteThe gods that need human to fight for him is truly weak. If god be GOD let him fight for himself.
ReplyDeleteHow does it feel to be persecuted? To be afraid for your old and children? To knw that even the govt cannot save you from those whose kill you for your beliefs? Peaceful or not, your preaching to the wrong person
ReplyDeleteSome ppl especıally Chrıstıans jst mske comment abt d ıssue of relıgıon ıgnorantly. Why wud sm tag Islam wt war? Go to hıstory and u wl see dat most of the wars started by the acclaımd Chrıstıans.
ReplyDeleteISLAM is a religion of violence (not peace)with total submission to the will of Arabs. The Arabic teaching is also by force. Why connect to God in a foreign language if 'God create man in his image'?
ReplyDeleteGod know more than human being, The America is number one terrorist, after Israel , when Israel government killing Muslim in GAZA, and using dangerous chemical bomb that UN has banned in world for them, who hold them, don’t just post things on air, think before you post,
ReplyDeleteAmerica go war with Iraq, after war did George bush and his family find anything there like chemical,
Arab country as wake up, everybody eyes is open, no servant any where again,
Boko haram in Nigeria is are they muslim, arrest police did in Nigeria, the name is both muslim and Christian name, which shows that not muslim people are thinking, is political issue within the government.
Now china government as strted thier own, which is not good, you can't use power for citizen because your there today, every thing it's with time. they should rethink it
I think we should all read up the treatment of non muslims in places like saudi arabia, yemen, iraq, libya, etc., to get a good idea exactly who is tolerant of other faiths. Let us then contrast that very treatment with what muslim communities in france, united kingdom, united states and much of western europe get at the hands of the governments of those countries. I believe our muslim brothers are not being sincere, islam has never sincerely encouraged other faiths to thrive. This is why almost 70 after independence from britain, the destruction of india and forced conversion of the nation to islam is still the primary driver of pakistan's military spending. Let us accept the truth for what it is
ReplyDeletethey are bent on bringing an end to Islam....but Islam has been destined to supersede every other religion no matter how hard they try... and they keep labeling us as terrorists...am asking, nw hu is terrorising hu????? no answer as usual
ReplyDeleteTo the person who said islam means peace, that is wrong. Islam means submission! And honestly these chinese guys are a bit justified in what they are doing, afterall, there are a lot of violent commandments by the musilm god to fight and kill everyone else who is not muslim. e.g.
ReplyDeleteQuran 9:29 - Fight those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the last day, nor hold that forbidden which has been forbidden by allah or his apostle, nor acknowledge the religion of truth even if they are people of the book (christians or jews)until they pay the jizyah with willing submission and feel themselves subdued.
Don't pretend like you have a religion of peace. China did this to protect herself from this verse and numerous others like it.
"Wallahu Mutimmu Nurihi wa lau karihal-Mushrikiin". "And Allah will surely completethe light of Islam even if the disbelievers dislikke it" let's wait and seee
ReplyDeleteWhy will u say u want to figth for ur god!! Blinded so-called muslims should wake up! U guys are just being enslaved by false and nd demonic doctrins ...if ur god is god God indeed,he'll fight for himself,u don't fight for God! The creator of d ends of d earth,wen he made u u never decided dat he should make u...wake up muslims and embrace d truth nd serve a true God,his name is Jehovah jireh,the I am that I am, d prince of peace,the Lord of Lords.....his name is Jesus! Accept him into ur life and be saved!!
ReplyDeleteBOKO HARAM IN CHINA
ReplyDeleteChinese govt has discovered some Nigeran Boko Harams in province of Xinjiang--(LOL !!)
Wahalau kuata ilahlilahi bilahi walimu asim
ReplyDeleteMy fellow mumin we have been told dat dose hu Allah has guided right non can misguide, Aπϑ dose hu He leaves 2 go astray non can guide. So leave dis pple postin watever pops into their head, they are deaf Aπϑ blind will neva hear nor see. We should Alhamdulilah pray 4 our brodas ova there at china dat Allah should make it easy 4 dem. (AMIN)
ReplyDeleteYes islam is a religion of peace for it.s believer while the non believer shall be reducE to pieces
ReplyDeleteUnderstandably most of d comments here are frm Nigerians. Hmmmn...
ReplyDeleteWhile xtians will try to justify dia positions, Muslims will also try to do same.
1sure fact is dt an injustice anywhere is a threat to peace everywhere. No matter how insignificant d act of injustice seem. Pls, pls, pls, let's always condemn injustice no matter wht side of d coin we belong. It may in d long run affect all of us. Xamples abound, plateau state, kaduna town, Ikenne Remo in Ogun state, Okenne in Kogi state, Iraq, Palestine, Bosnia, Burma, presently France, Saudi Arabia, the Vatican etc. In d case of d last 2, why will dy recognise only 1 religion &pretend as if d other doesn't exist? This are acts of injustice. In d case of d other cities, we had seemingly insignificant cases of injustice dt hav snowballed to give us wht we presently hav. D Hausa's lorded it on d xtain indigenes of Kaduna and "chanced" dm severally until d latter "fought"for dia right. Same tin is d case in Plateau state, just dt d Xtians started d injustic & d H/F "fought" or are still fighting 4 dia right. When we allow injustice to degenert to d level of d oppressed fightin for his right, blood will spill. Have u ever wondered why dia was peace in d middle east and arab world b4 911?
And for d commentator dt said xtains ar being persecuted in Libya, Egypt, Syria etc, am sorry dts an uninformed statemnt. Dnt post wt u dnt knw anytin abt, u may b misleading some1.
As for politicians, dy will always use whts dear to use to divide us. D interesting tin is dt dy are same all over d world. Where is Adamu Ciroma & Atiku dt promised dt shld Jona win, dy will make d country ungovernable for him? Let's nt condole injustice all in d name of faith, dia are a lot of criminals and hypocrites in Islam & Xtianity. Live and recognise dt others too hav a right to live whether in Okenne, Kano (where gunmen opened fire on church worshippers), Ikkenne (where traditionalist attacked and killed Muslims), Anambra, RSUST, and other parts of East(where govt & authorities hav began mosque demolition), or China or anywhr, u can only trust urself cos ultimately God will hold us accountable for our deeds AND thoughts.