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Editor s Note: While claiming to be the sole defender of human rights, including the rights of Muslims, around the world, the United States has been treating American Muslims as second-class citizens. A couple of scholars and a reputable religious institute share their views on the issue with China Daily. Excerpts follow:
US uses duplicity to suppress Muslims
The United States prides itself as a beacon of human rights , but it doesn t have any intention of ending the serious discrimination against American Muslims. In the name of human rights, it often stirs up conflicts and spreads hatred, and interferes in the internal affairs of other countries, thereby putting the safety of people around the world, including Muslims, at risk.
China Wines and Dines Foreign Diplomats in Uyghur Region Xinjiang
6 Apr 2021
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) effort to rebut allegations of abuse and genocide against the Uyghur Muslims of Xinjiang province included wining and dining a delegation of “more than 30 diplomats from some 21 countries” who visited the province from March 20 to April 2.
The bon vivants included representatives from such noted experts on freedom and human rights as Iran.
According to a report in China’s state-run
Global Times on Sunday, the VIPs gushed over the marvelous naan created by the happy residents of Xinjiang, a homegrown agricultural and baking industry that supposedly demonstrates the “social and economic development in Xinjiang in recent years.”
China 30 Mar 2021
Foreign diplomats visit a resident in Nazarbagh Town of Kashgar, northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 31, 2021. From March 30 to April 2, a delegation comprising Vladimir Norov, secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), and more than 30 diplomats from some 21 countries visited Xinjiang. - Xinhua URUMQI, April 4 (Xinhua): Savouring a piece of naan sprinkled with spices and chatting with a naan master at the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, Vladimir Norov was amazed at how this bread-like staple food has boosted the development of northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The naan has a perfect integration of tradition and modernity, said Norov, secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Savoring a piece of naan sprinkled with spices and chatting with a naan master at the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, Vladimir Norov was amazed at how this bread-like staple food has boosted the development of northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
The naan has a perfect integration of tradition and modernity, said Norov, secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
He said what impressed him most was the industrial chain driven by naan, a daily food for the people in Xinjiang, which is also gaining popularity in other parts of China. The naan making involves agricultural production, processing, logistics, cultural creativity, and the tourism industry, thus providing various positions for job seekers.