Eid Celebrations Underscore Religious Repression In Xinjiang
Posted by Joseph Brouwer | May 13, 2021
On Eid-al-Fitr, the celebratory conclusion of the Muslim holy month Ramadan, videos of dancing Uyghurs outside of a mosque in Kashgar demonstrated, perhaps counterintuitively, the extent of religious repression in the region. According to social media posts, attendance at the dances was mandatory and believers were banned from prayer and private gatherings. In one village outside of Kashgar, Uyghurs marked Eid by singing propaganda songs. In Urumqi, the national anthem preceded prayer. Strikingly, all the attendees were beardless and old. A new report from the Uyghur Human Rights Project shows that imams have been a particular target of China’s campaign of regression against Uyghurs. For The BBC, Joel Gunter detailed the report’s findings:
Japan s Muji Appeals to China by Advertising Use of Xinjiang Cotton
1 Japan s Muji Appeals to China by Advertising Use of Xinjiang Cotton
Clothing and homewares brand has publicly sided with Beijing in a way that many Western and other Japanese companies won t
published : 13 May 2021 at 04:00
1 A Shanghai location of Muji. The retailer expects to have more than 300 stores in China by August. (Photo: Bloomberg)
While Swedish clothing retailer H&M has been virtually wiped off e-commerce sites in China, rival Muji is winning applause there.
The Japanese chain has publicly sided with the Chinese government in a way that many Western and Japanese companies won t.