Chinese authorities banning common Muslim names for the Uyghurs in Xinjian province
Chinese Muslims in the Xinjian region have been dealt another vicious blow with Chinese authorities banning common Muslim names for the Uyghurs in Xinjian province.
Officials issued a ban on 22 Muslim names among Uyghur residents in a bid to “discourage extremism”. Parents have been issued with a warning that children will be banned from school unless their parents change them, according to local police and residents.
A photo of the official announcement banning 15 popular Muslim first names for males and seven for females first appeared on Sina Weibo, China’s version of Twitter, and was widely circulated via the messaging app WeChat.
