US Muslims demand end of China Ramadan ban

increasing restrictions on practicing Islam in China’s northwestern district of Xinjiang

Deploring increasing restrictions on practicing Islam in China’s northwestern district of Xinjiang, a leading American Muslim group has sent a letter to the Chinese President urging him to end all state-sanctioned denial of religious freedoms targeting Muslims. 
Every year, Chinese authorities have repeatedly imposed restrictions on Uighur Muslim in the northwestern region of Xinjiang every Ramadan.
Earlier in December, China banned the wearing of Islamic veiled robes in public in Urumqi, the capital of the province of Xinjiang.
Rights groups accuse Chinese authorities of religious repression against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang in the name of counter terrorism.