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China’s President Xi Jinping did not acknowledge Ramadan, despite well wishes from global leaders, a blatant gesture of disregard for the 11 million-strong mostly Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang and the roughly 7 million other Muslims in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chinese authorities have cracked down on Uyghurs, claiming they are prone to extremism, with the government aiming to make Islam “compatible” with Chinese culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since 2017, China has restricted or banned religious rituals among the Uyghurs and committed severe rights violations in Xinjiang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This has led to the mass detention of nearly 2 million Muslims and has been condemned as genocide and crimes against humanity by the U.S. government and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year, the situation is further inflamed by Ma Xingrui\u2019s recent remarks about the inevitability of the Sinicization of Islam in East Turkistan, Uyghurs\u2019 activists have warned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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