Muslim Groups in China (article)
This group of Chinese Muslims live in Han-dominated regions and speak Chinese.
Who are the Hui?
This empire, spanning from roughly the 8th-11th century CE, was located in modern Mongolia and Xinjiang.
What is the Uyghur Khaganate?
This Manchurian-born Han Chinese politician was the warlord of Xinjiang from 1933-1944.
Who was Sheng Shi-ts'ai?
Muslims make up this percentage of the Chinese population.
What is 1.6%?
The majority of Uyghurs (99%) live in this province in China.
What is Xinjiang?
This group of Chinese Muslims live largely in Xinjiang, and speak their own Turkic language.
Who are the Uyghurs?
This religion recognizes Jesus and Buddha as prophets.
What is Manichaeism?
This sprawling nation-state took temporary control of Xinjiang, with the help of a Chinese politician/warlord, from 1933-1944.
What is the Soviet Union?
Muslims make up this percentage of the American population.
What is 1%?
Most Uyghurs belong to this branch of Islam.
What is Sunni (Islam)?
The Hui recognize the principle of Qing Zhen, meaning "pure and true," leading them to avoid this food.
What is pork?
In this century, the Uyghur people began to convert to Islam.
What is the 12th/13th century?
Through admission into the army, and leniency with respect to circumcision and marriage practices, Chinese communists in the first part of the 20th century tried to accomodate this Chinese Muslim community.
Who are the Hui?
With 7.7 million, this is the second-largest group of Muslims living in China.
Who are the Uyghurs?
Xinjiang is home to this percentage of China's mosques.
What is 63%?
Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and Kirgiz Muslims in China all speak these, instead of Mandarin.
What is a Turkic language?
What is Turfan or What is Dunhuang?
Marking the end of a period of accomodation, and the beginning of an attempt at assimilation, when was the Chinese Islamic association disbanded?
What is 1958?
This percentage of Uyghurs identify as Muslim.
What is 94%?
As part of a crackdown on religious practice in the religion, it is now illegal for women to wear these in public in Xinjiang.
What are face coverings?
This Sufi order is closely affiliated with the Hui.
What is the Khufiya Sufi order?
Along with Jesus, Buddha, and Mani, this was the fourth prophet of light, according to Manichaeism.
As part of this wider social movement in Chinese history, the Red Guard closed mosques and prohibited Qur'an study.
What is the Cultural Revolution?
Dropping from a high of 62% in 2015, this percentage of Hui Muslims say that they attend religious activities at least a few times a year, as of 2018.
What is 30%?
This classmate of ours is here to discuss Uyghur communities with us today.
Who is Dilnawa?