China bans Urumqi mosque prayers

[Posteritatis]

Source: BBC News

China has ordered mosques in its restive western city of Urumqi not to open for Friday prayers.

The order comes after several days of ethnic violence between Uighur Muslims and Han Chinese. At least 156 people have been killed so far.

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An unnamed government official told the AFP news agency that the order not to open for prayers on Friday, the holiest day of the week in Islam, was given on public safety ground.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8143554.stm

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Brilliant! What could possiblii go wrong?

[tomm2thumbs]

1. uh oh - haven't they ever heard about cornering an animal?

not good

[proteus_lives]

2. Yeah, that will work like gangbusters.

China has it's thinking cap on! :dunce:

[sam sarrha]

3. would be interesting to know what percentage are Muslim there.. Muslims have process of taking over

Regions.. sorta step 1-2-3, Modus Operandi to cultural dominance ..the Chinese are probably aware of this. we are quite ignorant of the process, we still believe the propaganda. this is very interesting, it would reveal much to know more statistics

[tomm2thumbs]

4. I understand the ethnic Chinese have moved from 4% to 40% of the population in the region

This was from an earlier report on the changes in that region. (posted video below)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqT8yOt0hBE

[sam sarrha]

10. such is Tibet's problem,.. as i said the statistics would reveal a lot.

[harun]

5. Kind of a narrow view. The people of that area of China wouldn't have been

exposed to Islam if it wasn't for Ghengis Khan's warriors returning home after conquering land in the Middle East and converting to Islam (after conquering the area).

[Coventina]

6. Uh, the Uighars are indigenous to the area and have been

Muslim for centuries. They aren't "taking over" anything at this point.

Instead, the Chinese government is moving Han people in to dilute and destroy the Uighar culture. They are tearing down ancient Uighar buildings under the guise of "health and safety."

The Chinese government is carrying out systematic genocide against it's non-Han peoples.

[ohio2007]

11. They are just one of many minorities in the area. the 'muslim' label stuck to the wall

The Chinese government is carrying out systematic genocide against it's non-Han peoples.

[sam sarrha]

12. i agree, thats why i was curious about statistics, but that isnt the case in several other places

[Posteritatis]

8. Ahh, the Green Scare's bipartisanship

Pray tell, what exactly is this process to dominating regions?

[Tim01]

9. China had a bunch of christinians they didn't want a while back. So they killed all of them.

China has solutions that work. Bad solutions, but they do work.

If I lived in China, I would not fuck with the Chinese govt, no way.

I am familiar with the Sharia creep, but I think China will stomp it out.

[David__77]

7. Makes no sense if true.

Muslims make a relatively small minority of the population of Urumqi - three quarters of the city if Han nationality. It should be relatively easy to provide public security for these services, which, as it were, are presided over by pro-government clergy.

[ohio2007]

13. "the state" of China does not recognize the opium of dumb asses