Islamic Horizons, January 1st, 2007
A Muslim minority survives and thrives in Communist China, creating its own imprint on society. BY FAZIL MUNIR
Visitors to China's northwestern provinces experience a melting pot of cultures. On first glance the Hui people, a prominent element in this mix, seem to be a familiar Chinese presence in a region where Tibetans and Mongols often predominate. In pastoral Hui villages, a day of pasturing sheep or harvesting wheat is set in rhythm by the adhan from a mosque situated in the center of the village's adobe houses. These villages are noted for their strict cleanliness and the presence of ma...
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