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Uyghur Religious Heritage under China’s “Anti-Religious Extremism” Campaigns

Series: Perspectives on the Uyghur Crisis in China
Rachel Harris
May 10, 2021May 10, 2021

China argues that government management of Uyghur culture is necessary to protect it from religious extremism. In fact the biggest threats to Uyghur heritage and culture are the policies of the Chinese government itself.

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Religion, Uyghurs, and the Global War on Terror

Series: Perspectives on the Uyghur Crisis in China
Kristian Petersen
February 11, 2021January 19, 2024

While the Uyghur crisis doesn’t revolve solely around Islamic identity and practice, the category “religion” provides an organizing framework that the People’s Republic of China utilizes to justify its continued oppression of the community.

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