Photos: China Forces Muslim Imams To Dance On Streets &Swear To Not Preach Islam

«§» 14 February 2015



In a major crackdown on religious freedoms, China has forced the imams of eastern Muslim majority district of Xinjiang to dance in the street, and swear to an oath that they will not teach religion to children as well as telling them that prayer is harmful to the soul.

During the incident, reported recently by World Bulletin, Muslim imams were forced to brandish the slogan that “our income comes from the CKP not from Allah.”

State Chinese news said the imams were gathering in a square in the name of civilization where they were forced to dance and chant out slogans in support of the state.



The slogans included statements glorifying the state over religion such as “peace of the country gives peace to the soul”.

They also gave speeches telling youth to stay away from mosques, and that the prayer was harmful to their health, encouraging them to dance instead.

Female teachers were instructed to teach children to stay away from religious education and made to swear an oath that they will keep children away from religion.

Uighur Muslims are a Turkish-speaking minority of eight million in the northwestern Xinjiang region.

Xinjiang, which activists call East Turkestan, has been autonomous since 1955 but continues to be the subject of massive security crackdowns by Chinese authorities.

Rights groups accuse Chinese authorities of religious repression against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang in the name of counter terrorism.

Last November, Xinjiang banned the practicing of religion in government buildings, as well as wearing clothes or logos associated with religious extremism.

In August, the northern Xinjiang city of Karamay prohibited young men with beards and women in burqas or hijabs from boarding public buses.

Earlier in July, China banned students and government staff from observing Ramadan fasting, as officials tried to encourage locals in Xinjiang not to wear Islamic veils.

[Reported By Muslim Village Magazine]

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Posted: at 14-02-2015 01:45 AM (9 years ago) | Hero

 

Posted: at 14-02-2015 09:07 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

This is what UK and the U.S. ought to be doing. Instead of attacking foreign countries like Iraq and Afghanistan

Posted: at 14-02-2015 09:36 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie

Nice one by China.

Posted: at 14-02-2015 10:15 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

Ino comment

Posted: at 14-02-2015 11:05 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

The world will  better a place for man to live in peace without Religion

Posted: at 14-02-2015 11:19 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie

no1  will critics them now cos theyre againstnislam but if otherwise, the world would hqve nearly exploded shouting muslims again

Posted: at 14-02-2015 12:32 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

So these Chinese are good people, they also hate Islam

Posted: at 14-02-2015 01:34 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

W.A.R - War Against Religion.

I'm sure China doesn't want to take any chance on Islam.....as they're seeing it's negative impact in places it is prolific. 

Posted: at 14-02-2015 04:25 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

China does not joke at all. Their policy is that if you are not ready to follow rules and regulations you go to jail and go back to your country. How I wish western countries can do the same, no room for religious extremism whether Islam or Christianity. But the problem now with this is that Islamic extremist all over the world will protest against this act

Posted: at 14-02-2015 05:55 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming