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by throwawaywig 1489 days ago
What China doing is wrong. But there is no doubt it is not anti-Islam. It is a xenophobic act.

China has another big community of Muslims known as the Hui Muslims. They practice Sufism, a much more non-radical version of Islam.

They practice Chinese culture, they build their mosques in Chinese architectural styles.

They do not face any kind of "re-education" camps.

Read more:

[1]: https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/a-tale-of-two-chinese-muslim...

[2]: https://www.dw.com/en/the-hui-chinas-preferred-muslims/a-366...

[3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hui_people

[4]: https://time.com/3099950/china-muslim-hui-xinjiang-uighur-is...