A local government in the predominantly Muslim southern part of China’s Xinjiang region has hosted a “beer competition” ahead of Ramadan, which an exiled ethnic group has called blatant incitement to the Islamic faith. The beer festival took place last week just before the start of the important ...
China imposes annual restrictions on worshippers amid escalating ethnic tensions across the region China has banned government officials, teachers and students from fasting during Ramadan, amid rising tensions been the central government and the Muslim Uighur population of the far ...
A US media report says at least 18 people have been killed in the Chinese region of Xinjiang during a clash at a police checkpoint. According to US-based Radio Free Asia, ethnic Uighurs - part of China's Muslim minority - attacked the police on the outskirts of Kashgar city on Monday. The Chinese ...
* Muhammed Amin, 80, is believed to be one of Islamic State's oldest jihadis * Left China with family after seeing a video of his son being killed in Syria * Amin is thought to be a member of minority Muslim Uighurs from Xinjiang * Child is shown singing about 'martyrdom' and another threatens ...
At least 18 people are dead following a knife and bomb attack by a group of ethnic Uyghurs on a police traffic checkpoint in northwestern China’s troubled Xinjiang region, sources said Tuesday, amid harsh restrictions on observance of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. One source said the ...
More than a dozen people were killed in the Xinjiang region of far western China this week in a clash between ethnic Uighurs and the police, according to a report by Radio Free Asia that was largely corroborated by local residents, including a police officer. Radio Free Asia, or RFA, a ...