uighur muslims
- zainabparacha06
- Sep 24, 2020
- 1 min read
Roughly 11 million Uighur Muslims live in Xinjiang, China.
They are thrown into detention camps where they are forced to drink alcohol, eat pork, and do many things their religion forbids. The government claims that these are “re-education centers” but Uighur have said they were detained, interrogated and beaten. Mosques are being demolished. A law was passed in 2017 stating men aren’t allowed to grow a beard and women can’t wear their hijab.
Why are Uighur Muslims targeted?
China claims they hold extremists views and are “a threat to security” and that some were allegedly involved in a attack in 2013 & 2014.
CHINA. -one of the world’s greatest economic powers. -worlds largest manufacturing economy and export of goods.
-worlds fastest growing consumer market. -second largest importer of goods. -home to one of the Severn wonders.
Yet for some reason they feel the need to detain innocent Muslims and lie about it.
The government lied and said there were no detention camps but after footage was leaked they claimed them to be “re-education centers”
What re-education centers beat people up and force them upon disobeying their religion?
Bring light upon this topic that not many of us talk about. Innocent lives can’t keep being taken away!
Sources:
www.pbs.org
www.economist.com
en.wikipedia.org
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