{"id":135,"date":"2021-07-26T20:34:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T20:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tilim.org\/u\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2022-07-09T11:17:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-09T11:17:24","slug":"uyghur-cultural-heritage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uyghurinfo.org\/en\/uyghur-cultural-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Uyghur Cultural Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>NEWS AND REPORTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><strong>\u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/genocide\/\">Genocide<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; \u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/camps-and-prisons\/\">Camps and Prisons<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;\u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/brain-control\/\">Brain Control<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;\u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/uyghur-birth-control\/\">Uyghur Birth Control<\/a> &nbsp; \u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/uyghur-children\/\">Uyghur Children<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/forced-organ-harvesting\/\">Forced Organ Harvesting<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;\u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/forced-labor\/\">Forced Labor<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; \u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/forced-marriage\/\">Forced Marriage<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; \u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/cremation-facilities\/\">Cremation Facilities<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; \u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/moving-uyghurs-to-han-provinces-as-prisoners\/\">Moving Uyghurs to Han Provinces as \u201cPrisoners\u201d<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; \u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/uyghur-hairs\/\">Uyghur Hairs<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; \u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/uyghur-blood\/\">Uyghur Blood<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; \u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/uyghur-cultural-heritage\/\">Uyghur Cultural Heritage<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; \u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/ccp-virus-and-uyghurs\/\">CCP-virus and Uyghurs<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; \u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/uyghurs-in-the-news\/\">Uyghurs in the News<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/foreign-government-documents\/\">Foreign Government Documents<\/a> &nbsp; \u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/the-war-on-terror-and-the-uyghurs\/\">The War on Terror and the Uyghurs<\/a> &nbsp; \u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/high-tech-surveilance\/\">High Tech Surveilance<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/torchlight-group-reports\/\">Torchlight Group Reports<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;\u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"..\/names-of-chinese-officials-in-east-turkistan\/\">Names of Chinese Officials<\/a><\/span>&nbsp; \u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"..\/lists-of-forced-labor-companies-children-detention-camps-and-hospitals\">Lists of Forced-Labor Factories, Children Detention Camps &amp; Hospitals<\/a> <span style=\"color: #999999;\">&nbsp; \u2022<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uyghurinfo.org\/en\/phone-numbers\/\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Phone Numbers<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">   ***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Uyghur Cultural Heritage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">***<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1616960578535\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/alison_killing\/xinjiang-china-mass-detention-tourism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China Destroyed Muslim Culture In This Ancient City \u2014 Then Turned It Into Disneyland [June 30, 2022]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/china\/2021-02-10\/roots-cultural-genocide-xinjiang?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=tw_daily_soc&amp;utm_source=twitter_posts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Roots of Cultural Genocide in Xinjiang (February 10, 2021)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1613414534258\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/chinas-campaign-against-uighur-culture\/av-56424211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DW NEWS: \u201cChina\u2019s campaign against Uighur culture: Hundreds of Uighur scholars, historians, artists, writers, poets and musicologists in China have disappeared, according to the US-based Uyghur Human Rights Project. The absence of these cultural stewards has been painfully felt by the Uighur community in Xinjiang and the overseas diaspora.\u201d (February 2, 2021)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1613414534258\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/uhrp.org\/press-release\/uhrp-report%E2%80%94%E2%80%9C-government-never-oppresses-us%E2%80%9D-china%E2%80%99s-proof-life-videos-intimidation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) report: \u201c\u2018The Government Never Oppresses Us\u201d\u2019: China\u2019s proof-of-life videos as intimidation and a violation of Uyghur family unity\u201d (February 2, 2021)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1613026548725\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/china\/2021\/01\/30\/assimilation-of-chinese-minorities-is-not-just-a-uyghur-thing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Economist: \u201cChaguan: Assimilation of Chinese minorities is not just a Uyghur thing \u2013 Local languages are being phased out\u201d (January 30, 2021)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1613026548725\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rfa.org\/english\/news\/uyghur\/language-01292021173514.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RFA News: \u201cUyghur Language Instruction Absent From Schools in Xinjiang\u2019s Kelpin County: County officials say only Mandarin Chinese is used, despite laws protecting bilingual education.\u201d (January 29, 2021)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1613026548725\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rfa.org\/english\/news\/uyghur\/circumcision-01292021181503.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RFA News: \u201cUyghurs Losing Circumcision Traditions Under China\u2019s Xinjiang Policies: Officials say the religious ceremony is increasingly restricted or even banned outright.\u201d (January 29, 2021)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1609893299844\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/china\/2021\/01\/02\/china-uses-tourism-to-smother-xinjiangs-culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Economist: \u201cChina uses tourism to smother Xinjiang\u2019s culture: Tour buses are as effective as bulldozers\u201d (January 2, 2021)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607759419745\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chinafile.com\/reporting-opinion\/viewpoint\/how-ccp-took-over-most-sacred-of-uighur-rituals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">China File: \u201cHow the CCP Took over the Most Sacred of Uighur Rituals\u201d (December 12, 2020)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607759419746\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/lareviewofbooks.org\/article\/politics-pop-rise-repression-uyghur-music-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Review of Books: \u201cThe Politics of Pop: The Rise and Repression of Uyghur Music in China\u201d (May 31, 2020)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607759419746\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/48508182-d426-11e9-8367-807ebd53ab77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Financial Times: \u201cFear and oppression in Xinjiang: China\u2019s war on Uighur culture\u201d (September 11, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607759419746\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codastory.com\/disinformation\/rewriting-history\/decoding-chinas-claims-uyghur-identity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coda Story: \u201cDecoding China\u2019s claims about Uyghur identity\u201d (August 2, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607759419746\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2019\/apr\/07\/bulldozing-mosques-china-war-uighur-culture-xinjiang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Guardian: \u201cBulldozing mosques: the latest tactic in China\u2019s war against Uighur culture\u201d (April 7, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607759419747\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/supchina.com\/2019\/01\/02\/the-patriotism-of-not-speaking-uyghur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SupChina: \u201cThe \u2018patriotism\u2019 of not speaking Uyghur\u201d (January 2, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607759419747\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/opinions\/2018\/11\/28\/for-china-islam-is-a-mental-illness-that-needs-to-be-cured\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Al-Jazeera: \u201cFor China, Islam is a \u2018mental illness\u2019 that needs to be \u2018cured\u2019\u201d (November 28, 2018)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607239846400\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saveuighur.org\/report-from-the-uhrp-demolishing-faith-the-destruction-and-desecration-of-uyghur-mosques-and-shrines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UHRP report: \u201cDemolishing Faith: The Destruction and Desecration of Uyghur Mosques and Shrines\u201d (October 12, 2020)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607239858443\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2020-09-26\/china-denies-xinjiang-mosque-destruction-uyghur-autonomous\/12707304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Asutralian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News: \u201cChina foreign ministry denies claims of mosque destruction in Xinjiang Uyghurs Autonomous Region\u201d (September 26, 2020)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607239949233\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/art-and-culture\/china-accused-of-razing-religious-sites-and-shrines-in-xinjiang-to-wipe-out-uyghur-muslims\/story-uVgrYaKLQqJ3jj1qpSMfHO.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hindustan Times: \u201cChina accused of razing religious sites and shrines in Xinjiang to wipe out Uyghur Muslims\u201d (September 26, 2020)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607239958625\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2020\/09\/25\/world\/asia\/xinjiang-china-religious-site.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NY Times: \u201cChina Is Erasing Mosques and Precious Shrines in Xinjiang\u201d (September 25, 2020)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607239968246\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/china-razed-thousands-of-xinjiang-mosques-in-assimilation-push-report-says-11601049531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wallstreet Journal: \u201cChina Razed Thousands of Xinjiang Mosques in Assimilation Push, Report Says\u201d (September 25, 2020)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607239984719\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspi.org.au\/report\/cultural-erasure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) report: \u201cCultural erasure: Tracing the destruction of Uyghur and Islamic spaces in Xinjiang\u201d (September 24, 2020)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240328644\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/madeinchinajournal.com\/2020\/08\/24\/the-spatial-cleansing-of-xinjiang-mazar-desecration-in-context\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Guardian: \u201cThousands of Xinjiang mosques destroyed or damaged, report finds\u201d (September 25, 2020)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240001530\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/madeinchinajournal.com\/2020\/08\/24\/the-spatial-cleansing-of-xinjiang-mazar-desecration-in-context\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Made In China Journal: \u201cThe Spatial Cleansing of Xinjiang: Mazar Desecration in Context\u201d (August 24, 2020)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240024819\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucanews.com\/news\/china-builds-toilet-on-uyghur-mosque-site\/89156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UCA News: \u201cChina builds toilet on Uyghur mosque site\u201d (August 14, 2020)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240032751\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rfa.org\/english\/news\/uyghur\/toilet-08132020142800.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Radio Free Asia: \u201cPublic Toilet Erected on Former Site of Razed Xinjiang Village Mosque\u201d (August 13, 2020)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240041377\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/01\/02\/asia\/xinjiang-uyghur-graveyards-china-intl-hnk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN news: \u201cMore than 100 Uyghur graveyards demolished by Chinese authorities, satellite images show\u201d (January 2, 2020)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240052241\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/476581-satellite-images-show-thousands-of-uyghur-graves-demolished-by-chinese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hill: \u201cSatellite images show thousands of Uyghur graves demolished by Chinese authorities\u201d (January 2, 2020)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240632967\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2019\/10\/09\/china-destroys-dozens-uighur-cemeteries-drive-eradicate-cultural\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Telegraph: \u201cChina destroys dozens of Uighur cemeteries in drive to \u2018eradicate\u2019 cultural history of Muslims\u201d (October 9, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240662587\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/asia\/china-uighur-muslim-persecution-mosque-demolition-xi-jinping-regime-islam-a9115431.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Independent: \u201cMosque demolitions across China raise fears over escalating persecution of Uighur Muslims\u201d (Spetmeber 22, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240693538\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/world-asia-china-48696184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC News: \u201cFaith in ruins: China\u2019s vanishing beards and mosques\u201d (June 19, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240726476\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7106855\/Wrecked-mosques-police-watch-A-tense-Ramadan-Xinjiang.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Mail: \u201cSatellite images reveal China has demolished dozens of mosques in its Muslim region since 2017 as Beijing ramps up control on Islamic traditions\u201d (June 5, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240757614\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5584619\/china-xinjiang-destroyed-mosques\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TIME magazine: \u201cChina Destroyed Mosques and Other Muslim Sites in Xinjiang, Report Says\u201d (May 7, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240787075\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/china-mosques-xinjiang-province-kargilik-mosqueyutian-aitika-1417522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newsweek: \u201cChina Demolished More Than 20 Mosques in Three years, Footage Suggests\u201d (May 7, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240816460\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/5\/7\/dozens-of-mosques-major-shrines-razed-in-chinas-xinjiang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Al-Jazeera: \u201cDozens of mosques, major shrines \u2018razed\u2019 in China\u2019s Xinjiang\u201d (May 7, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240849106\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2019\/may\/07\/revealed-new-evidence-of-chinas-mission-to-raze-the-mosques-of-xinjiang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Guardian: \u201cRevealed: new evidence of China\u2019s mission to raze the mosques of Xinjiang\u201d (May 6, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240878635\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/photos-show-china-destroys-mosques-to-install-police-state-on-muslims-2019-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Insider: \u201cBefore-and-after photos show how China is destroying historical sites to monitor and intimidate its Muslim minority\u201d (April 28, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240909509\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellingcat.com\/news\/rest-of-world\/2019\/04\/05\/are-historic-mosques-in-xinjiang-being-destroyed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bellingcat: \u201cAre Historic Mosques In Xinjiang Being Destroyed?\u201d (April 5, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240939076\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Asia-Pacific\/2019\/0107\/Xinjiang-Beijing-s-chilling-attempt-to-erase-and-replace-Uyghur-identity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Christian Science Monitor: \u201cXinjiang: Beijing\u2019s chilling attempt to erase and replace Uyghur identity\u201d (January 7, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1607240970259\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/demolishing-kashgars-history-7324895\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smithonian Magazine: 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