China Clamps Down on 'Underage Religion' Among Muslim Uyghurs

[Skywalker]

I agree with this policy. I myself, me and my wife have refused to teach any religion to our son(we will do the same for our daughter) or force him to follow our Catholic religion (well, not like I'm religious anyway.lol , though she is a little.lol) , its better for them to learn and make decisions for themselves when they grow up , else its like indoctrination. We should let our kids make their own decision when they grow up. Wish our government could implement similar laws.



Karl Marx: 'religion can be the opium of the masses.
This couldn't be more true looking at the middle east.

All I say mate...stop poking your western noses in their matters...everything would be alright.

 

[jaunty]

@Zarvan @syedali73 @Syed.Ali.Haider @Akheilos@Horus
dont be shy,,,,post here too guys

You naughty boy!! BTW how did you forget @Developereo ?

 

[deepak.chauhan2312]

oh pakistanis I need your comments.How will you justify this. How can China ban religious learning especially Muslims.You would be mad if India ban Madarsas ( which is future plan of India)

China is systematically trying to remove Islam from the younger generation of Uighurs. First they stopped mosque visit for anyone under 18, then ramadan fast ban and now this. With time I think they will be able to achieve that target.

I dont think It will stop them as they will eventually learn about their religion of peace.

 

[VCheng]

@Zarvan @syedali73 @Syed.Ali.Haider @Akheilos@Horus
dont be shy,,,,post here too guys

Post? Why? Nope.

 

[xesy]

Under China law, children should not learn any religion teaching.

It should be their own personal choice when they became an adult.

Under China law, it's not illegal to discourage religion teaching in school, as their main priority as study.

I believe atheism is also a religion of some sorts. Also many religions targets children as new followers in the future. I believe China does not take such strong actions against Christan or Buhdism. I know Xinjang religion is problematic but aren't you just pouring oil to the fire?

 

[TaiShang]

Very good move. Early childhood education, if loaded with religious extremist trash, is a breeding ground for a completely brainwashed, anti-science, and anti-social human beings. Just teach them secular sciences and provide them opportunity to excel in science and contribute to the nation's development.

 

[Jlaw]

Very good move. Early childhood education, if loaded with religious extremist trash, is a breeding ground for a completely brainwashed, anti-science, and anti-social human beings. Just teach them secular sciences and provide them opportunity to excel in science and contribute to the nation's development.

Teach them Mandarin before anything!

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

My parents are Chinese Buddhists, which in actual fact is closer to Chinese folk religion (with a focus on Ancestor worship) than anything else.

And I am an Atheist. This is the trend, and will continue to go in this direction.

The problem with religion in the world today is that it has become too closely entangled with politics.

Maybe when people stop mixing religion with politics, and it becomes a "personal matter" once again, then maybe the Chinese government might relax our policies. But that is going to take a very long time.

 

[sree45]

And not even a single Pakistani is visible on this thread. I have never seen greater hypocrites than PDF pakistanis.

 

[hunter_hunted]

So much Pakistan obsession in this thread. Still Indians refuse to confess they are obsessed with Pakistan.

On Topic: Their country their rule.

 

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

Chinese authorities in the troubled northwestern region of Xinjiang have tightened up rules forbidding anyone under the age of 18 from following a religion, targeting families whose children study the Quran or fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with hefty fines.

Authorities in the Hotan, Kashgar, and Aksu prefectures of Xinjiang are increasingly forcing parents and guardians of the ethnic minority, mostly Muslim Uyghur children and teens to sign pledges promising not to allow them to take part in any religious activity, the exile World Uyghur Congress (WUC) group said on Thursday.

According to WUC spokesman Dilxat Raxit, the policy was previously rigorously enforced only for the children of Uyghur civil servants.

"It's not just officials in particular now. The entire education sector is putting coercive measures in place," Raxit told RFA's Mandarin Service.

"There is now a political campaign under way in all areas aimed at forbidding Uyghur students from practicing any religion," he said.

Pledges required

Staff in educational institutions are also being required to sign pledges to avoid any sort of religious activity, Raxit said, citing sources on the ground in Hotan, Kashgar, Aksu, and Ili prefectures, as well as the Silk Road city of Turpan.

"Those who break their pledges get fired from their jobs ... or fired from their jobs and have a fine imposed on them," he said.

An official who answered the phone at the Hotan government education bureau confirmed the rule.

Asked if the government's stance had got tougher, he replied: "Yes, some areas are tightening up the rules."

But he declined to comment further.

Wide-ranging restrictions

A Xinjiang resident surnamed Zou said that restrictions are much more wide-ranging in practice.

Uyghurs often still need the permission of their employers to practice as Muslims or to join a mosque, even after 18, he said.

"There are people working for certain employers who aren't allowed to have a religion or to belong to a mosque," Zou said. "But there's not much they can do to control it among people who live in the countryside, or ordinary people."

Raxit said such curbs on the practice of Islam are only likely to result in more violent backlash against Chinese Communist Party rule in Xinjiang, where many Uyghurs already complain of ethnic profiling for security checks and curbs on their freedom of peaceful expression and religious belief.

"People will use any method they can to defend their own religious beliefs," Raxit said. "Recently we have seen a number of violent incidents, with deaths and injuries [among Han Chinese and Uyghurs]."

"All of them are linked to China's repressive religious policies."

'Heavy-handed rule'

Rights groups accuse the Chinese authorities of heavy-handed rule in Xinjiang, including violent police raids on Uyghur households, restrictions on Islamic practices, and curbs on the culture and language of the Uyghur people.

Chinese authorities in the troubled northwestern region are targeting Uyghurs for special security measures in a major "anti-terrorism" campaign ahead of an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders meeting in Beijing on Nov. 10-11.

Earlier this month, two Uyghur men went on a stabbing spree in Xinjiang's southern district of Hotan, killing three police officers and three government officials before they were gunned down by the authorities in the latest violence to hit the troubled region.

The slayings came amid an anti-terror campaign launched in Xinjiang following deadly attacks blamed by Beijing on Uyghur separatists and Islamist insurgents seeking to establish an independent state.

China Clamps Down on 'Underage Religion' Among Muslim Uyghurs

 

[SarthakGanguly]

Good news. Fully support.

 

[Keel]

Following Islam in China is never prohibited
We are only at war with extremists

You won't find any Pakistani fanboys in this thread I can assure you there will be no outrage as its their "IRON BROTHER, whose freindship is deeper than oceans taller than mountains and sweeter than honey".

Jealous without limit for Indian fanboys?

 

[Kinetic]

Chinese authorities in the troubled northwestern region of Xinjiang have tightened up rules forbidding anyone under the age of 18 from following a religion, targeting families whose children study the Quran or fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with hefty fines.

There we go..... read something like this...

Indian authorities in the troubled northern region of Kashmir have tightened up rules forbidding anyone under the age of 18 from following a religion, targeting families whose children study the Quran or fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with hefty fines.


And expect replays from so called guards of the Muslims in Pakistan. Now where is taller than mountain friendship!!!

Uyghurs often still need the permission of their employers to practice as Muslims or to join a mosque, even after 18, he said.

Source: China Clamps Down on 'Underage Religion' Among Muslim Uyghurs

Thats China!!!

 

[wolfschanzze]

Following Islam in China is never prohibited
We are only at war with extremists



Jealous without limit for Indian fanboys?

So are we at war with infiltrator extremists from our Western Neighbour pakistan.
We don't have a problem with people following islam in India.
What is there to be jealous of?
I am saying what is the truth about our Neighbour.