Muslims Forced to Worship Chinese Flag

[Bonkers]

A Uighur website, Uighurbiz.net, posted a photograph of a Chinese national flag placed above the prayer area of a mosque in Aksu, a county in Xinjiang’s western Uighur heartland.

A move by authorities to place the national flag in the prayer area of a mosque in the far-western Xinjiang region has brought criticism from the local Muslim Uighur ethnic group and ignited fresh debate over the Communist Party’s religious policies.

Ilham Tohti, a Beijing-based Uighur professor of economics, who teaches at the National University of Minorities and is a prominent advocate for Uighur rights, on Thursday described the move as part of a policy by the government “to dilute” religious beliefs in Xinjiang.

A Uighur website, Uighurbiz.net, posted a photograph of a Chinese national flag placed above the prayer area of a mosque in Aksu, a county in Xinjiang’s western Uighur heartland.

Provincial government officials could not be reached for comment on whether the move was part of a change in official policy. Thursday was a holiday for government offices in China on account of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The article on the Uighurbiz website said the move had been enforced in many mosques in Aksu.

Mr. Tohti told the website he saw the campaign as an attempt “to boost patriotism”, but one that violated the religious autonomy that is granted under law to Muslims. Under the regional ethnic autonomy law, the State cannot interfere in religious practice.

The Xinjiang government has, however, in recent months put in force a slew of religious restrictions, Mr. Tohti noted, pointing to recent public campaigns in Hotan, in southern Xinjiang, warning people against wearing “religious clothing”, such as veils, and also asking men to not grow beards. Mr. Tohti said the moves were likely to further anger the community, against the backdrop of recent unrest in Xinjiang.

In an earlier interview with The Hindu, Mr. Tohti said government policies were fuelling tensions.
Widening disparities

The development approach, he said, had been focused on merely achieving rapid growth based on utilising the region’s rich energy reserves, and resulted in widening disparities between local Uighurs and the growing number of majority Han Chinese migrants.

He called for a more inclusive approach to growth and for easing religious restrictions, including recent bans on students and teachers in universities from fasting during the month of Ramadan.

Flag in mosques stirs anger in China - The Hindu

 

[jaibi]

Thank you for the post but the title is misleading: they are not forced to worship the flag, there is religious interference and discrimination but not at that level.

A Uighur website, Uighurbiz.net, posted a photograph of a Chinese national flag placed above the prayer area of a mosque in Aksu, a county in Xinjiang’s western Uighur heartland.

A move by authorities to place the national flag in the prayer area of a mosque in the far-western Xinjiang region has brought criticism from the local Muslim Uighur ethnic group and ignited fresh debate over the Communist Party’s religious policies.

Ilham Tohti, a Beijing-based Uighur professor of economics, who teaches at the National University of Minorities and is a prominent advocate for Uighur rights, on Thursday described the move as part of a policy by the government “to dilute” religious beliefs in Xinjiang.

A Uighur website, Uighurbiz.net, posted a photograph of a Chinese national flag placed above the prayer area of a mosque in Aksu, a county in Xinjiang’s western Uighur heartland.

Provincial government officials could not be reached for comment on whether the move was part of a change in official policy. Thursday was a holiday for government offices in China on account of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The article on the Uighurbiz website said the move had been enforced in many mosques in Aksu.

Mr. Tohti told the website he saw the campaign as an attempt “to boost patriotism”, but one that violated the religious autonomy that is granted under law to Muslims. Under the regional ethnic autonomy law, the State cannot interfere in religious practice.

The Xinjiang government has, however, in recent months put in force a slew of religious restrictions, Mr. Tohti noted, pointing to recent public campaigns in Hotan, in southern Xinjiang, warning people against wearing “religious clothing”, such as veils, and also asking men to not grow beards. Mr. Tohti said the moves were likely to further anger the community, against the backdrop of recent unrest in Xinjiang.

In an earlier interview with The Hindu, Mr. Tohti said government policies were fuelling tensions.
Widening disparities

The development approach, he said, had been focused on merely achieving rapid growth based on utilising the region’s rich energy reserves, and resulted in widening disparities between local Uighurs and the growing number of majority Han Chinese migrants.

He called for a more inclusive approach to growth and for easing religious restrictions, including recent bans on students and teachers in universities from fasting during the month of Ramadan.

Flag in mosques stirs anger in China - The Hindu

 

[[Bregs]]

Communist are atheist by ideology and policy

 

[Bonkers]

Thank you for the post but the title is misleading: they are not forced to worship the flag, there is religious interference and discrimination but not at that level.

So the Muslim will forgoe his prayers to Allah if Chinese flag is there in the mosque?

 

[jaibi]

The Muslims face the Ka'aaba, when the prostrate they are not worshiping the object immediately in front of them, it usually is a wall, another person or even the Holy Ka'aaba if they are in Makkah. They face that direction but worship Allah (SWT) Almighty.

Secondly, like I said, it is stumping of religious freedom but the way you have portrayed it is not mentioned in the article, it is not implied and your stating that as the title is incorrect.

Thirdly, you are a new member here, do take the time to read up on the policies of the forum regarding religious intolerance and derailing the topic, commonly called 'trolling', please, do not indulge in that. I give you the benefit of the doubt about your post answering me but if that is your intent then you are not welcome here and would face some repercussions. The issue is of the state violating personal laws of religious liberty, let's stick to that, shall we?

So the Muslim will forgoe his prayers to Allah if Chinese flag is there in the mosque?

By law communist regimes of Mao and Stalin allowed religious practices but not propagation of religion by any group.

Communist are atheist by ideology and policy

 

[Durrak]

That is ridiculous ... Misleading people with false titles is an awful act..

Placing flag on mosques doesn't mean that they are forced to worship any flag ..

 

[!eon]

this is not worshiping

 

[Bhai Zakir]

Very very shameful :town:

shame on china :town:

Muslims have the faith and dedication only in the one and only the Allah swt

That is ridiculous ... Misleading people with false titles is an awful act..

Placing flag on mosques doesn't mean that they are forced to worship any flag ..

this is not worshiping

What about warning people against wearing “religious clothing”, such as veils, and also asking men to not grow beards????

Communist are atheist by ideology and policy

Who is asking communists to change??

But by force and bully other??

Each one is born free to choose and practice what is faith.

 

[Durrak]

Very very shameful :town:

shame on china :town:

Muslims have the faith and dedication only in the one and only the Allah swt

Please don't try to misguide people here ... Have you read the article .. ??

And please if you have any objection regarding it then prove it with valid source/points ??

 

[[Bregs]]

Who is asking communists to change??

But by force and bully other??

Each one is born free to choose and practice what is faith.

True but they do this more out of there ideology of being atheist not to specifically obstruct religious practice with an intent or purpose

 

[dray]

Very embarrassing for their higher than mountain deeper than ocean friend.

 

[onionkiller]

chines flag should not be in mosque. this is wrong. it means chines flag has high value than religeon. in India no Indian flag on mosque or Tempels. this is called freedom of religeon.

 

[Bhai Zakir]

Please don't try to misguide people here ... Have you read the article .. ??

And please if you have any objection regarding it then prove it with valid source/points ??

No where in the world i have seen a flag inside mosque like above pic.

Can u show me a single photo like above be it it Saudi Arabia, pakistan etc.

Stop cheer leading for china one needs to be strong enough to say wrong a wrong if its wrong.

china gives u some money and weapons that does not mean u defend and agree with anything they do.

Its about Islam and its about right of Muslims and believers.

 

[blood]

religion and nationalism are two different things..by doing such cheap things china has shown its mistrust in its own countrymen.

 

[Bhai Zakir]

religion and nationalism are two different things..by doing such cheap things china has shown its mistrust in its own countrymen.

Its sick they bully their own people, they bully their neighbors.

And its not about nationalism but about chauvinism and the dictator rule of a party.....CPC