Muslims in China
The crackdown on Uighur Muslims in China is a matter of great concern and has been covered by the media with video footage of repression. Turkey's president after returning from the G8 summit said, “The event taking place in China is a kind of genocide” and added that “There is no other way of commenting on this event” citing the report that hundreds of people have been killed and thousands hurt [DS, 12th July page:7]
It is ironical to notice that our Islamic parties kept mum when the situation went so far that all the mosques were forced to close down and the Friday prayer was not permitted.
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