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Related: About this forumChina bans religious activities in Xinjiang
Members of China's Uighur minority worship at the Grand Mosque in Kashgar, in the Xinjiang region
August 2, 2012 7:49 am
By Kathrin Hille in Beijing
The Chinese Communist party has banned students and officials in Xinjiang from religious activities during Ramadan, in an illustration of the policies that continue to stir resentment among the restive north-western regions indigenous population.
Municipal areas across the region are implementing special security and stability work plans for the Muslim holy month, under which local governments and schools are required to make sure students and officials do not fast or visit mosques.
Beijing has long enforced such restrictions during Ramadan in Xinjiang, but there are signs of even tighter measures as levels of unrest have been rising since racial riots in July 2009 killed almost 200 people.
The Uighurs, a Turkic people who make up about half of Xinjiangs population following massive migration of Han Chinese, are mostly Muslim. Many of them oppose Chinese rule and complain of colonialist policies in their homeland. The resource-rich region, which accounts for about one-sixth of Chinas land mass, borders eight countries from Pakistan to Mongolia.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/602b650e-dc69-11e1-a304-00144feab49a.html#axzz22OGQFk2o
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China bans religious activities in Xinjiang (Original Post)
rug
Aug 2012
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"FT.com articles are only available to registered users and subscribers." Worthless link, rug.
cleanhippie
Aug 2012
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Any link that reqires registration, free or not, just to read the article posted here is worthless.
cleanhippie
Aug 2012
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cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)1. "FT.com articles are only available to registered users and subscribers." Worthless link, rug.
rug
(82,333 posts)2. It's a free registration.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)3. Any link that reqires registration, free or not, just to read the article posted here is worthless.
rug
(82,333 posts)4. Just because something is free does not mean it is worthless.
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cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)5. Had I made that claim, you would be right. But I didn't, so you're wrong.
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rug
(82,333 posts)6. I see. You call something that you haven't read worthless because it has a free registration.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)7. Again, you make false and misleading claims. What kind of lawyer are you?
Hopefully, not the kind that perpetuates the stereotype of unscrupulous ambulance chasers that will do or say anything to win.
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3. Any link that reqires registration, free or not, just to read the article posted here is worthless.
rug
(82,333 posts)8. Since you asked, I'm pretty good at sizing up liars and weasely witnesses.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)9. I'm sure you are, much like thieves make the best security consultants.
So, you gonna retract your false allegations or go with the stereotype?
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rug
(82,333 posts)10. Yup, and hypocrites tend to squeal the loudest.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)11. Careful, you can damage your throat doing that.