Link: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/ ... light.html
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The following is the summary of the above report-
1. The main point being made in this report is that there have been no fatwas issued by religious leaders, Al-Qaeda has issued no threatning videos and there have been no violent street protest as was the case in the Danish Cartoon issue.
[No fatwas yes, but i think Al-Qaeda has threatned to kill Chinese workers in Africa] :|
2. Chinese government has been carrying out systematic policies that discriminate against Uighurs- :(
a) their language is forbidden in schools :(
b) Government employees cannot have long beards or head scraves and are not allowed to pray or fast during working hours.
[I wonder what sagaciouscorpion, taul and other have to say about this] ;)
c) discrimination in education, health care, housing and employment. :(
d) young Uighurs forced to work in faraway provinces. :(
e) Han Chinese are encouraged by the government to settle in Xinjiang, more than 2 million have already settled.
3. After 9/11, many political leaders were jailed, accused of having links with foreign Islamic terrorists. Many individuals and groups have been convicted and received harsh sentences. :(
[Obviously, the trials were just a farce]
4. Official death figure in recent violence is 184 dead. Uighurs claim the real number is much higher. :cry:
5.
6. Reaction of Arab world - "They have either been muted or their reaction has been too little, too late. :|
7. Reaction of Turkey -
a) Uighurs have close ethnic, cultural and linguistic ties with the Turkish people.
b) Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not deemed their plea as urgent.
c) Turkish government had earlier denied visa to Rebiya Kadeer, the exiled leader of the Uighurs. However, recently Erdogan softened his stand and allowed her to visit Turkey.
d) Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkish foreign minister,said, "(Turkey) cannot remain silent in the face of what is happening [in Xinjiang]." :?
8. Reaction in China to Turkey's statement-
a) On July 10, Global Times, an official Chinese press outlet, published an article titled,
"Turkey, another axis of Evil?"!!!!!!!!!!!! :o
b) it noted-
"After the riots in Xinjiang, many governments around the world are very cautious making comments, including the American government. But the Turkish government is an exception. As Urumqi is on its way to recovery, this arrogant country has never stopped lashing out at China. In fact, both the Turkish government and its nongovernmental organizations were harsh on China. . . . Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, 'We have always seen our Uygur [as] brothers, with whom we have historical and cultural ties . . .' "
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Zaid Hamid claims that US is behind this violence, more specifically the US JSOC, now based in Afghanistan is creating trouble in China. :lol:
Zaid Hamid hasn't condemned the Chinese Government. :x
I thought he was a '"Sachha Musalman" :evil:
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The following is the summary of the above report-
1. The main point being made in this report is that there have been no fatwas issued by religious leaders, Al-Qaeda has issued no threatning videos and there have been no violent street protest as was the case in the Danish Cartoon issue.
[No fatwas yes, but i think Al-Qaeda has threatned to kill Chinese workers in Africa] :|
2. Chinese government has been carrying out systematic policies that discriminate against Uighurs- :(
a) their language is forbidden in schools :(
b) Government employees cannot have long beards or head scraves and are not allowed to pray or fast during working hours.
[I wonder what sagaciouscorpion, taul and other have to say about this] ;)
c) discrimination in education, health care, housing and employment. :(
d) young Uighurs forced to work in faraway provinces. :(
e) Han Chinese are encouraged by the government to settle in Xinjiang, more than 2 million have already settled.
3. After 9/11, many political leaders were jailed, accused of having links with foreign Islamic terrorists. Many individuals and groups have been convicted and received harsh sentences. :(
[Obviously, the trials were just a farce]
4. Official death figure in recent violence is 184 dead. Uighurs claim the real number is much higher. :cry:
5.
:x :?
6. Reaction of Arab world - "They have either been muted or their reaction has been too little, too late. :|
7. Reaction of Turkey -
a) Uighurs have close ethnic, cultural and linguistic ties with the Turkish people.
b) Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not deemed their plea as urgent.
c) Turkish government had earlier denied visa to Rebiya Kadeer, the exiled leader of the Uighurs. However, recently Erdogan softened his stand and allowed her to visit Turkey.
d) Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkish foreign minister,said, "(Turkey) cannot remain silent in the face of what is happening [in Xinjiang]." :?
8. Reaction in China to Turkey's statement-
a) On July 10, Global Times, an official Chinese press outlet, published an article titled,
"Turkey, another axis of Evil?"!!!!!!!!!!!! :o
b) it noted-
"After the riots in Xinjiang, many governments around the world are very cautious making comments, including the American government. But the Turkish government is an exception. As Urumqi is on its way to recovery, this arrogant country has never stopped lashing out at China. In fact, both the Turkish government and its nongovernmental organizations were harsh on China. . . . Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, 'We have always seen our Uygur [as] brothers, with whom we have historical and cultural ties . . .' "
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Zaid Hamid claims that US is behind this violence, more specifically the US JSOC, now based in Afghanistan is creating trouble in China. :lol:
Zaid Hamid hasn't condemned the Chinese Government. :x
I thought he was a '"Sachha Musalman" :evil:
