Nations across Europe and as far as Canada, Australia, and Japan, signed the letter, but there was a deafening silence from the Muslim world. Across Europe and the USA, we see many policies and programmes such as ‘Prevent’ that are baseless in their approach and place entire communities under suspicion. Within days, a counter statement had been prepared and signed by their 37 friends and desperate partners, that has been noted to be almost verbatim matching the Chinese script. The recent leak of Chinese Communist Party documents to the New York Times offers a chilling glimpse into the 21st century’s largest system of concentration camps. China repeatedly denied the allegations, claiming that no such camps exist. It was just a week ago when news outlets, including Islam21C, [1] reported on a joint letter signed by 22 UN ambassadors condemning China for their abhorrent treatment of Uyghur Muslims. Ramadan 1442 has been announced, let's spend it together to make it the best Ramadan so far! Ready for trustworthy, relevant & transformational articles, videos & podcasts? Takes just 1 minute and you won’t leave this page. But her call was heard by a passer-by, who rushed to make this incident known to the Caliph. The instructions make it clear that the camps should be run as high security prisons, with strict discipline, punishments and no escapes. Furthermore, the crackdown reportedly widened to extreme digital surveillance, force-feeding of pork and alcohol, [12] and even forcing Muslim women to marry ethnic Han Chinese men. It is the same narrative, just that one is carried out by liberal democracies and one by a secretive Communist state. “The (Chinese) Communist Party is using the security forces for mass imprisonment of Chinese Muslims in concentration camps,” Schriver told a … China says the camps are vocational education and training centres as part of a “counterterrorism and de-radicalisation measures”. Support our journalism. Around 21 percent of arrests in 2017 have been made in the minority-heavy Xinjiang, where only 1.5 percent of the total country’s population lives. Āmīn. Some 1.5 million people are kept in a huge network of prisons across China. She cried out to the Muslim ruler at the time, al-Muʿtaṣim, who was thousands of miles away. Later, it began claiming that the facilities were “vocational training” centres to help rid Uyghurs and others of their “extremist” thoughts and provide them with job training – even highly educated intellectuals, businesspeople and retirees. Al-Muʿtaṣim said: “A report has reached me that one Muslim sister was attacked in a Roman city. IV. These measures were necessary, overdue and must be sustained as long as China puts the Uighurs and other Muslims in concentration camps. © Copyright 2006 - 2021. This can be clearly seen from the way they have responded to reports about Uyghur treatment, starting with blanket denials, to speaking of “voluntary re-education camps”, and now taking the desperate step of inviting foreign diplomats and journalists to visit the centres themselves. The Chinese government long denied that the camps existed, but after images of camp construction with watch towers and barbed wire fences emerged, the … [+] to be a re-education camp where mostly Muslim ethnic minorities are detained, on the outskirts of Hotan, in China's northwestern Xinjiang region. Families all over Xinjiang have been broken apart after multiple members were taken into the concentration camps. The views expressed on Islam21c and its connected channels do not necessarily represent the views of the organisation. V. The above four steps can only make a big impact through the unity of Muslims; working together towards greater good. 48 Ways to Get Sent to a Chinese Concentration Camp Something terrible is happening in Xinjiang. Now safety and security has returned to Xinjiang.” [4]. This is brotherhood and sisterhood, on top of natural human instinct and empathy. It reads: “3 Million Muslims in Chinese Concentration Camps.” Many detainees are lectured on the negatives of Islam and were forced to renounce it. II. "We would like to say to the Palestinians who are standing on behalf of the Ummah in defending its honour, that the…, We've got your iftar-viewing covered Indeed, paying to free captives is from amongst the categories of zakāt, [19] showing just how significant eradicating such oppression is in our dīn. The reward is huge for saving someone’s hereafter. More can be found here. in Asia, China, Current Affairs, Featured, Latest Posts, Opinion, Politics We may wonder; if this is the weakest form of faith, what then is the active support of such evil? Chinese officials used to only bulldoze mosques and force Muslim men to shave their beards. Chinese muslims reveal rapes, abortions and forced sterilisations 'using chilli paste' at 'concentration camps' as shocking footage emerges of hundreds of shackled and blindfolded prisoners The existence of an extensive network of forced-labor camps producing consumer goods for export to Europe and the United States became classified. Islam21c is our chance to prevent this happening and your chance to get the reward for it. Furthermore, such cooperation will only empower Muslims and ultimately make them less reliant on others, and perhaps one day end the perceived need to be subservient to corrupt nations. Still, advocates are fighting hard to abolish these Chinese concentration camps and get justice for those wrongfully detained. The problem is worse amongst our youth and will be even worse for our next generation. Tagged with: 1440 ASIA ASSIMILATION CHINA CONCENTRATION CAMPS EGYPT HUMAN RIGHTS INTEGRATION MINORITY MUSLIM MINORITY ROHINGYA SAUDI ARABIA TURKEY UIGHUR UYGHUR WAR ON TERROR. China, for such a large and seemingly powerful nation, is incredibly sensitive to criticism. [11] Very little information was offered on what occurs in these prisons, which China refers to as ‘voluntary re-education camps’. Without your support this work cannot continue. In this well-known historical event, one of our sisters was attacked by a group of Romans whilst in their land, and she was locked up unjustly. 5 Comments. China contends that its state-mandated detention camps, surrounded by high walls and watchtowers, are central to its fight against Islamist extremism. XINJIANG, China — Since the mid-2018, countless reports of Muslim Uighurs, Turkic ethnicity who live in East and Central Asia, being held in concentration camps in China have surfaced in the international community. Starting with reports of Muslims being prevented from fasting and the banning of the ḥijāb and growing of beards, [6] measures widened around 2016 to 2017 to restrictions on naming of children with Muslim names, [7] banning the Qur’ān and prayer mats, [8] and limiting travel for Ḥajj.[9]. The Chinese government has claimed that the camps are merely vocational training centers, but in November a trove of leaked documents, dubbed the … Imām Mālik mentioned: “It is obligatory for the people to ransom those taken as prisoners of war, even if doing so consumes all their property.” [20], Read More: Why the Muslim World is Silent Over China’s Repression of Uyghurs. The issue persists, however, without any real information about how many people are being affected. [13] A recent BBC report also detailed how children are being separated from their parents, with no contact allowed at all. The United States accused China on Friday of putting well more than a million minority Muslims in "concentration camps," in some of the strongest U.S. condemnation to … The abysmal silence of Muslim political leadership has previously been explained by Lukman Harees in an article: China is a key trade partner to almost every Muslim country – to the extent that turning against China would probably result in severe damage to their economies. China has been giving companies incentives, like subsidies, to open factories around the camps and take advantage of cheap labor. However, the accounts of survivors paint a different picture. As well as the medical interventions, detainees in Ziawudun's camp spent hours singing patriotic Chinese songs and watching patriotic TV programmes about Chinese … 17/07/2019 III. Images from Chinese state TV show life inside the "schools" But a euphemism for the camps has long existed - education. But the natural question is, what can we do about this injustice? [17]. Not anymore though. On Friday evening, a new letter was published; this time it was signed by 37 states, including a number of Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Pakistan, along with the likes of Myanmar and Russia. Required fields are marked *. A paradox characterizes China’s mass internment camps in Xinjiang.. Advanced technology has allowed Chinese authorities to construct a total surveillance and mass detention regime, of which other architects of internment camps, such as the Nazis and the Soviets, could only dream.. Upon hearing what had happened, the response was immediate. China’s authorities have championed what they call “poverty alleviation” policies in Xinjiang. Speaking out frequently and raising awareness on the plight of our brothers and sisters in East Turkestan. [1] https://www.islam21c.com/news-views/un-ambassadors-urge-china-to-end-uyghur-detention/, [2] https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/190708_joint_statement_xinjiang.pdf, [3] https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-china-xinjiang-rights/saudi-arabia-and-russia-among-37-states-backing-chinas-xinjiang-policy-idUKKCN1U721L, [4] https://amp.france24.com/en/20190712-37-countries-defend-china-over-xinjiang-un-letter, [6] https://www.islam21c.com/politics/the-plight-of-your-chinese-brothers-and-sisters/, [7] https://www.islam21c.com/news-views/secularism-china-bans-baby-names-that-are-too-islamic/, [8] https://www.islam21c.com/news-views/opinion-genre/china-bans-qurans-and-prayer-mats/, [9] http://uk.businessinsider.com/chinese-muslims-pledge-communist-party-loyalty-2018-4, [10] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-china-religion/turkey-says-concerned-over-chinas-ramadan-bans-on-uighurs-idUSKCN0PA15L20150630, [11] https://www.islam21c.com/news-views/hundreds-of-thousands-of-muslims-reportedly-in-detention-in-xinjiang-china/, [12] https://www.islam21c.com/news-views/un-expresses-alarm-over-chinas-detention-of-muslims-in-xinjiang, [13] https://mobile.twitter.com/cjwerleman/status/1150560028685791232, [14] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-48825090, [15] https://extranewsfeed.com/a-muslim-boycott-of-china-can-end-muslim-concentration-camps-402df909f857, [16] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/saudi-crown-prince-defends-china-fight-terrorism-190223104647149.html, [17] https://www.islam21c.com/news-views/uae-allegedly-aiding-chinese-persecution-of-uyghur-muslims/, [18] https://www.islam21c.com/politics/when-nations-perished-for-harming-muslim-women/, [21] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-china-blog-48700786. As mentioned in the ḥadīth further above, when we are faced with an act of evil, the best thing one can do is seek to change it with their hands – within one’s ability – and failing that, speak against the crime. That is more than 1 in every 3 Muslims in the region! [18]. Perhaps it is not that surprising in some cases, given that the Saudi Crown Prince has praised the measures in the past, saying “Saudi Arabia respects and supports it [persecution of the Uyghurs under the pretext of fighting terrorism] and is willing to strengthen cooperation with China” [16] whilst the United Arab Emirates was alleged to have deported an Uyghur mu’addhin at random, amongst others, seeking to please the Chinese. Considering the other signatories, the only surprising fact was that no one signed on behalf of Egypt’s coup dictator, Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi! Officers have the ability to arrest Uighurs and other minorities simply for engaging in religious or cultural activities like reading the Quran or praying in public. Arrests have increased by over 300 percent in the last five years, the majority of the increase being in 2017.