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China bans Ramadan fasting. Photo: AP
Chinese authorities in the northwestern province of Xinjiang have banned Muslim officials and students from fasting during the month of Ramadan, prompting an exiled rights group to warn of new violence.
Guidance posted on numerous government websites called on Communist Party leaders to restrict Muslim religious activities during the holy month, including fasting and visiting mosques.
Xinjiang is home to about nine million Uighurs, largely a Muslim ethnic minority, many of whom accuse China’s leaders of religious and political persecution.
The region has been rocked by repeated outbreaks of ethnic violence, but China denies claims of repression and relies on tens of thousands of Uighur officials to help it govern the province.
A statement from Zonglang township in Xinjiang’s Kashgar district said that “the county committee has issued comprehensive policies on maintaining social stability during the Ramadan period.
“It is forbidden for Communist Party cadres, civil officials (including those who have retired) and students to participate in Ramadan religious activities.”
The statement, posted on the Xinjiang government website, urged party leaders to bring “gifts” of food to local village leaders to ensure that they were eating during Ramadan.
Similar orders on curbing Ramadan activities were posted on other local government websites, with the educational bureau of Wensu county urging schools to ensure that students do not enter mosques during Ramadan.
‘Administrative methods’
During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk and strive to be more closer to God, pious and charitable.
An exiled rights group, the World Uyghur Congress, warned the policy would force “the Uighur people to resist [Chinese rule] even further.”
“By banning fasting during Ramadan, China is using administrative methods to force the Uighur people to eat in an effort to break the fasting,” said group spokesman Dilshat Rexit in a statement.
Xinjiang saw its worst ethnic violence in recent times in July, 2009, when Uighurs attacked members of the nation’s dominant Han ethnic group in the city of Urumqi, sparking clashes in which 200 people from both sides died, according to the government.
May God forgive us all!
Those ignorant of the true teachings of Islam should be enlightened and not made to be proven right.
Islam preaches peace, do we portray that by our actions?
Islam has been wrongly associated with violence and all what not, let our actions convince those eager to know more about the religion.
pls, 4 dose insulting islam,i advice my felow muslim brodrs $ sistrs nt 2 insult dem bak. Its obvious dat, dose abusin us r talkin out of ignorance,so 2 say. And 4 u 2 reply bak,it automaticaly implies dat u’r nt preachin or spreadin d beauty of Islam. Wether they lik it or nt Allah has promise 2 protect his religion. Ma advice 2 fellow muslim ummah who ve d oportunity of postin coments; pls, try as much as posible 2 surpress ur anger,so dat u dont sin against God by respondin 2 dier coments. We all knw dat violent has never solve any problem in any way,rather dialogue is always d best alternative. May God continue 2 assist Islam and help d muslim. Amin!
@ Ngozi.u have 2 be very careful.even if z whole world is goin 2 ban ramadan fast.then this implies muslim are goin 2 declear war on all cristian & co.b/cos muslim dont insult or molest anybody & any religion.b/cos nobody is tryin 2 stop u 4rom doin ur act of religion.
ngozi or wat so ever u r, u must be so stupid are they nt christains who are bombing churches. U r talking about Arab, Adolf Hitlar who s he. Your mama your father your grand mother…………………….their graves Occupied wit fire
Rigachikun ur obsolutly right bcos,, a tru bliver would respect others faith no matter d circumtances. As d bible said: be ur broders keeper. Thanx u!
Ngozi she is not a christain bcos a christan can’t do what Ngozi is doing which shows ignorance of the religion she is claiming! watch out
Ngozi it is d sem God dat kretet u , u tol dis robish God wil soon show u wet
@ngozi. U coursed a serious harm to urself, ur families nd to ur so called religion(christiniaty). U better apologise to the muslim world nd quikly repent. U have few hour to do that. Or else……
Ngozi i tnk u hve to re read bible lke d way i did u wll knw wch religion it teaches and u wll see dat jesus i a slave of GOD and not GOD oR D SON. And pls wey bible told u to pray sundays a ur holly day. B informed dat we re’goin back to GOD.
@Ngozi…I am very sure that you won’t go scot free for your statements Allah is far better than our imaginations…La-anallahu Alaiki…n for the china people that stoped muslims from doing the purpose of their livng may Allah give you what you deserve
INNAH LILLAHI WA INNAH ILAIHIN RAJI’UN
@Ngozi. u are a big fool, did u tink u can ever get away wit this? u are pathetic. ur hatred can nvr do us any harm, u can nvr b as despising ur predicessors. By Allah’s will, u wil nvr hav peace of mind 4 d rest of ur lyf and hereafter.By d way, it wil take jst more dan d world 2 stop d religion of truth
U people whose calld urself a cristans what d u think abt cristanity? Wia did u people get d name from? Thre’s nothng lyk CRISTANT in ur bible U illitrate. Nd nw uve d mouth 2 abuse d oly religion i pity u. U beta repent n hav a religion coz jesus ix nt a cristant but a MUSLIM is jst dat u dnt hav d knwledge
@ngozi u ar mad,better go 2 psychiatric 4 chec up
@ngozi & Gold, let me ask u. Rwandan genocide, liberian civil war, srieleone diamond war, Japan (hiroshima, nagasaki & yokohama) that were eliminated frm the earth, even BOSNIAN genocide, are all these act of muslim or is the Jesus that gives the christian command to carry this inhuman acts. U better keep ur filthy mouth shut.
By God grace we will find Ngozi through her Email in less than two weeks, and we now find her Facebook profile which will be use to locate her where about. Dont worry let her go ahead and say her worst. We Muslim believe in Jesus as a servant and messanger of God but not God.
Useless ngozi wt useless lyf, insha Allah u ll strt seeing bad thngs jus frm nw till d end of ur lyf, useless chrstian….
tokai kuma fa jemage baka ga tsuntsu kai ba dabba ba. d u know wat u are saying is just mere say…mind ur tongue
it seems u dont even know ur christianity. is dat because of boko haram issue u used ur dirty mouth and accused muslim dat comented on china’s filty habit…
Christain are stupid pple
I do bleaved Ngozi she is not a real christian, she is a cult member you would end your life by burning fire.
islam is the best religion and its acceptable by God.we know what is hapening now in nigeria its nt a religion issue but d issue of freemason and many of them r nt muslim they xtians thts y they r bombing theirselfs in churchs and there leader in nigeria is goodluck jonathan
Ngozi, pls take it easy. From d way u sound u know nothing about Islam and so little about ur self and ur soundings. From d beginning of Islam it has been under d guidance of God. Nothing can stop it from striving above all other faith all over d world. Ma as salam
i fill ashamed being a muslim
@hamdez. for sure u ar not muslim… even if you called yourself a muslim. u are authentic hypocrat…
Allah knws best. Bt let d chinese government awaits fitnah. Cos Allah has promis 2 protect hs religion 4rm azzalimun.
ngozi, mind u, islam means peace…..beware of the words u use…. Allah will show u vry soon…. I dnt hv ur tym
China ! Be careful!! Because fighting Islam is fighting Allah SWA, He will ever allow His religion cheated! Anyway keep on doing your nasty acts you will soon realize the truth. He just left you with some power in order to test you and teach you some lessons. Among the lessons is now on its way coming to you for He says in the Holy Qur‘an He will protect both His Book and the Religion. Act fairly to obtain the fairness of Allah!
To my beloved Muslims and Sisters
Man kana yu’uminu billahi wal yaumil akhir fal yaqul khairan auli yasmut
. And only Muslims can read and understand, plz just proud 2 b a MUSLIM.
I wonder wat so called christian r sayin abt islam! If you dnt knw, let me get you imformd,Jesus too is islam he brought to his pple,dos who followd his teaching are dos who r called “massihun“ for him been messiah not you, and this shows you dnt knw anything about ur religion.You shuld go nd read abt d history of christianity u wil see wat poul did in leading you astray! Foolish pple
@ ngozi. U are very stupid, u must be an illitrate and a prostitute at dsame tym. U will never last long by the will of Allah. By the glory of the month of ramadan, ngozi and china govt will be paralised and insanity will be ur end… Stupid people.
@ngozi may the almighty Allah (god) curse u, if u don’t repent u will be fire 4eva
@Ngozi, which version of bible out of 42 versions that you use. i dont know what to say to you, but any with version means lies
ngozi bet me you ar not going 2 last 4 1 month i promise u? u wil have an ccident very soon arogant nd die
My dear christian brothers and sisters we muslims also believe in the Gospel of Jesus christ and we see him as a Prophet of God, and not son of God. Pls learn to differentiate btw the gud muslim and the hypocrites. Abeg, but all this abuses won’t solv this problem. How many christians were caught with arms and explosives, what was done to them. So they’re not terrorist only the muslim is a terrorist to u. Behave like a gud christian and a bad one.
@ngozi I 4got to say dis u ar jst a trader Plz go bak to da market….
@Mimi frm ur speech one can tell u ar jst a forsaken idiot…. Yar iska
@mimi frm speech one can tell u ar nothing bt forsaken idiot… Yar iska
Ngozi nd gold hell awaits u
@Muslim I wntd to comment bt u hav said ol I hav in mind I dnt kno u bt lyk u olrdy @ngozi nd @gold hell is were u blong Yan iska!!!!
Da present china leaders hell awaits u #gbam
@ngozi by u speech n thought u ar jst a brain washed up comin destitude prostitute dt hv bin livin in captivity 4 many yrs pls 4 ur information dnt even try to cross main road let alone entering vehiecle n if dia… So remain in ur captivity bastard prostitude witout home trainin infact all ur family if dnt repent ar doom to face catastrophy @china may Almighty Allah continues to afflict ur pple d enimies of islam wt more deadly earthquake amin
No matter what..Islam remains our unchangeble life.ya Allah guide ur christain servant to d ryt path
Subhanallah Allahu (S.W.A) is with us
Dont u have a language to speak? Why are u speaking our language? How many cristian were caught in the act? Go and dance ur own foolishness.
@Ngozi. U are nothing but fool, that is why Igbos were banned from Nigerian leadership. Did u think u have a religion? No! Where in the Bible did Jesus asked u togo to church on sunday? Several versus in the bible has called Jesus servant of God but illitracy has make you think he is a god.
Pls go back to Italy for prostutution to feed ur family. Whatever u will say we look at you as a pig. Be carefull. Pls tell ur mum to wear a decent cloth next time before going to the market.
I pity ur condemned life. Kuna kashe mutane saboda basu yarda da adinin ku ba. Shame on this ur god who allows mere humans kill to defand him. DISGUSTING LUNATIC
@ngozi,,,,,,,,,,u’r a fool
ASSALAMA ALAIKUM WARAHMATULLAH.
IT WAS NARRATED THAT ONCE A NON BELIEVER ENGAGED IN VERBAL INSULT TO ABUBAKR (A.S), ABUBAKAR WAS SILENT WITHOUT ILL-TALKING BACK AND RASULULLAH WAS SITTING WATCHING SILENTLY, THE MOMENT ABUBAKAR ENGAGED IN INSULTING THE NON BELIEVER BACK, RASULULLAH WENT AWAY ANGRILY AND ABUBAKR ASKED Y?,
RASULULLAH INFORMED HIM THAT WHEN HE WAS SILENT WITHOUT INSULTING BACK THE KAFIR, THERE WAS AN ANGEL ON HIS BEHALF BUT WENT AWAY THE MOMENT HE STARTED INSULTING THE KAFIR BACK…FOR THE CHRISTIANS THAT INSULT THE MUSLIMS, I ADVICE THE MUSLIMS TO KEEP SILENCE TO THEIR INSULTS, ALLAH IS SUFFICIENT FOR US. MAY GOD DELIVER YOU
@Ngozi n Gold, d word “Islam” means peace n not violence n killing of innocent christian/muslims.
Wateva religion u practice killing of innocent souls is against it. I urge u 2 practice ur own religion very well,den ur will understand ur statement is unnecessary pointing @ muslims. Those who do d killing are group criminals in cover of islamist 2 cause unrest in dis nation.
So pls.I advice u 2 b reasonable when making a public comments,we also lost broda n sistas in dis insurgency. God bless
THE INNOCENT LIVE THE MUSLIMS HAS WASTED IN nigeria WILL TOMENT THEM IN EVRY AREA OF THEIR LIVES IN JESUE NAME NAME
U r very stupid girl, shegiya. Yar- iska
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Let us treat violence with violence because the heatred is too much every you is muslims that are being killed and brutalised in the name of fighting terrorism, is it that only muslims are terrorist
Ramadan fasting will soon recive it own BAN IN NIGERIA,WATCH OUT,THE BLOOD OF INNOCENT CHRISTAIN HAVE EVOKED THE ANGER OF GOD,MOSELEM GO AND READ PSALM 2;1-8,IT SAYS WHY DO THE HEADTHEN RAGE AND THE PEOPLE IMAGINE VAIN THINGS,THE IMAGINATION OF THIS BLOODY ISLAMIST IS TO EXTINGUISH CHRISTAINITY,BUT WHAT THEY SOW …
PASCHAL GOLD.ENUGU STATE.
@GOLD is beat u nigeria shall come to an end. Bastard
To hell with chinese government
AND TO HELL WITH AL MUSLIM,THE WHOLE MUSLIM SHALL BOW THEIR HEAD IN SHAME,AND THEIR KNEEL IN SHAME,AND SHALL BE BURNT WITH EVERLASTING FIRE IN HELL,WEN JESUS THE MESSIAH AND SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE WORLD SHALL COME IN GLORY,MUSLIM SHALL BE DESTROYED AND WIPE OUT OF THIS PLANET EARTH,AND SHALL GO TO HELL TO MEET THE DEVIL,THEIR MASTER,IN THE NAME OF ALAH
Ngozi o wot eva u cal urslf. Bware of d way u tlk 2 muslmz cos even a 15yr old muslm is beta dan ur 50yr old xtian mother insha Allah.
U monkey Ngozi silly fellow who dnt evn knw ha religion call crstn. Wia did u get d name ov religion u’r practng a religion which hav d knowledge ov. U beta go an learn abt religion SUKA
Mrs Ngozi you are quite ignorance of your religion, you are nothing and you cannot propose anything for now! You don’t understand all that your religion propagate. No religion in this unverse but Islam and you are existing in this world on the behalf of their mercy! And you’ll be banned and disappointed for yourself off that you are practicing if the Holy Jesus come back for Jesus practices Islam and he’ll come back to accomplish his work. Take care!
China nd other so-called super powers who don’t like muslims and Islam,will be brought to their kneels very soon insha Allah.These hypocrites who would normally show the world the banner of freedom when,in fact there r blatant hypocrites.
Subhanallah,God wil hlp us out n dat can nt stop d muslims 4m practicing d right n d only religion.Tnx 2 Almighty 4 dis holy month,our prayers is ok.Nasaru minallah 2 al muslims.
That’s a glaring injustice…!! my stomach or yours? my right or yours? my life or yours ? my religion or yours? you (chinese gov’t) how comes dat u violets al dis rigts n expct 2 go away wit it. Allah wil surely punsh u 4 doin dis. unles u chang dis kind of barbaric action, U moron.
so it pains you on what china did, but you people kill innocent lives here in Nigeria, God will punish all muslim for the rest of their,there will never be peace in the whole Arab nations,you shall continue to kill your selvs ,in the mighty name JESUS CHRIST amen, that is just the begining,people without conscience,useless BOKO HARAM.which GOd or your or so called ALAH will ask u to kill wat HE HAS CREATED,UR ALAH IS A DEMON
@Ngozi i dn’t thnk wht u posted mks sense….do 2 d fact that d presidnt of 9ja iz an xtian, thse is implyin dat he is also respnsible 4 all d killings…nd i pray fervently 2 God u also should b killd by thm.
@ so called Ngozi make sure u ask of 4givenes from d almighty Allah u called wit a different name, he is ever 4giving & ever merciful or else called urself ( hell) or firewood & u ll soon face d result.
If you have a ticket to paradise show it, If not shut ur Crap Allah is bigger than You and anythn U believe in…..He is d King of Kings nd The Almighty so be careful what U say, I pity you.
@Ngozi if u think islam and muslims are something to joke with keep on, and I beat u 7days is just too much to report to Almight and action shall be taken but as it is been said GOD’s time is the best. I pray u shall die of agony.
Am gonna find u n kill 2. U beta hide boy .
@ngozi.. I hope you know the same Allah you unwarrantly called a Demon is the same God you worship. Killings are done by all races and tribes as good deeds are done by all races and tribes. To single out Islam to me is being narrow minded. Islam is not a religion that promotes war but peace, where Islam talks about war is for a greater good against transgession. Don’t judge a religion by what people portray of it but judge by what the religion portrays.
Ngozi or what ever ur fucking name is, u r jst damn fucking lucky i dnt knw where u r u fucking bitch
ngozi, mind u, islam means peace…..beware of the words u use…. Allah will show u vry soon…. I dnt hv 4 tym
You are the Demon Ngozi. Praise and glory be to Allah! Above what you attribute to him. Allah will punish you unless you repent.
ngozi,islam is always an absolute way foward,s of striving 4notin but peace,hormony,honesty,and justice,try 2 brainwash urself wit gud faith injection,and dont ever mere try 2get dat unsouded word,s 2d athourity of Allah again,blcos he is d1 dat creat u since b4 u knw urself.
@ngozi. u have to know that devil has nothing to do with u,becouse ur reliong is fake and is already under his control.there for he is alwayz cousing trouble among muslims,in order to have some followers to hell.not those u were on his team to hell.
hey ngozi u are stupid,u dont know wat u a are doing and wat u are saying,wat you a sayiong can bring more crises in nigeria,u are not well educated with cristian religios studies,u are saying dat muslims are terrorist muslims are not terorist muslims are not terorist but u no dat christian are terorist du 2 de kiling of muslims in burma,niger delta,jos dix shoiws dat u a klin terorist,infact who is jesus? is he not a muslim ,y u guys lie 2 ur fellow stupid fellowers dat he is christian,y ? ist dat every year u a changing bible
Y all dis to muslim please