Changes

In tandem with a new national religious policy, also referred to as “Sinicization,” XUAR authorities have instituted measures to assimilate Uyghurs into Han Chinese society and reduce the influences of Uyghur, [[Islam]]ic, and [[Arab]]ic cultures and languages. The XUAR government

In tandem with a new national religious policy, also referred to as “Sinicization,” XUAR authorities have instituted measures to assimilate Uyghurs into Han Chinese society and reduce the influences of Uyghur, [[Islam]]ic, and [[Arab]]ic cultures and languages. The XUAR government

enacted a law in 2017 that prohibits “expressions of extremification,” and placed restrictions, often imposed arbitrarily, upon face veils, beards and other grooming, some traditional Uyghur customs including wedding and funeral rituals, and [[halal]] food practices. Local authorities reportedly also have banned some Islamic names for children. Thousands of [[mosque]]s in Xinjiang reportedly have been demolished as part of what the government calls a “mosque rectification” campaign; others have been “Sinicized”—minarets have been taken down, onion domes

enacted a law in 2017 that prohibits “expressions of extremification,” and placed restrictions, often imposed arbitrarily, upon face veils, beards and other grooming, some traditional Uyghur customs including wedding and funeral rituals, and [[halal]] food practices. Local authorities reportedly also have banned some Islamic names for children. Thousands of [[mosque]]s in occupied East Turkestan have been demolished as part of what the government calls a “mosque rectification” campaign; others have been “Sinicized”—minarets have been taken down, onion domes

have been replaced by traditional Chinese roofs, and Islamic motifs and Arabic writings have been removed.

have been replaced by traditional Chinese roofs, and Islamic motifs and Arabic writings have been removed.