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Hui Muslims in China

This report from France 24, an international 24-hour news channel, profiles the Hui community in Ningxia province in Northern China. Of the 20 million Muslims currently living in China, half belong to the Hui community, and one fifth of this community lives in Ningxia. The episode shows the special schools where Hui children learn Arabic and the Koran along with the regular Chinese curriculum. It also describes the Hui healthcare system, which blends treatments based on the series of ablutions performed before entering a mosque with traditional Chinese medicinal techniques. An interesting look at the way Hui culture has absorbed Chinese influences into an Islamic base.

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By Adrienne Wong in on July 3, 2008 12:15 AM

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  • interesting video indeed. I didn't think there were as many as 20 million muslims living there in china.

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  • Les Izmore

    WBDVD, you're being a bit too serious. I was alluding to the fact that Islam was established by the prophet Muhammed in the 7th century AD while 'Chinese' culture is popularly perceived to be much older. By the way, has the last sentence of the post been edited?

  • WatchBagDVD

    Les, you're responding to one oversimplification with another. There's no such thing as true cultural primacy--all cultures are hybrid, and Hui Chinese culture is a mix of many cultural strains, as is "Chinese" culture.

  • RUSHOUR1

    I thought our peace loving Tibeten brothers only had trouble with Han Chinese.

    Tensions rise between Tibetans,

    Chinese Muslims

    By Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times

    http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-muslims23-2008jun23,0,6800977.story

  • Les Izmore

    I believe the Chinese customs predate the Islamic ones.

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