1. Uyghur woman2. Uyghur man3. Two ethnic Uyghur women pass Chinese paramilitary policemen. (Photo:
1. Uyghur woman2. Uyghur man3. Two ethnic Uyghur women pass Chinese paramilitary policemen. (Photo: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images)The Uyghurs (/ˈwiːɡʊərz/, /uːiˈɡʊərz/) or Uygurs (as the standard romanisation in Chinese GB 3304-1991) are a Turkic ethnic group who live in East and Central Asia. Today, Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, where they are one of 55 officially recognized ethnic minorities. Uyghurs primarily practice Islam. Like many populations of Central Eurasia, they are genetically related to both Caucasoid and East Asian populations.China’s crackdown on its ethnic Uyghurs has targeted the predominantly Muslim minority’s beards, headscarfs, and even kebabs; now Chinese officials are banning some Uyghur baby names.That Beijing often aims to repress these symbols of Uyghur culture and faith has been interpreted as invasive, surreal, and draconian by members of the international press and rights groups alike. And it’s getting worse, analysts say, because rising Islamophobic policy in the West has only emboldened Beijing’s repression of Uyghur civil liberties. (source) -- source link
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