Between Expectations and Ideals: Hui Women Finding a Place in the Public Sphere through Islamic Education By Esther Reiser Abstract This paper explores the dynamics of Islamic education in China and the mobility it offers to female students, focusing on the Hui Minzu (Chinese Muslim ethnicity). I will first consider the history of the Hui...
By: Wang Daiyu Here is a list of some books related to Islam in China and or Muslims in China. Please feel free to suggest books if something is not in this list. Atwill, David G., The Chinese sultanate: Islam, ethnicity, and the Panthay Rebellion in southwest China, 1856-1873 (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2005) Ben-Dor...
Razib Khan According to figures from the Chinese census on the order of 2% of the population of the People’s Republic of China is likely to be Muslim in their religious identity. 2% may seem like a trivial fraction, but that number is between 20 and 30 million people. In other words if the Muslims...
The Great Mosque of Guangzhou, aslo known also as Huaisheng Mosque or also known as the Guangta Mosque (Light Tower Mosque), is considered to be the earliest surviving mosque in China. It also has the earliest freestanding minaret in China. Some sources claim that it was built by the uncle of prophet Muhammad (peace be...
The following map shows regions in China with large number of Chinese Muslims. While other provinces and regions may not have that many Muslims but Muslims are nonetheless found in all parts of China. One of the reasons is because traditionally Muslims were involved in trade in China. Brief Bio: Wang Daiyu is a...
I created the Islam in China in October 2007. More than a year and one hundred thousand hits later I have realized that it would be a good idea to have a website devoted to this subject where some of the themes explored in the blog can be dealt with in more detail. With this...
