Introducing “Islam in China” Webzine
I created the Islam in China blog was created 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 particular aspect in mind I have launched this website which can also be thought of as an extension to the blog. The subject of Islam in China is an oft neglected one. In the West most people conceive of Muslims as being Arabs despite the fact that majority of the Arabs in America are Christians. Outside of China there are also many misconceptions that Muslims have about Muslims in China. Many Muslims are even surprised to learn that there are more Muslims in China than there are in Saudi Arabia. In China there a general misconception with respect to Islam being an ethnic religion which may come as a surprise to many Muslims in other countries. In China Islam is generally associated with the Hui ethnic group and sometimes with the Uiygars. The articles on the website are divided into five major categories:
Culture and History: The history of Chinese Muslims and their culture.
Image Gallery: Pictures of all things Chinese and Muslim.
China Guide: Information for places to visit in China for Islamic history and culture, where to find Mosques, Halal Food etc.
Diaspora: Chinese Muslims are spread through out the world and reside in many countries like Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Central Asian countries and even America.
Interviews: Interviews with Chinese Muslims, Sinophile Muslims and experts on the subject of Islam and China.
With this particular goal in mind I welcome you to the new website.
Brief Bio: Wang Daiyu is a doctoral student and the editor of the Islam in China webzine. He also maintains a blog on Islam and China.
Assalam o alaikum!
firstly i congratulate you on this excellent website, this is absolutely beautiful.
i am very pleased to see the images, they look wonderful and i will try to send all that i brought back from china.
the idea to enlist where to get halal food whilst in china is excellent because when i was in china, i had much problems finding halal food. just to add to the information i would like to mention the places where one can find a halal restaurant.
in guangzhou there are many halal restaurants. on fridays halal meat is also sold outside the mosque, just in case if somone wants to cook himself.
in the city of foshan i found one substantial halal restaurant, and by the way the food is nice.
in the city of chaozhou i heard from my chinese friends that there is one halal restaurant, and i will try it out on my next visit inshallah.
in the city of shenzhen there are halal restaurants.
anyone who is going to china, especially in guangdong province is more than welcome to communicate with me to get some eating and travelling tips for better preparation of the tour.
regards,
umar jaspal
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I wish you a success. I hope in the future mostly of chines people will be muslims. Islam is the first religion in the world and will be the first forever.
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