In Pursuit of Islamic “Authenticity”: Localizing Muslim Identity on China’s Peripheries

Turnbull, Lesley

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“…Life and work schedules in Xining do not always accommodate scheduled prayers and frequent visits to the mosque (see also Turnbull, 2014 for Hui in Kunming).…”

Section: "Do Not Forget That Today Is Friday": the Normative Role Of ...mentioning

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Technology-Mediated Communication and Representations of Islam in Northwest China: Insights from Visual Postings on Weixin

Cabras

2022

Int. J. Islam Asia

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During the last few decades, Muslim communities in China have experienced a religious revival in which belonging to a global Muslim community has been a central element. At the same time, in recent years, the State’s campaign of Sinicization of Islam (yisilan zhongguohua) has supported Chinese nationalism and targeted symbols of Islam that are alleged to distance the believers from patriotism. This study explores the capacity for texts, language, and visual choices to build and shape sociality and forms of devotion and to reflect social and political changes. The research examines visual posting on the multipurpose app Weixin (WeChat), providing insights into local forms of religiousness, self-representation, and aspirational identities of part of the Muslim community in Xining (Qinghai province, Northwest China).

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“…Life and work schedules in Xining do not always accommodate scheduled prayers and frequent visits to the mosque (see also Turnbull, 2014 for Hui in Kunming).…”

Section: "Do Not Forget That Today Is Friday": the Normative Role Of ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Technology-Mediated Communication and Representations of Islam in Northwest China: Insights from Visual Postings on Weixin

Cabras

2022

Int. J. Islam Asia

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“…Occasional outbursts of violence and clashes with the state persisted after the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC). In 1975, People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops aggressively shelled and fought a pitched battle with Hui villagers engaged in an uprising in the small, rural village of Shadian in Yunnan (Solinger, 1982; Turnbull, 2015). Similarly, after the consolidation of PRC control in Xinjiang in the 1950s, tensions frequently flared between the state and ethnic Uyghur communities.…”

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Good Minzu and bad Muslims: Islamophobia in China's state media

Stroup

2021

Nations and Nationalism

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Since 2014, observers of Chinese society have noted an upsurge in Islamophobic sentiment among China's ethnic majority Han. China's Muslims, in particular those who identify as Hui and Uyghur, report an increase in harassment, both online and in person. This Islamophobic backlash occurs in conjunction with retrenchments by the Chinese state on the right to practice religion. What gives rise to this increase in bigotry? This pilot study examines official discourse about Islam through an inductive analysis of the presentation of Muslims in China's state media. Using a process of constant comparative analysis, I examine the state media's portrayal of Muslims in the flagship newspaper, The People's Daily. Drawing from a sample of 70 articles published between 2014 and 2018, I argue that the party's depiction of Muslim minorities in China emphasizes ethnic rather than religious identities, while coverage of global Islam emphasizes Islam as dangerous and associated with extremism. I contend that such depictions carry the unintended consequence of arousing suspicions about China's Muslims among Han.

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Islamic Cities

Moser

2019

The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies

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The category of “Islamic cities” is a dated and problematic term concocted by European Orientalists that essentializes Islam and generalizes a wide variety of urban typologies. This entry traces the history of the term dating back to the late colonial era, investigates the variety of ways in which the term has been challenged and deconstructed over the decades, and provides an overview of how research on cities in Muslim‐dominated regions has shifted beyond the “Islamic city” in recent decades.

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In Pursuit of Islamic “Authenticity”: Localizing Muslim Identity on China’s Peripheries

Cited by 7 publications

References 46 publications

Technology-Mediated Communication and Representations of Islam in Northwest China: Insights from Visual Postings on Weixin

Technology-Mediated Communication and Representations of Islam in Northwest China: Insights from Visual Postings on Weixin

Good Minzu and bad Muslims: Islamophobia in China's state media

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