Islam, China and the Internet: Negotiating Residual Cyberspace between Hegemonic Patriotism and Connectivity to the <i>Ummah</i>

Ho, Wai Yip 何偉業

doi:10.1080/13602001003650622

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“…The study follows an ethnographic approach, which sees the use of media embedded in everyday practices (Hine, 2000;Androutsopoulos, 2006;Akkaya, 2014) and complements data on Internet-mediated communication with information on the social and political context where the community lives (Hine, 2000;Ho, 2010;Grant, 2017). I have therefore engaged in observations on religious practices and exchanges with members of the Muslim community.…”

Section: Methodology and Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some studies have addressed the relationship between religious practices and Internet-mediated communication among different Muslim groups in China. In particular, they have investigated the dissemination of Islam reformist ideas within Uyghur society on Weixin (Harris and Isa, 2018), transnational identification and state interests in mainland China's and Hong Kong's Islamic websites (Ho, 2010), and self-censorship, social inclusion, and solidarity in online discussion forums (Wang, 2019).…”

Section: International Journal Of Islam Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Recent studies on Islam in China have explored religious practices, state policies, and global connections, both in daily practices (Steward, 2017;Stroup, 2017) and in the online space (Ho, 2010;Harris and Isa, 2018;Wang, 2019), providing a range of descriptions of Muslim communities' self-representation and identities.…”

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confidence: 99%

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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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Section: Methodology and Datamentioning

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Section: International Journal Of Islam Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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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“…From January 2020 to February 2021, I collected online data mainly from the Chinese Muslim websites and the social media platform WeChat. For the Chinese Muslim websites, I focused on the major websites Ho (2010Ho ( , 2016 outlined in his studies of China's Islamic cyberspace. Among the 15 major Chinese Muslim websites, only seven have been open while eight were closed down before and during the pandemic (Supplemental material Part I).…”

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Networked Islamic counterpublic in China: Digital media and Chinese Muslims during global pandemic of COVID-19

Wang

2022

New Media & Society

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How do Chinese Muslims have their own voices heard under China’s tightening online censorship amid a global health crisis like COVID-19? Based on 13-month ethnographic fieldwork, this article examines the active participation and creative use of digital media by Chinese Muslims during the pandemic. This study uses multi-sited ethnography (MSE) and digital ethnography to identify major features of networked Islamic counterpublic in China. It shows how Chinese Muslims creatively blend Islamic discourses of hygiene, scientific discourse, official regulations, and global discourses of public health through digital media. It also examines how Chinese Muslims selectively use digital platforms to cultivate Islamic ethics and strengthening global connections to Muslim world both online and offline. Furthermore, this study shows how resilient the networked Islamic counterpublic in China has been in terms of strategically voicing dissent in the shadows of anti-Muslim sentiments and state policies during a major global pandemic of our time.

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“…The Muslim ethnic in China are 回 (Hui), 维吾尔 (Uighur) , 东乡 (Dong xiang) , 保安 (Baoan), 撒拉 (Sala), 塔吉克 (Tajike) , 哈萨克族 (Kazakh) , 柯尔克孜族 (Kirghiz) , 乌兹别克族 (Uzbek) , 塔塔尔族 (Tartar) (Ho, 2010). the Hui ethnic experiences minorly by the informant.…”

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Being Muslim in China: Hui Ethnic Perspective

Rosi

2020

JPIPS

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Understanding identity helps individual to understand himself/herself and knows his/her position in the society. It is also expected to lead individual having a better tolerant attitude toward other cultures. Furthermore, ‘Hui’ is a Muslim majority ethnic live in China while Muslim as minority group of the country. This study tries to explore Hui ethnic perspective and experience on being Muslim in China. This study is designed qualitatively. The data is presented in the form of description and explanations. The primary research objects are 3 female and 1 male Hui ethnic who are currently living and studying in Indonesia. The result stated that Muslim in China as represented in many Muslim world who are believing in God and practicing rituals, even there are some different practices experienced by Chinese-Muslim. In term of interaction, Chinese-Muslim are more open with other non-Muslim ethnic, and they develop and construct dual identity in order to live in harmony within ‘Han’ majority ethnic group. This study will enrich the sociological analysis of identity within minority group.Keywords: Muslim Identity; Chinese-Muslim; Hui Ethnic

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Islam, China and the Internet: Negotiating Residual Cyberspace between Hegemonic Patriotism and Connectivity to the Ummah

Cited by 9 publications

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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

Networked Islamic counterpublic in China: Digital media and Chinese Muslims during global pandemic of COVID-19

Being Muslim in China: Hui Ethnic Perspective

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