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Chinese Oppression in Xinjiang, Middle Eastern Conflicts and Global Islamic Solidarities among the Uyghurs

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Jo Smith Finley

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Abstract

Individuals in Xinjiang are not merely passive recipients of state representations and policies; they are also agents capable of finding subtle means of self-representation. These symbolic oppositions are necessarily fluid: they emerge, adapt and disappear in response to the changing political environment. Currently, some individuals are demonstrating symbolic resistance to the state through the vehicle of Islam itself: a return to the mosque and orthodox religious practice. This article explores the nature and source of the current Islamic renewal in Xinjiang, conceived (though not exclusively) as a vehicle of symbolic opposition to perceived Muslim oppression at national and global levels. In discussing the international dimension, I explore the role played by imported Islamic materials, pilgrimage, study abroad, and, above all, the national and global mass media.

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Author(s): Smith Finley J

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Contemporary China

Year: 2007

Volume: 16

Issue: 53

Pages: 627-654

Date deposited: 17/05/2013

ISSN (print): 1067-0564

ISSN (electronic): 1469-9400

Publisher: Routledge

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10670560701562333

DOI: 10.1080/10670560701562333

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