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BLOGGING ABOUT HUI CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND DAILY LIFE IN URBAN CHINA
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Photo Essay: Arabic language in Hui communities
In light of recent news that the city Beijing was making it policy to strip Arabic off of signs in public spaces, I thought it might be...
David R. Stroup
Aug 6, 20193 min read
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Video Post: 赞圣 (songs in praise of Islamic saints) from China
It's been a busy few months since I was last able to update here. Events continue to develop concerning the status of Islam in China, and...
David R. Stroup
Jun 8, 20191 min read
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Video Post: Isha'a (evening prayer) during Ramadan at Yinchuan's Nanguan Mosque, July 2014
With all the news of late that Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was beginning to follow the example of Xinjiang in removing Islam and...
David R. Stroup
Dec 24, 20182 min read
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The Xinjiang model of ethnic politics and the daily practice of ethnicity
The announcement last week that Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region would enter into a cooperative counter-terrorism agreement with Xinjiang...
David R. Stroup
Dec 19, 201810 min read
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Book Review: "Ethnic Conflict and Protest in Xinjiang and Tibet: Unrest in China's West&quo
There's been a sudden rush of attention lately given over to the situation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Recently, the United Nations Committee...
David R. Stroup
Aug 25, 20182 min read
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Reflections on the Weizhou Grand Mosque controversy
There's some excellent reporting from Nectar Gan at the South China Morning Post about the struggle of the Hui community of Weizhou--...
David R. Stroup
Aug 10, 20187 min read
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"Closely united like the seeds of a pomegranate": lessons on ethnicity policy from Xi Jin
"We will encourage more exchanges and interactions among different ethnic groups, helping them remain closely united like the seeds of a...
David R. Stroup
Jul 12, 201812 min read
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Quick links: catching up on the state of China's ethnic politics in 2018
It's been two years since I left the field and returned to the US to work on writing up my notes and finishing my dissertation project....
David R. Stroup
Jul 10, 20184 min read
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...And we're back.
It's been a while. Almost two years in fact. I've taken a bit of a hiatus from blogging after my return to the United States. There were...
David R. Stroup
Jul 9, 20182 min read
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"My name is David and I'm a visiting scholar researching issues about China": Navigati
As I've noted before on this blog, doing fieldwork in the social sciences in China presents a particular set of challenges that...
David R. Stroup
Jul 14, 201611 min read
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Highlights from Eid Al-Fitr (开斋节) on Beijing's Niu Jie (牛街)
The Eid Al-Fitr (known in Chinese as kaizhaijie, 开斋节, or "the holiday of the breaking of the fast") concluded the Islamic holy month of...
David R. Stroup
Jul 12, 20161 min read
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Wrap Up: What have we learned so far? (Part 3)
OK, so it's been a year. Once again, just as it was after every stop on this journey, it's time to pause, take a minute to recap, and...
David R. Stroup
Jul 12, 20164 min read
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A Journey to the Heart of China's Migrant Population (流动人口) Situation: Xunhua and Hualong Counti
Standing in the middle of the bridge, I watched as the Yellow River rushed beneath me, snaking in great bends around the rocky, tree-less...
David R. Stroup
Jul 9, 201615 min read
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Photo essay: A last goodbye to Xining
The time has come at last to say goodbye to the wonderful city of Xining. It's been a real privilege to be here in this vibrant, diverse,...
David R. Stroup
Jun 30, 20161 min read
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Islam and Tourism in China
It's a normal Monday afternoon at the Dongguan mosque in Xining. The busy mosque is at the heart of Xining's Islamic community and...
David R. Stroup
Jun 20, 20168 min read
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Video Update: Jumu'ah Prayers (主麻礼拜, Friday Afternoon Prayer) at the Dongguan Mosque of Xining
It's Ramadan, which means that Xining's Hui Quarter, already the liveliest part of town, is even more busy than usual. This is especially...
David R. Stroup
Jun 17, 20161 min read
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Update from the road: Where have I been recently?
Hi everyone, As you may have noticed, things on the blog have slowed over the past week or so. There's a reason for that as over the past...
David R. Stroup
Jun 6, 20163 min read
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Photo Recap: Qinghai Halal Food and Ethnic Products Expo
#Photos #qingzhen #Hui #ethnopreneurship #IslaminChina #interculturalinteraction
David R. Stroup
Jun 6, 20161 min read
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Recap: Qinghai's halal food industry, and The Qinghai International Halal Food and Minority Prod
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you’ll probably note that there are several oft-recurring themes that it hits on time and...
David R. Stroup
May 31, 20166 min read
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Views from the 8(th floor): Xining's XinQian International Plaza and the effects of urban renewa
Xining's Cheng Dong District in the city's east end is older than the rapidly expanding western district. While the the western part of...
David R. Stroup
May 24, 20165 min read
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