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...
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BLOGGING ABOUT HUI CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND DAILY LIFE IN URBAN CHINA
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David R. Stroup
Jun 8, 20191 min read
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...
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David R. Stroup
Dec 24, 20182 min read
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...
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David R. Stroup
Aug 10, 20187 min read
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--...
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David R. Stroup
Jul 12, 20161 min read
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...
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David R. Stroup
Jul 12, 20164 min read
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...
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David R. Stroup
Jul 9, 201615 min read
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...
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David R. Stroup
Jun 17, 20161 min read
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...
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David R. Stroup
Jun 6, 20163 min read
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...
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David R. Stroup
Jun 6, 20161 min read
Photo Recap: Qinghai Halal Food and Ethnic Products Expo
#Photos #qingzhen #Hui #ethnopreneurship #IslaminChina #interculturalinteraction
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David R. Stroup
May 31, 20166 min read
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...
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David R. Stroup
May 3, 20161 min read
Video: Afternoon Prayer at Xining's Dongguan Grand Mosque
The undisputed heart of Xining's Islamic community is the Dongguan Grand Mosque (东关清真大寺). Located on the south side of Dongguan Avenue...
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David R. Stroup
Apr 28, 20166 min read
Old and New Schools: Islamic sects and ethnic identity in Xining
At first, I wasn't sure I understood the question. I continued to look blankly at the middle-aged woman running the counter at the...
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David R. Stroup
Apr 11, 20161 min read
Photo Essay: The Najiahu Mosque
Sometimes there's a lot of material that doesn't find its way into a single blog post, but is too good to just not share. I've been...
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davidrstroup
Apr 4, 20162 min read
Status Check: What have we learned so far? (Part 2)
Now that I've wrapped up the second of my three intensive case studies in Yinchuan, it feels like a good tie to take a second to reflect...
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David R. Stroup
Feb 3, 201612 min read
A wedding day in the rural Hui Heartland: my visit to Tongxin County
The mini-bus roared down the highway. Somehow, these things have the universal quality of being rickety. The frame of the vehicle, (a...
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David R. Stroup
Jan 30, 20162 min read
Yinchuan's NanGuan Grand Mosque: A closer look
After two weeks here in Yinchuan, the city is starting to make more sense to me. There's a lot to say about this city, and the Hui...
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David R. Stroup
Jan 15, 20161 min read
First Look: Yinchuan
Greetings from the city of Yinchuan! After a refreshing few weeks of holiday in Beijing, I'm on the move, yet again. To refresh your...
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David R. Stroup
Dec 26, 201512 min read
Awkwardness, Fieldwork, and a Visit to the Jinan Women's Mosque: The Challenges of Doing Fieldwo
One of the first things that you learn when doing fieldwork in a foreign country is that nothing you learn in a classroom can adequately...
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David R. Stroup
Dec 20, 201515 min read
Two views of a wedding in a suburban Hui village
Friday morning, the 18th of December, 2015. 6AM: Groping around in the darkness of the room, the cell phone was hard to find. At this...
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