top of page
China at the Crossroads:
BLOGGING ABOUT HUI CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND DAILY LIFE IN URBAN CHINA
Search
Faith, faithlessness and intra-group boundaries in Jinan's Hui community
One of the most commonly repeated truisms about China's Hui community is that they are a group distinguished from the majority Han almost...
David R. Stroup
Dec 9, 20154 min read
4 views
0 comments
Urban migration and regional identity in Jinan's Hui community
A common theme on this blog is the diversity of China's Hui community. As I've noted before, Hui communities exist in nearly every major...
David R. Stroup
Dec 3, 20158 min read
20 views
0 comments
Jinan's 720 year old Great Southern Mosque: A Photographic Introduction
Traditionally, Hui communities surround a community mosque. Historically speaking, this makes sense. The Hui's ancestors came to China as...
David R. Stroup
Nov 22, 20151 min read
174 views
0 comments
Women's mosques and female leadership in Jinan's Hui community
At first glance, the buliding isn't much to look at. Like many mosques built in the last 25 years in China, the white tile and green...
David R. Stroup
Nov 15, 20155 min read
29 views
0 comments
Arabic and Identity in urban Hui communities
Walking through Jinan this week in the Hui Quarter, I've been distracted by a set of signs. They're official and issued by the local...
David R. Stroup
Oct 13, 20154 min read
21 views
0 comments
Lost History, Forgotten Tombstones, and the Decline of a Hui Cemetery: Beijing's Huimin Gongmu (
The road to Beijing's Northwestern Hui Cemetery (Huimin Gongmu, 回民公墓) winds away from the main boulevard and the bus stop which bears its...
David R. Stroup
Sep 4, 201511 min read
31 views
0 comments
Photo Essay: Jumu'ah (Friday Prayer) at the Niu Jie Mosque
A little bit on the lighter side with today's entry. This Friday I was able to observe the Jumu'ah (weekly Friday prayers) at Beijing's...
David R. Stroup
Aug 24, 20151 min read
34 views
0 comments
Islam, In-betweeness, and the Hui as "Familiar Strangers"
The small souvenir shop (labeled the “Muslim Commodity Service Shop” or 穆斯林用品服务部) just inside the front gate of the Niujie Mosque in...
David R. Stroup
Aug 16, 20159 min read
22 views
0 comments
Mosques and Markets in Shanghai's Islamic Community
As I've noted before, Shanghai is an international city, and so it's home to all kinds of communities. Shanghai's Muslim community,...
David R. Stroup
Aug 4, 20153 min read
108 views
0 comments
bottom of page