David R. StroupAug 10, 20187 min readReflections on the Weizhou Grand Mosque controversyThere's some excellent reporting from Nectar Gan at the South China Morning Post about the struggle of the Hui community of Weizhou--...
David R. StroupMay 24, 20165 min readViews from the 8(th floor): Xining's XinQian International Plaza and the effects of urban renewaXining'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. StroupJan 30, 20162 min readYinchuan's NanGuan Grand Mosque: A closer lookAfter 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...
David R. StroupNov 22, 20151 min readJinan's 720 year old Great Southern Mosque: A Photographic IntroductionTraditionally, Hui communities surround a community mosque. Historically speaking, this makes sense. The Hui's ancestors came to China as...