#mosque

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

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

May 3, 20161 min read

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 11, 20161 min read

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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David R. Stroup

Nov 22, 20151 min read

Traditionally, Hui communities surround a community mosque. Historically speaking, this makes sense. The Hui's ancestors came to China as...

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