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Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the XUAR for years have been prohibited from fully observing Ramadan
The Chinese government has in many cases banned civil servants, students and teachers from fasting during the holy month
Uyghur retirees are often forced to pledge ahead of Ramadan that they won`t fast or pray to set an example for the wider community
Beijing: After three years of ban on fasting during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in China s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), Uyghur Muslims from Xinjiang refrain fasting during Ramadan despite easing of restrictions this year, due to lingering fear of being branded an extremist and marked for detention.
Uyghur Muslims from Xinjiang refrain fasting during Ramadan
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