China’s Silent Uyghur Genocide with Abdureşid Eminhaci

Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive monthly Zoom calls:   / thethinkingmuslim   The plight of the Uyghur Muslims in East Turkestan has been described as a genocide. An entire ethnic, cultural and religious group is being erased. We hear stories of mass detention, the banning of Ramadan, and the closure and demolition of mosques. We also hear the disturbing reports of women being forced into marriage, forced sterilisation and children being removed from families and reassigned to Chinese couples. But at the same time, people question these accounts. There is a disinformation campaign on social media and diplomatic circles, and many, even some government-paid Islamic scholars, have questioned the extent of the persecution, if not the persecution itself, especially since the Biden administration has adopted it as a cause, as part of their fight against an emerging geopolitical rival. So how do we know what to believe. Today we are joined by Abdureşid Eminhaci , he is the Secretary General of International union of The East Turkestan organisation, one of the largest Uyghur organisations in Turkey. Listen to the audio version of the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vXiAjV... https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... You can also support The Thinking Muslim through a one-time donation: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/Donate Sign up to Muhammad Jalal's newsletter: https://jalalayn.substack.com Purchase our Thinking Muslim mug: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/merch Find us on: Twitter:   / thinking_muslim   Facebook:   / the-thinking-muslim-podcast-105790781361490   Instagram:   / thinkingmuslimpodcast   Telegram: https://t.me/thinkingmuslim Host:   / jalalayn   Website Archive: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com #thethinkingmuslimpodcast episode127 Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 01:55 Life in East Turkestan 04:55 Learning Islam 06:26 Practicing Islam as a child 08:10 Pre Xi Jinping 10:12 Policing thought 11:28 2009 Urumqi massacre 14:02 The Xi Jinping era 18:00 Looking for signs of radicalisation 20:56 Concentration camps 33:00 Limits and restrictions outside camps 40:20 Forced assimilation 42:44 Fake culture 45:55 Occupation 48:38 Passivity of Muslim countries 52:15 Is the oppression real? 58:22 Is it genocide? 1:00:30 Israel's support for the Uyghurs 1:02:11 Children taken away 1:07:00 Uyghur Tribunal 1:09:50 Will Islam survive in East Turkestan?