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Capital of Restive Chinese Region Outlaws Islamic Veils in Public Capital of Tense Chinese Region Outlaws Islamic Veils in Public
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BEIJING — Officials in Urumqi, the capital of the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, have approved a ban on Islamic veils in public, according to a message posted on Thursday on the Xinjiang regional government’s website.BEIJING — Officials in Urumqi, the capital of the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, have approved a ban on Islamic veils in public, according to a message posted on Thursday on the Xinjiang regional government’s website.
The citywide ban, approved on Wednesday, formalizes into law a set of rules that the city’s police officers have been trying to impose on Muslims. For months, signs in Muslim neighborhoods of Urumqi have warned women against wearing veils or long head scarves and men against growing long beards.The citywide ban, approved on Wednesday, formalizes into law a set of rules that the city’s police officers have been trying to impose on Muslims. For months, signs in Muslim neighborhoods of Urumqi have warned women against wearing veils or long head scarves and men against growing long beards.
Other cities in Xinjiang have tried to put in place similar measures, including the oil city of Karamay.Other cities in Xinjiang have tried to put in place similar measures, including the oil city of Karamay.
Ethnic violence has been surging in Xinjiang, with members of the mostly Muslim, Turkic-speaking Uighurs pushing back against rule by the ethnic Han, the dominant group in China. Communist Party leaders have vowed to crack down on militancy and have also said they want to better assimilate Uighurs into mainstream Han society.Ethnic violence has been surging in Xinjiang, with members of the mostly Muslim, Turkic-speaking Uighurs pushing back against rule by the ethnic Han, the dominant group in China. Communist Party leaders have vowed to crack down on militancy and have also said they want to better assimilate Uighurs into mainstream Han society.