Sharia stipulates that one does not wage jihad when the enemy has overwhelming strength and the jihadis have no chance of victory. Al-Azhar sees China as strong and thus acquiesces to the repression of the Uyghurs. Islamic groups see the West as weak, and press it with claims of “Islamophobia,” knowing this to be an effective tactic to gain concessions.
“Al-Azhar University Supports Chinese Repression of the Uyghurs,” by Ma Wenyan, Bitter Winter, November 22, 2024:
The government-controlled China Islamic Association issued a report, shared on social media, about the visit to China last month of Abbas Schumann, Secretary-General of Al-Azhar’s Council of Elders in Cairo, Egypt. While Sunni Islam does not have a formal hierarchy, the teachings of University al-Azhar are regarded by many as normative. The CCP is thus justified in hailing Schumann’s visit as a success.
On October 27, Schumann met in Beijing Yang Faming and Mu Kefa, President and Vice President of China Islamic Association. President Yang and Secretary-General Schumann visited the Sinicization of Islam Exhibition Center and Fude Library of Dongsi Mosque. They also engaged with students at the China Islamic Theological Seminary.
Schumann’s was more than a tourist visit and a photo opportunity. The trip came after the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of China-Egypt strategic partnership and President Xi Jinping’s meeting this year with Egyptian President Sisi.
Schumann’s speeches, according to the China Islamic Association, hailed an alleged Chinese commitment to religious liberty of Muslims. He stated that Egypt and al-Azhar support China’s “fight against Muslim radicalism, extremism, and separatism,” code words for the CCP repression of the Uyghur and other Turkic Muslims, which several countries have denounced as genocide….
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Normally, I loathe China, but the one thing I admire about them: how they got all muslim countries to endorse their genocide of Uyghurs
However, do I think that in the long run, Uyghurs would be grateful to the West if we helped liberate them? No. Same for Kosovo and Bosnia. If anyone’s wondering why, just look at Kuwait, which today is almost identical to Qatar on the jihad scale
Yaakov says
Interesting however it will have zero religious significance in the war of CCP and Uyghurs
abu taleb says
At the end, for the Islamists, it is all about money and power, as what Islam is created for. So, Islamists wouldn’t mind sleeping with enemies who persecuted other muslims as long as it benefits the Islamists. And they don’t mind persecuting other muslims too, of course under disguise as not Islam enough or not Islamic.
OLD GUY says
It’s always about the money and power. And the muslim world has lots of oil money to spend.