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Poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion

  • In Beijing, Arabic signs mark Hui bakeries, teahouses, halal restaurants and a thousand-year old mosque bustling with activity in the historically Islamic neighborhood of Niujie
  • Hundreds of Hui flocked to the mosque’s courtyard for a rarity in China: a political protest. City authorities detained AP journalists and prevented them from conducting interviews at the mosque
By AP ·