Posted by Dr. Gopal Unnikrishna Kurup
China Bans Islam
China, all of a sudden is getting a bitter taste of renewed terrorism. Its Xinjiang and Quinghai provinces in the west are the hotbeds of rising Islamist fundamentalism manifesting in intolerance of ethnic habits and practices. The fundamentalists try to impose the Sharia driven agenda on the public. In Qinghai province on Friday, an angry crowd of Muslims smashed windows of a supposedly halal store in Xining city, after pork sausages and ham were found in a delivery van. The sharia based prohibition of alcohol and smoking and insistence on halal food were sought to be imposed on the local people and commercial establishments through such vandalism and force. Many local shopkeepers had stopped selling alcohol and cigarettes since 2012 because they feared public scorn, while many locals had decided to abstain from drinking and smoking as a result of Sharia pushers.
Earlier there was relatively normal religious freedom for the Islamic way in China even though it is a communist country. Muslims were allowed to pray, fast, and go to the mosques with the restriction that they do not preach towards non-Islamic villages. Chinese imams were allowed to lead congregational prayers and there was room for Muslims to gather, break their fast together, and pray. And then the jihadists came.
The modus operandy of the jihadists every where is the same. Before a community gets into jihad mode, the first thing they do is call on all Muslims to repent from alcohol, pork and tobacco. It is this spark which begins the process rolling, as small groups of Muslims begin to push that agenda on Muslim communities by using peer-pressure. When this happens, it is a sign that trouble is ahead. Pretty soon they begin to demand a change in laws in order to force the mainstream to acquiesce to their demands. The ball gets rolling and clamor for giving more religious freedom grows, but soon Islam’s ethics begin to come into conflict with the majority community. The conflict arises because, first, Islam focuses on the outward forms of holiness: Hijabs, beards, no drinking, no pork and no smoking. Secondly, Islam’s concept of ‘peace is different. It is the Muslim understanding of 'justice' and can occur only when Sharia reigns supreme. China understands that spreading Islam starts by peer pressure for observing outward manifestations of religious identity and public scorn towards its violators.
With the spurt in Sharia induced violence and trouble, the reaction by the Chinese government was swift, specific and measured. In China, unlike in India or the west they get it. In the case of alcohol and smoking, it ordered the freedom and also insisted for the shopkeepers to carry cigarettes and alcohol which gives them the excuse to tell the Sharia mafia ‘sorry’ but that it is a government mandate to allow smoking. The Chinese authorities launched a series of “strike hard” campaigns to weaken the hold of the drug of Islam in China’s western region. Not only they ordered Muslim shopkeepers and restaurant owners in its troubled Xinjiang region to sell alcohol and cigarettes, but also to even promote them in “eye-catching displays,” Alcohol and tobacco, while it is a problem, to the Chinese is the lesser of the two evils. So now establishments that failed to comply were swiftly dealt with and were threatened with closure and their owners with prosecution. So while some might think that China is imposing on freedoms, Chinese government is only thwarting the jihadist's attempts of imposing their Sharia driven agenda on the public
Muslim government employees and children are also barred from attending mosques and are even prohibited from observing the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. By that China is telling jihadists that if you want to fast Ramadan, it is fine, but if you want to push your revolution, then a Ramadan-ban is added as a bonus punishment. And in many places, women have been barred from wearing Hijabs and the men are discouraged from growing long beards. China has added several bonus-punishments. In addition to the ban on fasting, China has ordered restaurants to stay open all day during Ramadan . Even wearing the hijab in public, including on public transportation and when getting married in a religious ceremony, was banned in 2014, with fines of about $353 for wearing a hijab in public. In reality, China is cracking down on jihadists who apply peer pressure, and public scorn towards Muslims who decided to smoke or drink alcohol, in order to promote Islamic revolution.This sends a message, you push your Islamic revolution on us and we will push back to say no Islam altogether. Wherever there is a Muslim revolution, there is a ban on Islam. It does not give a darn to all the cry babies who complain.
China Bans Islam
Earlier there was relatively normal religious freedom for the Islamic way in China even though it is a communist country. Muslims were allowed to pray, fast, and go to the mosques with the restriction that they do not preach towards non-Islamic villages. Chinese imams were allowed to lead congregational prayers and there was room for Muslims to gather, break their fast together, and pray. And then the jihadists came.
The modus operandy of the jihadists every where is the same. Before a community gets into jihad mode, the first thing they do is call on all Muslims to repent from alcohol, pork and tobacco. It is this spark which begins the process rolling, as small groups of Muslims begin to push that agenda on Muslim communities by using peer-pressure. When this happens, it is a sign that trouble is ahead. Pretty soon they begin to demand a change in laws in order to force the mainstream to acquiesce to their demands. The ball gets rolling and clamor for giving more religious freedom grows, but soon Islam’s ethics begin to come into conflict with the majority community. The conflict arises because, first, Islam focuses on the outward forms of holiness: Hijabs, beards, no drinking, no pork and no smoking. Secondly, Islam’s concept of ‘peace is different. It is the Muslim understanding of 'justice' and can occur only when Sharia reigns supreme. China understands that spreading Islam starts by peer pressure for observing outward manifestations of religious identity and public scorn towards its violators.
With the spurt in Sharia induced violence and trouble, the reaction by the Chinese government was swift, specific and measured. In China, unlike in India or the west they get it. In the case of alcohol and smoking, it ordered the freedom and also insisted for the shopkeepers to carry cigarettes and alcohol which gives them the excuse to tell the Sharia mafia ‘sorry’ but that it is a government mandate to allow smoking. The Chinese authorities launched a series of “strike hard” campaigns to weaken the hold of the drug of Islam in China’s western region. Not only they ordered Muslim shopkeepers and restaurant owners in its troubled Xinjiang region to sell alcohol and cigarettes, but also to even promote them in “eye-catching displays,” Alcohol and tobacco, while it is a problem, to the Chinese is the lesser of the two evils. So now establishments that failed to comply were swiftly dealt with and were threatened with closure and their owners with prosecution. So while some might think that China is imposing on freedoms, Chinese government is only thwarting the jihadist's attempts of imposing their Sharia driven agenda on the public
Muslim government employees and children are also barred from attending mosques and are even prohibited from observing the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. By that China is telling jihadists that if you want to fast Ramadan, it is fine, but if you want to push your revolution, then a Ramadan-ban is added as a bonus punishment. And in many places, women have been barred from wearing Hijabs and the men are discouraged from growing long beards. China has added several bonus-punishments. In addition to the ban on fasting, China has ordered restaurants to stay open all day during Ramadan . Even wearing the hijab in public, including on public transportation and when getting married in a religious ceremony, was banned in 2014, with fines of about $353 for wearing a hijab in public. In reality, China is cracking down on jihadists who apply peer pressure, and public scorn towards Muslims who decided to smoke or drink alcohol, in order to promote Islamic revolution.This sends a message, you push your Islamic revolution on us and we will push back to say no Islam altogether. Wherever there is a Muslim revolution, there is a ban on Islam. It does not give a darn to all the cry babies who complain.
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