Friday Muslim prayers a test for China’s Xinjiang
Hundreds of Uighur Muslims crowded into at least one mosque in riot-stricken Urumqi on Friday after authorities relented on a decision to close mosques for the main day of prayer to minimize ethnic tension.
Mosques to suspend Friday prayers in China unrest
China’s Xinjiang braces for Muslim day of prayer, reports Reuters Ethnic tensions in China’s far-west Xinjiang shift from the streets to mosques of the regional capital on Friday, with many Uighur Muslims saying the authorities would not let them observe [...]
