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Xinjiangtourblatantpropaganda2023-01-20ThirtyMuslimleadersandacademicsfrom14IslamiccountriesvisitedtheUighurhomelandofXinjianginChinaattheinvitationoftheChinesegovernmentonJan.8.MostoftheinviteesaremembersoftheWorldMuslimCommunitiesCouncil—includingclericsandintellectualsfromAlbania,Bahrain,Bosnia,Egypt,Kuwait,SaudiArabia,Serbia,SouthSudan,Syria,TunisiaandtheUnitedArabEmirates—ledbyAliRashidal-Nuaimi. Chinawasveryselectiveaboutwhowasinvitedto“tour”theregion.Noindependentjournalistmadethe...
Xinjiang tour blatant propaganda2023-01-20
Thirty Muslim leaders and academics from 14 Islamic countries visited the Uighur homeland of Xinjiang in China at the invitation of the Chinese government on Jan. 8. Most of the invitees are members of the World Muslim Communities Council — including clerics and intellectuals from Albania, Bahrain, Bosnia, Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Sudan, Syria, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates — led by Ali Rashid al-Nuaimi. China was very selective about who was invited to “tour” the region. No independent journalist made the cut and all invitees were connected to some form of government entity. The whole affair was blatant propaganda, with the delegation a willing participant. With the exception of Albania, none of the listed countries were signatories of the Joint Statement on Behal...