Development and Decline of Beijing’s Hui Muslim Community Sport sometimes in favor of farmers

sometimes in favor of farmers

she captures the athletes’ experiences and perspectives as they compete

with over 130 colour photographs

co-editor of the Buddhist journal Inquiring Mind

Translated by Laurence-Khantipalo Mills

Development and Decline of Beijing’s Hui Muslim Community Sport sometimes in favor of farmersZhou Chuanbin and Ma Xuefeng Hui Muslims in China have lived with the Han Chinese for hundreds of years, maintaining their Islamic and cultural identity despite the powerful assimilation mechanisms of Chinese society. Today, however, the urban Hui community is confronted with new pressures. This monograph examines the traditional social structure and kinship network of urban Hui Muslims that historically allowed them to defend ethnic and religious