Zeina Mvemba
2:37 PM
11/29/09
Riots have turned deadly in China in a feud between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese. After a long dispute between these two ethnic groups, the Chinese government is trying their best to keep the conflict in control. The riots occurred in Xinjiangs capital city, which officials have stated it started over a Uighur demonstration against the government in their previous actions dealing with past conflicts. The long term conflict between the Uighurs and Han is stated to have originated over demographics, in which the Uighurs has been misrepresented. Also, religion has played a major role. The Han Chinese who are represented by the Chinese Communist Party have been placing restrictions on the Uighurs’ religious practices. After many years of the Han represented Chinese government, the Uighurs have chosen a different form of protest.
As seen in many cases of ethnic divide, religion is usually the cause for disagreement. Very often, if a religious group is being oppressed, more than likely a conflict will arise. It makes the situation even worse when the government is the one placing these restrictions. The religious group who is being discriminated against may feel like there is no other way to change their situation so rioting and fighting many times becomes the outcome. The riots have already turned deadly which is the worst outcome; hopefully the government will be able to realize innocent civilians are dying because of an unjust rule. In countries like China were there is a communist rule, religious discrimination may never end, hopefully some sort of compromise can be found.
http://www.france24.com/en/20090708-xinjiang-riots-china-ethnic-divide-han-urumqi-uighur
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