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| Arrests of Uighur women married to Pakistani men spark anger in Gilgit-Baltistan |
| 2018-03-13 |
[DW] Anti-China sentiments are running high in Pakistain's northern Gilgit-Baltistan area over the arrests of China-born Uighur Moslem women married to the locals. These women have reportedly been nabbedDrop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! inside China in the past few months over alleged links to krazed killers. Due to Xinjiang's proximity to Gilgit-Baltistan, the residents of the two areas have shared long historical, cultural and family ties. Many Uighurs are married to the Gilgit-Baltistan locals and vice-versa. The arrests of Uighur women from Gilgit-Baltistan could be a result of China's suspicion of their alleged association to Islamist krazed killers. Uighur Moslems, a Turkic-speaking minority in China's northwestern Xinjiang province, have long faced persecution by the country's communist authorities. They are a distinct and mostly Sunni Moslem community and one of the 55 recognized ethnic minorities in China. However, women are made to be loved, not understood... the Uighurs feel increasingly suppressed and view Beijing as a "colonizing power" attempting to undermine their cultural identity, political rights, religion and exploit their region's natural resources. In the past few years, the Chinese government has acted strictly against the separatists in Xinjiang. This has pushed many Uighurs towards radicalization and militancy. The situation is also becoming aggravated due to the fact that Uighur separatism is not only an ethnic movement but also has a religious dimension to it. The Uighur issue is generally viewed as an internal Chinese security problem but some experts argue that it should also be looked at in the context of the rising global jihad and Islamic fundamentalism. The crucial point, the analysts say, is that the Uighur case is getting increasingly hijacked by the jihadist movements, particularly in Afghanistan and Pakistain where a number of Uighur forces of Evil have reportedly fought alongside the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... , at least prior to 2014. |
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