China Targets Uighurs With Beards, Burkas
In China, a major thrust of the yearlong crackdown on terrorism includes a campaign against religious extremism. Yet authorities also are targeting beards and veils in a campaign affecting the daily lives of Uighurs, an ethnic Muslim minority. (Aug. 26)
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