Uyghurs: ‘We will never forget’ Jewish support

June 21, 2023 | The Jewish Star | By Karmel Melamed, JNS

When Chinese government officials burn Korans, demolish mosques, prevent the practice of Islam and carry out the “systematic genocide of Muslims in the Uyghur region regularly,” Islamic countries and ordinary Muslims do not speak out. That’s according to Omer Kanat, co-founder and executive committee chairman of the World Uyghur Congress.

But as Islamic and Arab nations and companies engage in lucrative trade with China and remain mum for fear of offending Beijing, Uyghurs are receiving support from outside their faith tradition, Kanat said.

“There are Jewish groups who have absolutely no connection to the Uyghurs but are very vocal about the genocide our people are facing at the hands of the Chinese government,” he continued. “This is something we Uyghurs will never forget.”

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