Why isn't the Muslim world speaking up in defense of the Uighurs?

Foreign Policy by Moisés Naím | Jul. 14, 2009 (Opinion)

... in different countries, mullahs, imams, and assorted clerics have found the time to issue fatwas condemning among other practices, Pokémon cartoons, total nudity during sex for married couples, and the use of vaccines against polio, not to mention Salman Rushdie. They have yet to find the time to say anything about China's practices toward Uighurs. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jul 13, 2009 - 9:48 PM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Jul 14, 2009 - 8:05 AM PDT

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Jul. 14, 2009

Asks a good question, but shies away from exploring the answer. There are issues of colonialism and racism at play, beside political utility.

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