The Uyghurs' Cultural Rights, CCP Strategies and Cultural Pluralism

Aristotle came up with the idea of the "politeia". He is also known for saying that the purpose of a state is to form a society where human beings are equal. Today, cultural pluralism answers to the need for the various cultural components of the society to articulate themselves. Xinjiang...

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Published inJournal of Muslim minority affairs Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 730 - 741
Main Authors Shah, Syed Fakharuddin, Abbas, Zafar, Mohyuddin, Zafar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.10.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
CCP strategies
Communism
Communist societies
cultural pluralism
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Rights
sense of alienation
Turkic languages
Uyghur people
Uyghurs Cultural rights
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Summary:Aristotle came up with the idea of the "politeia". He is also known for saying that the purpose of a state is to form a society where human beings are equal. Today, cultural pluralism answers to the need for the various cultural components of the society to articulate themselves. Xinjiang has been focusing on China Communist Party's (CCP) aggressive response to Uyghur's cultural expression. After 2001, this hardline and oppressive strategy has been strengthened in the Xinjiang province, and as a result, the cultural rights of Uyghurs have been restricted. The rights to the Uyghur culture have been limited to eradicate their cultural plurality. This article analyzes the impact of the CCP's anti-pluralist strategies on the sense of alienation among the Uyghurs. This article concludes that if the cultural crackdown of the Uyghurs continues, it may lead to further alienations among the Uyghurs minority.
ISSN:1360-2004
1469-9591
DOI:10.1080/13602004.2022.2028463