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number of believers growing and the weaken-
"Such was the
ing of his own authority over them by op-
case with
pressing them and killing their children. This
Pharaoh's
is described in the Qur'an:
people and
Pharaoh exalted himself arrogantly in the land
those before
and divided its people into camps, oppressing
them. They
one group of them by slaughtering their sons and
denied their
letting their women live. He was one of the cor-
Lord's Signs
rupters. (Surat al-Qasas: 4)
so We de-
However, Allah punished Pharaoh for
stroyed them
his brutality, causing him to die in a manner
for their
wrong actions. that served as a lesson to all. There is no doubt
We drowned that those who share a similar mindset to
Pharaoh's Pharaoh and refuse to abandon their own
people. All of cruel ways will meet a similar fate to those
them were who have gone before them.
wrongdoers."
(Surat al- CHINESE MIGRATION
Anfal: 54) TO EAST TURKESTAN

One of the assimilation policies imple-
mented by China in East Turkestan is the systematic, organized migra-
tion of Chinese people to the region. This is actually the final stage of
China's great plan for East Turkestan. After Muslims of East Turkestan
are arrested, martyred, sent to labor camps and forced to leave their
land and, by encouraging Chinese settlement, they gradually reduce
the local Muslims population. In this way, the Muslims who now repre-
sent the majority in East Turkestan will be systematically reduced in
numbers, and will eventually have no claim to their own land.
When Mao seized power in China, Uighur Turks made up 93 per-
cent of the population of East Turkestan, and Chinese only 6-7 percent.

Communist China’s Policy
of Oppression in East Turkestan