Development and Decline of Beijing’s Hui Muslim Community Sport and Southeast Asian studies

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Development and Decline of Beijing’s Hui Muslim Community Sport and Southeast Asian studiesZhou Chuanbin and Ma Xuefeng Hui Muslims in China have lived with the Han Chinese for hundreds of years, maintaining their Islamic and cultural identity despite the powerful assimilation mechanisms of Chinese society. Today, however, the urban Hui community is confronted with new pressures. This monograph examines the traditional social structure and kinship network of urban Hui Muslims that historically allowed them to defend ethnic and religious