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The right to be secular runs like a thread through religious regulations enacted this year in Xinjiang, the far-western region that is home to 12m Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities. Under the weight of official policies, the future of Islam appears precarious in Xinjiang, a remote region facing Central Asia in China’s northwest corner. Outside observers say scores of mosques have been demolished, which Beijing denies, and locals say the number of worshippers is on the decline. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) China has banned civil servants, students and teachers in its mainly Muslim Xinjiang region from fasting during Ramadan and ordered restaurants to stay open. Numerous counties in Xinjiang have posted notices on government websites in recent years, stating that primary and secondary school students and Communist Party members were not permitted to observe Ramadan. Chinese authorities in Xinjiang are restricting the number of Muslims allowed to observe the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, drawing heavy criticism from rights groups that see the KASHGAR, China--Tursunjan Mamat, a practicing Muslim in western China’s Xinjiang region, said he’s fasting for Ramadan but his daughters, ages 8 and 10, are not. Religious activity including Xi Jinping failed to acknowledge Ramadan, one of the most sacred times for Muslims, despite the 11 million-strong mostly Muslim Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples who live in the Xinjiang Uyghur It holds their religious freedoms dear—with a special emphasis on the freedom not to believe. The right to be secular runs like a thread through religious regulations enacted this year in Xinjiang, the far-western region that is home to 12m Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities. Muslims around the world celebrated Eid-al-Fitr this week, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The month is normally observed through daily fasting, prayer, and community service, but Ramadan continues until July 18 in Xinjiang, home to more than 12 million Muslims and 24,000 mosques, according to Ma Pinyan, a researcher at the Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences. During the month, Muslims are not allowed to eat or drink between sunrise and sunset. When is Ramadan in Xinjiang 2025 expected? Ramadan in Xinjiang 2025 is expected to begin on the evening of Saturday, 28th February. The first day of fasting or Roza is then expected to be on Sunday, 2nd March. Today Suhoor Time Xinjiang. According to 02 Feb, 2025, Suhoor Time Today Xinjiang is 06:06 am. Today Iftar Time Xinjiang In one more week, Muslims in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region will celebrate the last day of Ramadan.Like Muslims everywhere, they will end their mo During Ramadan, Chinese authorities have been using a mix of festivals and surveillance to keep the mostly Muslim Uyghurs in the far western region of Xinjiang from fasting, praying and observing Tursunjan Mamat, a practicing Muslim in western China’s Xinjiang region, said he’s fasting for Ramadan but his daughters, ages 8 and 10, are not. Religious activity including fasting is not The imam leads a prayer as muslims break their fast at Hotan Jiaman Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Hotan, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, April 29, 2021. Credit: Reuters The Uyghur in Xinjiang in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) face a dual challenge of domestic curbs in the way they lead their lives and lack of international attention to their plight. As is the norm, the Uyghur also observe Ramadan, but are prevented by State Authorities in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region. Ramadan Calendar 2025 Xinjiang is all about Xinjiang Ramadan time including today Sehri Time at 06:03 and iftar time at 6:10 . Today, on Saturday 08 Feb, 2025 is 09 Shaban 1446 of the islamic month. There is a few minutes difference in Fiqa Jafria Sehr o Iftar Time in Xinjiang which is as follows Shia Sehri Time: 05:53 and Iftar Time: 06:20. Well wishes from outside Xinjiang. This Ramadan, many Muslims in Xinjiang are separated from their loved ones – some are missing, while others are known to be in internment camps. Radio Free Asia journalist Gulchehra Hoja left China 18 years ago. It was only after she moved to the United States that she was finally able to fully observe Ramadan. Ramandan began less than a week after Ma Xingrui, China’s Communist Party secretary in Xinjiang, discussed the “inevitability” of the Sinicization of Islam, with Uyghur rights organizations expressing concern about possible crackdowns on Muslims during Ramadan, which runs from the evening of March 10 to Apr. 9. Local governments in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) continued in 2010 to impose restrictions on Muslims' observance of Ramadan. The curbs in 2010 follow restrictions on the month-long holiday of daily fasting as documented by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) in previous years (1, 2).
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