In The Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
Thank Allah, and may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah,
We, the Commissions of Muslim Scholars and the Participating Organizations, condemn and denounce in the strongest terms the visit of the World Muslim Communities Council (WMCC) to East Turkistan, a visit that justifies the Chinese crime at the expense of the genocide of Muslims in East Turkistan, which is supported by the statements of the Council officials that praise the Chinese achievements in fighting “terrorism” and “extremism” and the ‘’necessity’’ of melting different ethnicities into one crucible. In strange disregard for facts and are supported by evidence and reports issued by various international forums and organizations about the deplorable humanitarian situation in East Turkistan, and Chinese practices which are at the level of Genocide, systematically and continuously practiced against Muslims in East Turkistan.
We jointly support the following statements:
- The tragedy of East Turkistan continues, millions remain in Chinese concentration camps. mosques are demolished and some of them are turned into clubs and cafes, Qurans are burned, and all manifestations of Islam have become prohibited. No women with an Islamic veil, No Islamic funeral, No Islamic marriage, and more than that, the relentless war is intensifying to erase the Islamic heritage and Muslim identity of the East Turkistan people, the goal is to sinicize them and strip them of their faith and culture.
- We condemn the visit of WMCC’s delegation to East Turkistan, which has been occupied by China since 1949 and calls it “Xinjiang”, which came in response to an invitation from the Chinese regime to justify its ugly face.
- We affirm that this council does not represent Muslim scholars, nor does it speak in their name, while Muslim scholars’ opinion is clear regarding the Muslim issue in East Turkistan.
- We call for independent visits by delegations of scholars, politicians, writers, and journalists to the region, in order to inspect the situation of Muslims, visit camps and prisons called rehabilitation centers, conduct an unrestricted investigation, and communicate directly with the East Turkistan people, as well as interview the Uyghur community in the diaspora, to determine the real situation of Muslims in East Turkistan.
- We call on any delegation visiting the region not to engage in political calculations that would turn a blind eye to East Turkistan people’s plight and the injustices they live in and not to participate in the genocide by justifying Chinese crimes against the Uyghur people, and this is not appropriate for a free person, as well as being a Muslim scholar.
- We, the signatories of this statement, remind all Muslims that China practices deception, lies, and concealment of facts to convince the Islamic world to arrange such visits. And the Muslim world should not be deceived by the Communist Party’s lies and should make real efforts to establish the facts and help Muslims who are subjected to genocide, according to reports documented by international organizations such as the United Nations, Amnesty International, and other human rights organizations.
- We call on Muslim scholars, communities, organizations, and countries to be aware of the fact that the East Turkistan issue is the most urgent matter for the whole Muslim community and humanity and to recognize China’s sinicization of Islam and the eradication of Muslim identity as a war against Islam and Muslims, and to recognize the Genocide which is caused by the occupation of East Turkistan, and to place the occupied East Turkistan under international supervision for the protection of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims there and the termination of the Chinese colonization.
Signatories:
Organizations:
International Union of East Turkistan Organizations
Association of Palestinian Scholars Abroad
Wisdom Association
Association of Muslim Scholars
Minority Studies Center
Secretary General of the Committee for the Support of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace
Secretary General of the Association of Sunni Scholars
Lawyer in international law
Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq
Libyan Scholars Association
Assistant Secretary General of the Maghreb Scholars Association
Yemeni Renaissance Association
Yemen Scholars Association
President of the Academy of International Relations
Secretary General of the International Commission for the Liberation of Prisoners and Detainees
Iraq Scholars and Advocates Association
International Association for Rights and Freedoms
Istanbul Human Rights Association
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Scientific and Intellectual Research Center (IFAM)
Islam21c
Stand4Uyghurs
The Cordoba Foundation, UK
East Turkistan Education and Solidarity Association
Satuk Buğrahan Science and Civilization Foundation
East Turkistan Human Rights Watch Association
East Turkistan Ulemas Association
East Turkistan Press and Media Association
Blue Crescent Humanitarian Aid Association
East Turkistan Nuzugum Culture and Family Association
Uyghur Science and Civilization Research Foundation
East Turkistan Entrepreneurial Tradesmen and Industrial Businessmen Association
East Turkistan New Generation Movement
East Turkistan Sports and Development Association
Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Science and Irfan Foundation
Hira Foundation
Furkan Education and Solidarity Association
Swedish Uyghur Education Association (UIGURISKA UTBILDNINGSFÖR ENINGEN)
European East Turkistan Education Association (STICHTING EUROPA OOST TURKISTAN EDUCATIE CENTRUM)
Finland Uyghur Cultural Association
UMER UYGHUR TRUST
Science Service Assistance and Solidarity Association
Abdusattar Hacı Saidiye Science and Knowledge Association
Indonesia Save Uyghur
Free Uyghur Now
Malaysia Muslim Youth Movement (ABIM)
Libyan Scholars Association
Libyan Fatwa House
Konya Non-Govermental Organizations Platform
International Lawyers Association
Iraq Scholars and Advocates Association
Union of Volunteer Organizations of Türkiye
IHH Humanitarian Aid Foundation
Society for The Enlightenment of The Ummah Malaysia (WADAH)
Justice for All
Malaysia 4 Uyghur
Individuals:
Dr. Nawaf Takrouri
Sheikh Faisal Al-Safi
Dr. Mohamed Abdel Karim
Prof. Dr. Wasfi Ashour Abu Zeid
Dr. Mohamed Al-Saghir
Prof. Dr. Walid Al-Tabtabaei
Yasin Aktay
Prof. Dr. Gamal Abdel Sattar
Dr. Tariq Shandab
Dr. Essam Abdel Shafi
Sheikh Ahmed Al-Hasani Al-Shanqeeti
Dr. Abdullah Al-Zindani
Dr. Abdullah Al Qubaisi
Dr. Abdullah Al-Hashidi
Dr. Karem Al-Azzawi
Dr. Saeed Al-Lafi
Professor Dr. Sami Al-Saadi
Magdy Salem
Prof. Dr. Khaled Beydoun
Prof. Dr. Muhammed Refik KORKUSUZ
Av. Necati Ceylan
Reşat Petek
Prof. Dr. Celal Erbay
Dr. İhsan Şenocak
Abdullah Kadıoğlu
Dr. Mohamed Al-Saghir
Maira Khan
Dr. Enes Al Tikriti
Hidayet Oğuzhan
Dr.Alimcan Buğda
Dr. Abdulhalik Uygur
Khairul Anwar
Dr. Ahmed Mowafak Zidan
Abdul Malik Mujahid
Zuhri Yuhyi
