Islam and China's Hong Kong - 9781138120198

Taylor & Francis

Islam and China's Hong KongEthnic Identity, Muslim Networks and the New Silk Road\nAuthor(s): Wai-Yip Ho\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138120198, 978-1138120198\nSynopsis\nHong Kong is a global city-state under the sovereignty of the Peoples Republic of China, and is home to around 250,000 Muslims practicing Islam. However existing studies of the Muslim-majority communities in Asia and the Northwest China largely ignore the Muslim community in Hong Kong. Islam and Chinas Hong Kong skillfully fills this gap, and investigates how ethnic and Chinese-speaking Muslims negotiate their identities and the increasing public attention to Islam in Hong Kong.\n\nExamining a range of issues and challenges facing Muslims in Hong Kong, this book focuses on the three different diasporic Muslim communities and reveals the city-states triple Islamic heritage and distinctive Islamic culture. It begins with the transition from t.