Genocide of Uyghur Muslims in China: the Deafening Silence of the Muslim World

Since 2017, the communist government of China has been carrying out massive and systematic abuses against Muslims (mainly ethnic Uyghurs) living in the historical East Turkistan (aka Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). The human suffering has been immense. Huge numbers of men and women from predominantly Muslim ethnic groups have been arbitrarily detained and sent to internment camps or prison. The internment camp system is part of a larger campaign of subjugation and forced assimilation of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. According to assessments of international rights groups, the Chinese government has committed at least the following crimes against humanity: imprisonment, torture, and persecution. The purpose of this thesis is to find out why (while parliaments of many Western countries recognised that what is happening in Xinjiang is genocide) the Muslim-majority countries keep the deafening silence and many of them praising China for restoration of "safety and security" after facing "terrorism, separatism and extremism" in Xinjiang. The government’s abuses are ongoing. Large numbers of people are still arbitrarily detained in Xinjiang. Moreover, the government has devoted tremendous resources to concealing the truth about its actions. It prevents millions of people living in Xinjiang from communicating freely about the situation and denies journalists and investigators meaningful access to the region. People living abroad are often unable to obtain information about family members in Xinjiang who are missing and presumed to be detained. Thus outcome of the thesis would be to come up with meaningful recommendations to encourage the Muslim countries to show more solidarity with the Uyghur Muslims.