China 'forces' Muslims to eat pork, drink alcohol during festive events for Lunar New Year holiday
Chinese government is stepping up its campaign to assimilate Uyghurs into Han Chinese culture by forcing Muslims in Ili Kazakh Prefecture to eat pork and drink alcohol
Muslims in a particular Chinese region are reportedly being made to eat pork and drink alcohol during the country's Lunar New Year holiday, according to the Mirror. Residents of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China have allegedly been invited to festive events where they were served pork.
Reports state that the Muslim section in that area, also known as Uyghurs, are being threatened with being sent to a "re-education" camp if they do not participate in these events. Consumption of pork and alcohol are strictly forbidden in Islam.