Islamic studies, practice alive in Xinjiang
By Zhu Linyong | China Daily | Updated: 2009-05-16 07:54
URUMQI:Mamat Reyim showed a keen interest in the Koran at age 8.
"Reading the Islamic scriptures is always an enjoyment for me," explained the Uygur from suburban Urumqi who is now 23 years old.
Four years ago, he fulfilled his dream of enrolling in the Xinjiang Academy of Islamic Scriptural Studies.
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