Chinese authorities have banned Muslim baby names it considers to be “extremist” among the Uyghur ethnic group in the far-western province of Xinjiang, Taiwanese and US media have reported. Names with religious overtones – such as Jihad, Imam and Medina – were among the 29 reportedly listed as banned in the newly-introduced “Naming Rules For Ethnic Minorities.” Germany-based … Continue reading China bans ‘extreme’ Muslim baby names in Xinjiang – reports