Uyghur Muslims Did Not Pray The Eid Salah

Despite this effort to show religious freedom, our recent investigation found something troubling. After examining thousands of videos on Chinese social media during Eid al-Adha in 2025, we could not find a single video or image of Uyghurs performing the Eid prayer. The Eid prayer is a central part of this important Islamic celebration. Even Muslims who are not very observant typically participate in this prayer twice a year—once at Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, and again at Eid al-Adha, which marks the conclusion of the Hajj pilgrimage.