Abdul Rasul (Uyghur)

For other uses, see Abdul Rasul (disambiguation).

Abdul Rasul is a citizen of Pakistan of Uyghur origin, who served as leader of an expatriate group, the Asian Muslims Human Rights Bureau.[1][2] He is reported to have gone into exile in Pakistan in 1967. Little else is known about him.

Abdul Rasul is reported to have claimed support from Osama bin Laden of Al Qaeda, from senior members of the Taliban and from Teheran Ali Muza of Lebanese Hizbollah.[2] He claimed to have "4,000 Uighur nationalists" in his movement. He claimed Uyghurs were fighting with their allies in Kashmir, in Lebanon and Afghanistan.

He asserted that Chinese authorities would only allow individuals over 18 years old to attend mosques.[2] He asserted that Chinese authorities had stopped Muslims from making the pilgrimage to Mecca.

References

  1. ↑ B. Raman (1998-12-22). "Osama bin Laden: Rumblings in Afghanistan". South Asia Analysis Group. Retrieved 2009-06-26. The other is the Asian Muslims Human Rights Bureau headed by Abdul Rasul, a Pakistani citizen of Xinjiang origin, which has been campaigning for an independent Eastern Turkestan. In an interview to the "Nation" (November 7, 1998), Abdul Rasul, an Uighur, claimed that he had met Bin Laden who had promised all support to the Muslims of China in their jihad against Beijing.
  2. 1 2 3 B. Raman (1999-03-14). "Continuing unrest in Xinjiang: An Update". South Asia Analysis Group. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
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