The hui Muslim and Islamic journalism during the Republic of China

Mai, Jianjun (2025) The hui Muslim and Islamic journalism during the Republic of China. International Journal of Heritage, Art and Multimedia, 8 (26). pp. 27-39. E-ISSN 2600-8262

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Abstract

This study investigates the emergence and development of Islamic journalism among the Hui Muslim community during the Republican era in China (1912–1949). It addresses the research problem of how Hui Muslims used media as a religious strategy in response to modernity, nationalism, and identity challenges. The objective is to reconceptualize Hui journalism not as secular ethnic expression but as a purposeful Islamic project rooted in daʿwah and revivalism. Using a qualitative methodology based on historical and textual analysis of key publications—especially Yue Hua (The Moon Light)—the article identifies four interrelated dimensions of consciousness: religious, political, technological, and transnational ummatic. The findings reveal how Hui reformers strategically employed print media to assert Islamic identity, engage with nationalism, and connect with global Muslim movements. This study contributes to Islamic and media studies by restoring Hui Muslims’ religious agency and re-situating their journalistic activities within the broader context of 20th-century Islamic revivalism and minority religious media

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Hui Muslim, Islamic Journalism, Islamic Revival, Republic Of China, Religious Agency
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion BPC Science and Technology in Islam D History General and Old World > DS Asia H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Fundamental and Inter-Disciplinary Studies (Effective: 5th Feb 2014)
Depositing User:	Dr Jianjun Mai
Date Deposited:	23 Sep 2025 11:55
Last Modified:	23 Sep 2025 11:55
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/123313

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