Identity and Aspiration: Chinese Muslims in the Arab Gulf Event Summary In recent decades, the strengthening ties between China and the Arab world, particularly the Arab Gulf states, have elevated the visibility and significance of Hui Muslims in Sino-Arab affairs. Benefiting from their dual identity, Hui Muslims have transitioned from a marginalized middleman minority to influential cultural intermediaries within China's Belt and Road Initiative. This presentation delves into the experiences of second-generation Chinese Muslims residing in the United Arab Emirates. It explores their educational ambitions and identity-related quandaries as they navigate a cosmopolitan environment deeply rooted in Arab Muslim culture. The analysis highlights how overarching political and economic forces impact the negotiation between the central and peripheral aspects of their identity hierarchy. By examining these dynamics, the study provides valuable insight into the evolving role of Hui Muslims in the context of contemporary Sino-Arab relations. Professor Yuting Wang Yuting Wang (PhD in Sociology, University of Notre Dame, IN, USA) is currently Professor of Sociology and Head of the Department of International Studies at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and a Non-resident Research Fellow at the Center on Religion and the Global East at Purdue University. She has previously held visiting positions at Northwestern University, the University of California-Berkley, and the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has published widely on American Muslims, Chinese Muslims, overseas Chinese, and Sino-UAE relations. She is the author of Between Islam and the American Dream: An Immigrant Muslim Community in Post-9/11 America (Routledge, 2014) and Chinese in Dubai: Money, Pride, and Soul-Searching (Brill, 2020). Dr Ruslan Yusupov Ruslan Yusupov is a Postdoctoral Scholar at Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. He is an anthropologist by training who was awarded his PhD by the Department of Anthropology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. May 25 2023 13.00 - 14.30 Identity and Aspiration: Chinese Muslims in the Arab Gulf A special online seminar by Prof Yuting Wang (American University of Sharjah) with a response by Dr Ruslan Yusupov (Harvard University). Join Zoom Meeting: https://ed-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/81613310949 Passcode: alwaleed23 Book here
Identity and Aspiration: Chinese Muslims in the Arab Gulf Event Summary In recent decades, the strengthening ties between China and the Arab world, particularly the Arab Gulf states, have elevated the visibility and significance of Hui Muslims in Sino-Arab affairs. Benefiting from their dual identity, Hui Muslims have transitioned from a marginalized middleman minority to influential cultural intermediaries within China's Belt and Road Initiative. This presentation delves into the experiences of second-generation Chinese Muslims residing in the United Arab Emirates. It explores their educational ambitions and identity-related quandaries as they navigate a cosmopolitan environment deeply rooted in Arab Muslim culture. The analysis highlights how overarching political and economic forces impact the negotiation between the central and peripheral aspects of their identity hierarchy. By examining these dynamics, the study provides valuable insight into the evolving role of Hui Muslims in the context of contemporary Sino-Arab relations. Professor Yuting Wang Yuting Wang (PhD in Sociology, University of Notre Dame, IN, USA) is currently Professor of Sociology and Head of the Department of International Studies at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and a Non-resident Research Fellow at the Center on Religion and the Global East at Purdue University. She has previously held visiting positions at Northwestern University, the University of California-Berkley, and the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has published widely on American Muslims, Chinese Muslims, overseas Chinese, and Sino-UAE relations. She is the author of Between Islam and the American Dream: An Immigrant Muslim Community in Post-9/11 America (Routledge, 2014) and Chinese in Dubai: Money, Pride, and Soul-Searching (Brill, 2020). Dr Ruslan Yusupov Ruslan Yusupov is a Postdoctoral Scholar at Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. He is an anthropologist by training who was awarded his PhD by the Department of Anthropology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. May 25 2023 13.00 - 14.30 Identity and Aspiration: Chinese Muslims in the Arab Gulf A special online seminar by Prof Yuting Wang (American University of Sharjah) with a response by Dr Ruslan Yusupov (Harvard University). Join Zoom Meeting: https://ed-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/81613310949 Passcode: alwaleed23 Book here
May 25 2023 13.00 - 14.30 Identity and Aspiration: Chinese Muslims in the Arab Gulf A special online seminar by Prof Yuting Wang (American University of Sharjah) with a response by Dr Ruslan Yusupov (Harvard University).
