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To: sionnsar

Not likely. The Muslims in the west of China don't take Han-sounding names. I learned this recently because we have a applicant to our graduate program from Xinjiang province, and neither his name nor any of his references' names sound Chinese. They're odd, Turkic but not stereotypically Muslim-sounding names.


36 posted on 01/19/2005 4:48:50 PM PST by The_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know what this was)
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To: The_Reader_David

Thanks for the clarification. I've forgotten the name for them, Uighers or something like that, but I didn't know about names. (I do know they have little love for the Han.)


41 posted on 01/19/2005 5:01:20 PM PST by sionnsar († trad-anglican.faithweb.com † || Iran Azadi || Kiev County: http://www.soundpolitics.com)
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To: The_Reader_David

You are correct. Whereas, those are very popular names in Fujian Province and areas near there.


47 posted on 01/19/2005 9:16:00 PM PST by GOP_1900AD (Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
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