Woman Jailed for 17 Years for Teaching Holy Quran to her children and neighbors in China

An Uyghur woman, Seylihan Rozi, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison in Xinjiang for teaching the Quran to her two sons and a neighbor. Authorities accused her of conducting "illegal underground religious education" by teaching Quranic verses used in Islamic prayer (namaz). Her sons received prison terms of 7 and 10 years for attending these lessons, while the neighbor, Yakup Hidayet, was sentenced to 9 years. This case highlights China's ongoing crackdown on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, where religious practices such as Quranic teaching, prayer, and mosque attendance are criminalized under the guise of countering terrorism and extremism. Many Uyghurs have been detained or imprisoned for practicing their faith, often facing sentences ranging from 10 to 20 years.