Grafton Globe Newspaper
Winter 2020 Edition
China state television of Chinese Muslims receiving lessons on how to be law-abiding citizens Chinese Muslims from Xinjiang, China are being put in internment camps due to their religion. Many of the minorities have been locked up without trial and the Chinese government denies these claims, stating that people willingly attend special “vocational schools” which combat “terrorism and religious extremism.” Chinese muslims are called Uyghurs. Uyghurs are forced to denounce Islam, adopt atheism, and preach the Chinese state. In their cells they are forced to chant statements such as “there is no such thing as religion,” or “all hail Chinese President Xi Jinping.”
People in these camps were sent there for senseless reasons. Many of these reasons include having a family member living abroad, having connections to Islam, or having had traveled to a foreign country. Uyghurs are being sent to prison from these camps, and many have been in prison for almost a year. Additionally, Uyghur women are being forced to marry Hen Chinese men in order to wipe out the Uyghur population. Starting from the beginning of December, Uyghurs are now being forced into labor. Muslim inmates from the internment camps are being hunched over sewing machines, row after row. China’s Communist Party has said in a form of propaganda that those put into forced kabir, or labor, are receiving job training and are put in detention centers on production lines for their “own good,” giving them an escape from poverty and temptations of radical Islam. The Xinjiang Daily stated last month, “education and training will make them into ‘modern people’ useful to society.” The Chinese government is treating those who practice Islam horribly, and as a result, American lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to take action. The senate is following measures on how to punish China for its treatment of the Uyghurs. Uyghur Americans such as Rushan Abbas, have been told about her husband’s family within a system of internment camps. Within six days, Abbas’s sister and 64-year-old aunt disappeared from their homes in northwestern China. Abbas’s sister has two daughters, both of whom live in the US. They assume that Uyghur women are being detained in the camps, and Western analysts estimate they hold up to one million people. Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/China_hidden_camp https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/world/asia/china-muslim-camps-xinjiang-uighurs.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/11/29/fears-chinas-internment-camps-could-spread-area-home-muslim/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/world/asia/uighur-muslims-china-detainment.html
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Both North and South America, along with several parts of Europe and Western Africa, were fortunate enough to witness the Super Blood Wolf Moon. On Sunday January 20th, 2019, we were graced with clear skies and a beautiful scenery. On average, a lunar eclipse occurs once every year, and it just so happened that a lunar eclipse occurred at the same time as a supermoon and a blood moon. A lunar eclipse is when the moon passes through the Earth’s shadow. The supermoon occurs when the moon is the closest it can be to the Earth’s orbit, and a blood moon occurs when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up in a way that the moon would pass through the Earth’s shadow; as a result, the moon would appear to be a dull red color due to the sunlight scattering through the Earth’s atmosphere. The combination of a lunar eclipse, supermoon, and blood moon results in the extremely rare and unique Super Blood Wolf Moon. Our talented photographer, Conor Jermyn, took a couple of stunning photos that truly encapsulated the full wonder of this feast for the eyes.
Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/21/health/super-blood-wolf-moon-sightings-scli-intl/index.html http://time.com/3479189/blood-moon/ “Honestly, homecoming was better, not gonna lie. They had more people and better music.” -Anonymous So, many of you may have been wondering: what was the Winter Ball like and was it worth the twenty dollars? Some of you who had the opportunity to attend the Homecoming Dance of years past may be especially skeptical. Here, we will list the pros and cons of the first Winter Ball and allow you to decide for yourself whether you missed out or missed nothing.
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Overall, it was a valiant effort from the GHS administration to give us a dance that wasn’t Homecoming. It was a great compromise for everyone, and many staff members were kind enough to put so much time and effort into making the Winter Ball the best event they could. I’d like to give a big thank you to everyone who put the dance together because, for events like this, it is very easy to look at just the surface level. But behind the scenes, it was truly the kindness of staff and chaperones that gave the students a great bonding experience. |
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