HOW CHINA ISLAMIC NATIONAL SALVATION FEDERATION PROTECTED HUI MINORITY’S INTERESTS DURING W.W. II

WAN LEI

ABSTRACT

Hui societies came into being in the late Qing dynasty, and the earliest societies
formed for the public benefits of the Hui communities, such as protecting girl babies,
extinguishing fire, and doing funeral services. During the Republican era, Hui societies
developed into academic Hui research societies, societies for social reformation, and
societies for military purpose. The Islamic Federation the largest national Hui society
will be examined to show how they protected the interest of Hui minority during the
Second World War.