* Contains international and geopolitical contexts as it covers several geographic regions that Uyghur migrants travelled, including China, former Soviet Union, Russia, and Australia * Uyghur immigrants, as one of China's largest Muslim communities is now at the centre of drastic social transformation but remain understudied * Demonstrates the significant role of Islam in assisting and integrating Muslim minorities in both China and Australia * Challenges the ethnocentric concept of "Chinese" and "Chinese overseas"

• Contains international and geopolitical contexts as it covers several geographic regions that Uyghur migrants travelled, including China, former Soviet Union, Russia, and Australia • Uyghur immigrants, as one of China's largest Muslim communities is now at the centre of drastic social transformation but remain understudied • Demonstrates the significant role of Islam in assisting and integrating Muslim minorities in both China and Australia • Challenges the ethnocentric concept of “Chinese” and “Chinese overseas”