坚持宗教独立自主自办原则。中国的宗教事业由中国各宗教团体、教职人员和信教公民来办,中国的宗教事务和宗教团体不受外国势力支配。外国人在中国境内参加宗教活动,必须遵守中国的法律法规,不得干涉中国的宗教教务。新疆作为中国的一个省级行政区,坚持宗教独立自主自办的原则。
五、开展宗教对外交流
在坚持宗教独立自主自办原则的同时,新疆还在相互尊重、平等友好的基础上,积极与世界各国宗教组织进行交往交流。对所有尊重中国主权、尊重中国宗教独立自主自办原则的外国宗教组织和个人,新疆各级政府和人民始终持开放和欢迎态度。
Uphold principles of independence and self-management of China's religious undertakings. China's religious undertakings are run by religious groups, personnel or citizens, and its religious affairs or organizations are not subject to any foreign domination. Foreigners must abide by Chinese laws and regulations when participating in religious activities within Chinese territory and must not interfere in China's religious affairs. As a provincial-level administrative region of China, Xinjiang sticks to the principle of independence and self-management in terms of its religious affairs.
V. International Religious Exchanges
While adhering to the independence and self-management principle, Xinjiang engages in active communication and exchanges with other religious organizations worldwide on the basis of mutual respect, equality and friendship. Governments at all levels in Xinjiang and the Xinjiang people are open-minded and welcome all foreign religious organizations and individuals that respect China's sovereignty and the principle of independence and self-management of China's religious affairs.
开展宗教学术文化交流。新疆宗教界代表多次参加国际学术交流会和研讨会,教职人员和宗教院校学生多次在国际上举办的《古兰经》诵读比赛中获奖,展示了新疆宗教界深厚的文化和学术底蕴。
派员到国外留学深造。2001年以来,新疆先后选派70多名宗教院校学生和教职人员赴埃及艾资哈尔大学、巴基斯坦国际伊斯兰大学等高校留学深造,提高宗教学识和教务水平。政府多次慰问留学人员,并设立奖学金。
Carry out religious academic and cultural exchanges. Representatives from Xinjiang religious circles have participated in many international academic meetings and seminars, and clerical personnel and students from religious schools in Xinjiang have won prizes at many international Koran recitation contests, demonstrating the sound cultural and academic foundation of Xinjiang's religious circles.
Send people to study abroad. Since 2001 Xinjiang has sent more than 70 religious school students and clerical personnel to Egypt's Al-Azhar University, Pakistan's International Islamic University and other overseas colleges and universities for further study, with a view to improving their religious knowledge and teaching level. The government has visited the students and personnel many times, and established scholarships for them.