Uyghur Studies
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Book presentation: “Mystical Forest: Collected Poems and Short Stories of Dungan Ethnographer Ali Dzhon”
Born in Shor-Tyube, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR, in 1951, Dungan ethnographer and creative writer Ali Dzhon is widely regarded as the pre-eminent writer on the material and spiritual culture and history of the Dungan people, the Sinophone Muslims of Central Asia. Mystical Forest makes available for the first time in English a significant collection of Dzhon’s… Continue reading Book presentation: “Mystical Forest: Collected Poems and Short Stories of Dungan Ethnographer Ali Dzhon”
The Identity Crisis of Uyghurs Today
Symposium Agenda 9:00-9:40 Refreshments and Registration 9:40-10:00 Opening Remarks 10:00 – 12:00: Session A: Challenges in Uyghur Education & China’s Harsh Policy towards Uyghurs Chair: Rishat Abbas, Pfizer, USA 1. Rebecca Clothey, Drexel University, USA, “Education Policy Appropriation, Ethnic Segregation and Cultural Transmission in Urumqi” 2. Nury A. Turkel, Lawyer, USA, “China’s Re-Education Detention Centers:… Continue reading The Identity Crisis of Uyghurs Today
MOSCOW – Third International Conference on Uyghur Studies: History, Culture, Society
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