Source: Radio Free Asia Authorities in northwest China’s Xinjiang region have detained nearly 10 percent of the population of a township in ethnic Uyghur-dominated Kashgar (in Chinese, Kashi) prefecture, according… Continue reading Nearly 10 Percent of Residents in Xinjiang Township Detained by Chinese Authorities
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Xinjiang Students Organized to Learn Confucian Analects, Socialist Values
Title: Author: Zhao Yusha Source: Global Times Elementary school students in Kuqa county, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are encouraged to learn Chinese calligraphy and read classical Chinese literature… Continue reading Xinjiang Students Organized to Learn Confucian Analects, Socialist Values
China Gathering Blood, DNA and Iris Scans from Massive Database of Millions in Muslim Province
Author: Christina Zhao Source: Newsweek Chinese police have started gathering blood types, DNA samples, fingerprints and iris scans from millions of people in its Muslim-majority Xinjiang province to build a… Continue reading China Gathering Blood, DNA and Iris Scans from Massive Database of Millions in Muslim Province
German Award for Ilham Tohti Sheds Light on China’s Uighur Abuse
Author: Hans Spross Source: Deutsche Welle Imprisoned Uighur rights activist Ilham Tohti has won the 2017 Weimar Human Rights award. Ulrich Delius from the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) spoke… Continue reading German Award for Ilham Tohti Sheds Light on China’s Uighur Abuse
Love and Fear among Rural Uyghur Youth during the “People’s War”
Author: Darren Byler Source: The Art of Life in Chinese Central Asia Since the beginning of the “People’s War on Terror” in May 2014, the everyday life of Uyghurs has… Continue reading Love and Fear among Rural Uyghur Youth during the “People’s War”
Xinjiang Locals to Host Officials’ Visits
Author: Liu Caiyu Source: Global Times Government employees to enhance minorities awareness of New Era Beginning Monday, every government employee and Party official in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region will be… Continue reading Xinjiang Locals to Host Officials’ Visits
Uyghur Americans Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Eastern Turkistan Republic
The Uyghur community in Northern Virginia gathered in November to commemorate the anniversary of the Eastern Turkistan Republic. Source: RFA Uyghur (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3X0ZI5CYJM )
China’s “Three Warfares” in Xinjiang
Author: Michael Clarke, Associate Professor at the National Security College, Australian National University Source: East Asia Forum (Link: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2017/11/27/chinas-three-warfares-in-xinjiang/) Article: There has been extensive analysis of China’s use of ‘three… Continue reading China’s “Three Warfares” in Xinjiang
Factors and Challenges of Uyghur Nationalism in the Early Twentieth Century
Author: Nabijan Tursun, Senior editor of Radio Free Asia, Uyghur Service Source: Politics and History in Central Asia (Link: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/978-1-137-52297-9_3) Abstract: The origin, formation, and strengthening of Uyghur modern identity… Continue reading Factors and Challenges of Uyghur Nationalism in the Early Twentieth Century
Being Uyghur or Being Muslim? Identity Construction of Tertiary-Level Uyghur Students in China
Author: Mingyue Gu and Xiaoyan Guo, Chinese University of Hong Khang Source: Muslim Students, Education and Neoliberalism (Link: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/978-1-137-56921-9_12) Abstract: This study explores identity construction and multilingual practices of a… Continue reading Being Uyghur or Being Muslim? Identity Construction of Tertiary-Level Uyghur Students in China
Chinese Construction at the New Frontier: Development, Social Change, and the Government of Uyghur Identity in Urban Xinjiang
Author: Lauren Frances Hansen, Cornell University Source: Cornell University eCommons (Link: https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/47818) Abstract: In the twenty-first century, Beijing has answered Xinjiang’s so-called ‘ethnic question’ by pairing top-down efforts to Sinicize… Continue reading Chinese Construction at the New Frontier: Development, Social Change, and the Government of Uyghur Identity in Urban Xinjiang
The Impact of Ethnic Minorities on China’s Foreign Policy: The Case of Xinjiang and the Uyghur
Author: Michael Clarke, National Security College, Australian National University Source: Sage Journals, China Report (Link: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0009445516677361 ) Abstract: This article argues, through a case study of the evolving impact of… Continue reading The Impact of Ethnic Minorities on China’s Foreign Policy: The Case of Xinjiang and the Uyghur
Oppositional Consciousness, Cultural Preservation, and Everyday Resistance on the Uyghur Internet
Author: Rebecca Clothey and Emmanuel F. Koku, Drexel University Source: Asian Ethnicity (Link: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14631369.2016.1158636) Abstract: The Internet has potential as a tool for propagation of minority cultures and identities. As… Continue reading Oppositional Consciousness, Cultural Preservation, and Everyday Resistance on the Uyghur Internet
The Uyghur Community: Diaspora, Identity & Geopolitics
Author: Guljanat Kurmangaliyeya Ericlasun and Konurlap Ercilasun, Gazi University Source: Google Books (Link: https://books.google.com/books?id=JLg8DwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false ) Abstract: This book analyses the Uyghur community, presenting a brief historical background of the Uyghurs… Continue reading The Uyghur Community: Diaspora, Identity & Geopolitics
A Nearly Perfect Storm: The Rise and Fall of the Eastern Turkistan People’s Revolutionary Party
Author: Michael Evans, Indiana University Source: ProQuest (Link: https://search.proquest.com/openview/11e8fd9da1420389db71eea5b201f824/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y) Preview: In the summer of 1969, China and the Soviet Union teetered at the brink of war. Looking to exploit a… Continue reading A Nearly Perfect Storm: The Rise and Fall of the Eastern Turkistan People’s Revolutionary Party
Uighur Foreign Fighters: An Underexamined Jihadist Challenge
Authors: Colin P. Clarke and Paul Rexton Kan Source: The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (Link: https://icct.nl/publication/uighur-foreign-fighters-an-underexamined-jihadist-challenge/) Abstract: Uighurs, specifically individuals of Turkic decent from China’s northwest province of Xinjiang, have… Continue reading Uighur Foreign Fighters: An Underexamined Jihadist Challenge
The Diplomat: In Xinjiang, Ethnic Kazakhs and Kyrgyz Face Increased Pressure
News from the Region Author: Catherine Putz, Managing Editor of the The Diplomat Source: The Diplomat (Link: https://thediplomat.com/2017/11/in-xinjiang-ethnic-kazakhs-and-kyrgyz-face-increased-pressure/ ) In recent months, ethnic Kazakhs and Kyrgyz in China’s Westernmost province… Continue reading The Diplomat: In Xinjiang, Ethnic Kazakhs and Kyrgyz Face Increased Pressure
