Uyghur Literature, Language & Education

ئالدىدا – Before

نىمشېھىت Nimshehit Translated by Aziz Isa Elkun ۋەسلىدىن ئۆزگە كېرەكمەس ماڭا جانان ئالدىدا ئارزۇيۇم سەن ئېرۇرسەن تەن بىلەن جان ئالدىدا بىرگۈلى رەنا ئېرۇرسەن باغۇ بوستان ئالدىدا ...

Searching for truth in China’s Uighur ‘re-education’ camps

Image captionThe highly secure camp building in Uyghur Autonomous Region By John Sudworth, BBC News The Chinese region of Uyghur Autonomous Region is home to millions of ethnic Mus ...

Prominent Uyghur Writer Dies at Chinese Internment Camp

The ongoing plight of the Uyghur Muslims, whereby they are oppressed by the Chinese state and thrown into concentration camps, has seen the death of one of its prominent writers. N ...

Surveillance Of Uyghurs In Xinjiang, China Amounts To A Burgeoning Human Rights Crisis

The Organization for the Wolrd Peace The westernmost region of China, officially known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, has drawn international attention in recent years for t ...

Uighurs Condemn China Forcing Muslims to Eat Pork During Ramadan

A Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official conceded this week that Beijing had imposed draconian restrictions on Ramadan practices in Muslim-majority Xinjiang, denying reports of a b ...

How Uyghurs are silenced from sharing their suffering with the world

RTR World Many Uyghurs don't speak out due to fear of repercussions and others don't because they have been indoctrinated against criticising the Chinese government. “Two months ag ...

Former Xinjiang teacher claims brainwashing and abuse inside mass detention centers

Almaty, Kazakhstan (CNN) Overflowing toilets in overcrowded cells. Food and sleep deprivation. Forced injections. As she witnessed horror after horror and was told of others, Sayra ...

ئالدىدا – Before

Posted by: Uyghur Academy Posted date: June 25, 2019 In: Uyghur Literature, Language & Education

نىمشېھىت Nimshehit Translated by Aziz Isa Elkun ۋەسلىدىن ئۆزگە كېرەكمەس ماڭا جانان ئالدىدا ئارزۇيۇم سەن ئېرۇرسەن تەن بىلەن جان ئالدىدا بىرگۈلى رەنا ئېرۇرسەن باغۇ بوستان ئالدىدا تا زىيارەت قىلـمىسام مەن سېنى ئىمكان ئالدىدا يۈزلۈرۈم شەرمەندە بولسۇن تاڭلا سۇبھان ئالدىدا I need nothing except only the love of my beloved You are the greatest hope of my soul and body You are the finest rose in a land of gard ...

Uyghur migration from China to Soviet Central Asia in the 1950s and 1960s

Posted by: Otkur Buğra Posted date: October 23, 2018 In: Uyghur Literature, Language & Education

INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON By: Gulnisa Nazarova Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Gulnisa Nazarova is John D. Soper Senior Lecturer of Uyghur Language in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University. Her ongoing research explores the experiences of some of the thousands of Uyghurs who emigrated from Xinjiang in the People’s Republic of China to Soviet Central Asia in the 1950s and 196 ...

Symposium on Solutions for the Dangerous Situation of Uyghurs Today

Posted by: Uyghur Academy Posted date: May 31, 2018 In: Activities, Uyghur Literature, Language & Education

Uyghur Academy is pleased to host a “Symposium on Solutions for the Dangerous Situation of Uyghurs Today”. This one-day event will be held From 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday, August 25, 2018 on the Fatih Sultan Mehmet University, Istanbul / TURKEY. If you need more information please contact Mr. Abdulhamit Karahan, Phone: +905306677851, E-mail: uyghuracademy@gmail.com, Web sites: www.akademiye.org/en ...

Symposium on the Identity Crisis of Uyghurs Today

Posted by: Uyghur Academy Posted date: May 14, 2018 In: Activities, General, Uyghur Literature, Language & Education

Uyghur American Association, Uyghur Academy & UHRP are pleased to host a “Symposium on the Identity Crisis of Uyghurs Today” This one-day event will be held from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm on Friday, May 25th, 2018 at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Room #214 Elliott School’s Address: 1957 E Street, NW, Suite 412, Was ...

Symposium on Education and the Uyghur Diaspora

Posted by: Uyghur Academy Posted date: September 22, 2017 In: Activities, Uyghur Literature, Language & Education

Symposium Agenda 8:00-8:30 Refreshments and Registration 8:30-8:45 Opening Remarks 8:45–10:15: Session A Challenges and New Opportunities in Uyghur Education Chair: Rebecca Clothey, Drexel University 1. Nabijan Tursun, Radio Free Asia, USA, “Formation and Development of Uyghur Modern Higher Education and Uyghur Scholars Elites” 2. Mettursun Beydulla, Independent Scholar, USA, “Education Among Uyghurs at Hom ...