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Ershat Bahtiyar, 27, digitizes an older volume by typing it directly into a word document. This one, he says, will take two days to complete.
Culture

'We Need to Keep Our Language Alive': Inside a Uyghur Bookshop in Istanbul

Far from the reach of the Chinese government, Uyghur booksellers are protecting their language from being erased.

By Durrie Bouscaren
A Uyghur woman sits on a bed outside on September 12th, 2016, in Turpan County, in the far western Xinjiang province of China.
Social Justice

How Much of the Blame Should the U.S. Take for China's Uyghur Re-Education Camps?

China has used the U.S.'s Global War on Terror as a pretext to further repress the embattled Muslim minority.

By Massoud Hayoun
Chinese policemen push Uighur women who are protesting at a street on July 7th, 2009, in Urumqi, China.
Social Justice

Is the White House in Any Position to Help Chinese Muslims?

Rights advocates suggest the president's hostile rhetoric and policies on American Muslims jeopardize his administration's ability to advocate against abuses abroad.

By Massoud Hayoun
An ethnic Uyghur woman walks by a closed Islamic school on July 1st, 2017, in the old town of Kashgar, in the far western Xinjiang province, China.
Social Justice

Americans Should Be Concerned About China's Latest Privacy Violation

China is reportedly importing technology from a company headquartered in the U.S. to surveil supposed subversives in Xinjiang.

By Massoud Hayoun