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Monthly Archives March 2008

Uyghurs in Fiction: introducing the sinister Dr. Kadeer

Posted by Porfiriy on March 31, 2008 under Uncategorized

About two months ago I heard through the Mutant Palm that a certain manga had adopted a female Uyghur character to portray the heartwarming role of the “terrorist with a heart,” simultaneously struggling against an [...]

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Xinjiang Society and Education News Roundup: March 26 – 30, 2008

Posted by Porfiriy on March 30, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

This is The New Dominion’s Society and Education News Roundup for March 26 – 30. In Urumqi, efforts to build a citywide educational computer network are coming to fruit, and counseling services are available to [...]

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The Awakened Land – Chapter One, Part Four

Posted by Tewpiq on March 30, 2008 under The Awakened Land , Translations into English

The following is a serial translation of Abdurehim Ötkür’s 1985 historical novel Oyghanghan Zemin, Chapter One, pp. 20-24. New readers are encouraged to start from the beginning, Chapter One, Part One. This translation is presented [...]

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Xinjiang Political News Roundup for 21-27 March 2008

Posted by Porfiriy on March 29, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

This is The New Dominion’s Xinjiang News Roundup, Politics, for March 21-27, 2008. This week, discover how you, a mere 老百姓, can participate in Urumqi’s lawmaking process, breath a sigh of relief at drastically shorter [...]

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Ürümchi Bus Bombing Rumors Abound; None Appear True

Posted by Tewpiq on March 27, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

According to Chinese-language and English-language articles from Xinhua, echoed by the Guardian, the XUAR PSB has detained several individuals for spreading rumors, primarily by text message, of an alleged bus bombing in Ürümchi on the [...]

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Survival Uyghur: Lesson Four – To be, or not to be

Posted by Tewpiq on March 26, 2008 under Language in Xinjiang , Survival Uyghur

Survival Uyghur From The New Dominion Lesson Four: To be, or not to be Introduction Salam! and welcome to “Survival Uyghur”, The New Dominion’s series on speaking practical Uyghur. Last week, we worked on purchasing [...]

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Kebabs will not give you AIDS. Maybe. Yargh!

Posted by Porfiriy on March 26, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

So you may have heard through your friendly telecommunications company health announcement text message service that kebabs might give you AIDS. We heard it first at Liuzhou Laowai. The original text message, when translated to [...]

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Xinjiang Health News Roundup for 19-25 March 2008

Posted by Porfiriy on March 26, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

This is The New Dominion’s Xinjiang Health News Roundup for the following week. Only three stories this time, one involving sleep disorder research in Urumqi, another involving AIDS in Xinjiang’s penitentiary system, and the third [...]

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Xinjiang Economic News Roundup for 18-24 March 2008

Posted by Tewpiq on March 25, 2008 under Uncategorized

In today’s economic news: Ürümchi takes measure to control inflation. Aid continues to pour in for areas affected by extreme cold. The City of Ürümchi is taking more concrete measures to control infla—I mean rising [...]

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The Awakened Land – Chapter One, Part Three

Posted by Tewpiq on March 23, 2008 under The Awakened Land , Translations into English

The following is a serial translation of Abdurehim Ötkür’s 1985 historical novel Oyghanghan Zemin, Chapter One, pp. 14-20. New readers are encouraged to start from the beginning, Chapter One, Part One. This translation is presented [...]

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News Flash: Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake Hits Khotan

Posted by Porfiriy on March 21, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

News outlets in America are reporting a massive 7.2 Richter earthquake which hit the Khotan area at 6:33AM. Here’s the scoop on CNN, and here’s the story at the Associated Press. According to the articles, [...]

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Xinjiang Political News Roundup: March 12 – 19, 2008

Posted by Porfiriy on March 20, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

Just as the title says: political news from Xinjiang over the last week. Burqin County may be getting a new name, Xinjiang representatives come home from Beijing’s “two meetings,” officials discuss religion and PR in [...]

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