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“Uighur Online” BBS Community Shut Down

Posted by Porfiriy on May 21, 2008 under Links

Just dropping in to link to a post you can’t miss by John Kennedy at Global Voices, documenting the closure of popular multi-ethnic sounding board Uyghur Online and various reactions to what was perceived as [...]

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Online Humor Affirms Xinjiang Stereotypes

Posted by Porfiriy on May 10, 2008 under Links

So what do you do if you’re interested in ascertaining how a nation’s social imagination classifies and categorizes a particular subset of its citizens? Ask the Internet, of course! This time, John Pasden of Sinosplice [...]

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May brings more links.

Posted by Porfiriy on May 03, 2008 under Links

Again, the cool-posts-about-Xinjiang rate has reached critical mass and it’s time to share some links. On to the good stuff. Timothy B. Weston at The China Beat has conducted a fascinating interview that sheds some [...]

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Tightrope Walking, Uyghur Kids, and Norwegians

Posted by Porfiriy on April 24, 2008 under Links

The title may sound like the beginning of a contrived bar joke, but what I’m actually referring to is (what at least appears to be) an excellent documentary about Xinjiang called “On a Tightrope.” Take [...]

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Xinjiang Links Galore.

Posted by Porfiriy on April 19, 2008 under Links

After a casual weekend browsing session through my RSS aggregator and email I discovered that there are an unusual amount of interesting Xinjiang related articles floating around the Internet, and so now is as good [...]

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Report of Chinese Hostage Execution Video, Possible Central Asia Link

Posted by Tewpiq on April 15, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

UPDATE 4-26-2008: Writers at the New Dominion were able to view the video references in this article. Readers are invited to visit this follow-up post to see stills and commentary. According to a report on [...]

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“Female Special Forces:” Patriotic Women in Xinjiang will not be One-Upped by a Crazy Terrorist

Posted by Porfiriy on April 11, 2008 under Links

What happens when the bad guys up the ante by sending a naive, young, 19-year old girl to do the dirty work for them? You gather up the strongest, most motivated, and most patriotic girls [...]

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The Fruit of the Palm: Davesgonechina on Wang, Xinjiang, and Terrorism

Posted by Porfiriy on March 13, 2008 under Links

I would say davesgonechina’s comprehensive review of press coverage of the recent airline incident and his analysis of Wang Lequan’s comments on the January crackdown are “mind-bogglingly thorough,” but that would be over emphasizing a [...]

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Uyghur Language Learning Resources

Posted by Tewpiq on March 13, 2008 under Links

I’d like to highlight some of the useful resources you might not yet know about for learning the Uyghur language. If you’re having trouble with Uyghur grammar or need a handy desk reference, I can [...]

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Review of “Dispatches from China’s Wild West”

Posted by Tewpiq on March 09, 2008 under Links

A few days ago, I wrote on this page about a new series of articles, documenting one independent journalist’s trip through Xinjiang, entitled “Dispatches from China’s Wild West”, appearing on the site of the on-line [...]

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“Dispatches from China’s Wild West”

Posted by Tewpiq on March 04, 2008 under Links

On-line magazine Slate has begun a series of Xinjiang travel diaries written by Joshua Kucera entitled “Dispatches from China’s Wild West“. The New Dominion is saving commentary for a later dispatch, but I thought I [...]

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Xinjiang, Sex, and CNN

Posted by Porfiriy on March 03, 2008 under Links

CNN published its obligatory “sexual revolution in China” article today, reveling like many other media outlets have in the delightful fusion of two hot topics that are both good sells in today’s media world. And [...]

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