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Diaspora Uyghurs in America, Norway on Norway Terror Plot

Posted by Porfiriy on July 17, 2010 under Xinjiang in the News

A week ago Norway unpleasantly discovered that it, too, Nobel Peace Prizes and fjords and all, was a potential target for Al-Qaeda planned terrorist attacks. Norway’s security apparatuses revealed that they had successfully apprehended three [...]

Comments (4) | Also tagged: mikael davud, Norway, terrorism

Blogger Sends Refreshingly Thoughtful Reflections and Suggestions to Secretary Zhang

Posted by Porfiriy on May 30, 2010 under Politics in Xinjiang , Society and Culture in Xinjiang , Translations into English

I hope anyone and everyone interested in social justice and ethnic issues in China will take the time to read the letter a Hui individual in Xinjiang has sent to the new Secretary, Zhang Chunxian. [...]

Comments (8) | Also tagged: autonomy, blogs, civil rights, policy, social activism, Zhang Chunxian, 中文

Uyghur Signage Gets a Facelift in Urumqi After Riots

Posted by Porfiriy on May 22, 2010 under Language in Xinjiang

In Xinjiang, there’s a common saying among Uyghurs that “Chinese characters are the eyes, and Uyghur characters are just the eyebrows.” If I remember the Uyghur correctly–don’t quote me here–I believe it’s something along the [...]

Comments (13) | Also tagged: language, propaganda, urumqi, Xinjiang, 中文, ئۇيغۇرچە

Translation: Diligently Protect a Healthy and Open Internet Environment

Posted by Porfiriy on May 14, 2010 under Translations into English , Xinjiang in the News

Along with the “Open Letter” to Xinjiang Netizens, Tianshan Net also published an article by a commentator on the significance of the reopening of the Internet and the responsibilities expected of netizens now that everything [...]

Comments (0) | Also tagged: internet, internet access, internet blackout, Xinjiang, 中文

Translation: An Open Letter to All Netizen Friends Throughout Xinjiang

Posted by Porfiriy on May 14, 2010 under Translations into English , Xinjiang in the News

As part of the announcement of the reopening of the Internet in Xinjiang, the regional government wrote an “Open Letter” to the Internet users of Xinjiang. Below is our translation of the letter.

Comments (5) | Also tagged: internet, internet access, internet blackout, ministry of propaganda, regional government, Xinjiang, xinjiang work conference, 中文

Ilham Tohti: Blacklists that Prohibit Leaving the Country Openly Trample the Law

Posted by Porfiriy on April 27, 2010 under Xinjiang in the News

Two weeks ago, outspoken Uyghur activist and intellectual Ilham Tohti was prevented from going to Turkey to attend an academic conference on Turkic culture. A quick background on the spat can be found here, at [...]

Comments (20) | Also tagged: freedom of movement, ilham tohti, law, Turkey, uighurbiz, 中文

Two Poems by Memtili Ependi

Posted by Tewpiq on April 06, 2010 under History of Xinjiang , Translations into English

Muhemmet Éli (Memtili) Toxtaji (1901-1937), better known as Memtili Ependi or Tewpiq, is a singular figure in the history of Xinjiang. He came from a family of prominent businessmen and activists for modern education and [...]

Comments (17) | Also tagged: History of Xinjiang, Memtili, poetry, uyghurche, Uyghurs

Oghlaq Tartishish: An Intro to the Sport “Goat Tussle” in Uyghur

Posted by Porfiriy on April 04, 2010 under Society and Culture in Xinjiang

Oghlaq Tartishish, a traditional Central Asian sport which could roughly be rendered into English as “Goat Tussle,” or “Contending over a Goat” and better known by its Persian name, buzkashi, is something you’ll inevitably hear [...]

Comments (2) | Also tagged: Goat Tussle, sports, uyghurche

China Sets 100% as Target for Bilingual Kindergarten Enrollment among Shule County Kids

Posted by Porfiriy on March 30, 2010 under Society and Culture in Xinjiang

Image by pmorgan I’ve translated a short article published today on Radio Free Asia’s Uyghur service. Bilingual education is one of the most controversial policies of the Xinjiang regional government, and is frequently accused of [...]

Comments (47) | Also tagged: bilingual education, education, RFA, Shule County, uyghurche

Trial Implementation of Kashgar Old City Reconstruction to be Broadened

Posted by Porfiriy on March 26, 2010 under Xinjiang in the News

Image by DPerstin This is a translation of a Mandarin article posted on Tian Shan Net on March 23rd about the expansion of the pilot program in the Kashgar Old City Reconstruction Project. In 2010, [...]

Comments (1) | Also tagged: Kashgar, Kashgar Reconstruction Project, 中文

Turkistan Islamic Party on Pakistan-China extradition: translation

Posted by Tewpiq on May 12, 2009 under Xinjiang in the News

Recently, we linked to a video of a spokesman for the Turkistan Islamic Party (Türkistan Islam Partiyisi (TIP) تۈركىستان ئىسلام پارتىيىسى) responding to the news that 9 Uyghurs had been arrested in Pakistan and extradited [...]

Comments (4) | Also tagged: afghanistan, attacks, china, commentary, diaspora, exile, islam, language, news, pakistan, politics, propaganda, Society and Culture in Xinjiang, terror, terrorism, translation, uyghur, video, videos, violence

Rabiyä Qadir in Il Manifesto: “Independence is impossible”

Posted by Tewpiq on May 10, 2009 under Xinjiang in the News

When I started studying Xinjiang, I knew I would need a broad array of linguistic resources. I never imagined I would read so much in Italian. Here is my translation, doubtless below par, of a [...]

Comments (7) | Also tagged: attacks, beijing, books, china, chinese, culture, diaspora, economics, Han, islam, olympics, pakistan, policy, politics, separatists, Society and Culture in Xinjiang, terrorism, tibet, trade, uyghur, Xinjiang

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