Because I have to the path to survival, the Uyghur struggle
By: Ilham, Jewher [VerfasserIn]
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BookPublisher: Louisiana : University of New Orleans Press , 2021Description: 165 Seiten illustrationen, Diagramme.ISBN: 9781608012275.Other title: Path to survival, the Uyghur struggle.Subject(s): Ilham, Jewher | Ilham, Jewher -- Family | Political activists -- China -- Biography -- Political activists | College students -- Indiana -- Bloomington -- Biography -- College students | Uighur (Turkic people) -- Ethnic identity | Political refugees -- United States -- Biography | Uiguren | Menschenrechtsverletzung | Politischer Gefangener | Konzentrationslager | Muslim | ChinaDDC classification: 362.82 | B Summary: "When Jewher Ilham's father, Ilham Tohti, an internationally known advocate for peaceful dialogue between his Uyghur people and Han Chinese, was detained at the Beijing airport in February 2013 on charges of "separatism," and later sentenced to life in prison, Jewher was forced to begin a new life apart from her family in a new country. There, she found her voice as an advocate for her father, and for Uyghur people being forced into concentration camps by the Chinese government. In Because I Have To, Jewher shares an intimate account of how she maintained the strength and courage to fight for her father, the sometimes emotional toll it took on her, and the inspiration and loss of her mentor. With the inclusion of testimonials of Uyghur camp survivors and others affected by the crackdown on Uyghurs in China, Because I Have To tells the story of one person, and of an entire culture under threat"--
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"When Jewher Ilham's father, Ilham Tohti, an internationally known advocate for peaceful dialogue between his Uyghur people and Han Chinese, was detained at the Beijing airport in February 2013 on charges of "separatism," and later sentenced to life in prison, Jewher was forced to begin a new life apart from her family in a new country. There, she found her voice as an advocate for her father, and for Uyghur people being forced into concentration camps by the Chinese government. In Because I Have To, Jewher shares an intimate account of how she maintained the strength and courage to fight for her father, the sometimes emotional toll it took on her, and the inspiration and loss of her mentor. With the inclusion of testimonials of Uyghur camp survivors and others affected by the crackdown on Uyghurs in China, Because I Have To tells the story of one person, and of an entire culture under threat"--
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