The world wide wiger community, i ferded recently that they organizing events in the occasion of coming religious holiday. The wigal diospra around the world organized norus a celebration which is the marking of the new year for eurasian people. And i'm eite seeing a thriving poetry, art and also a booming restaurant business as well. Its a lot of weager writers and poets acparrently serving jail time or disappeared into those so i'm proud of the wigo community for its resilient ability to keep it together. But at the same time, i'm worried at the well being, specifically in te mental health aspect of the wig committee. Let's be honest with
In recent years China has been accused of committing crimes against humanity and possibly genocide against the Uyghur ethnic group in the northwestern region of Xinjiang province. Nury Turkel was born in a re-education camp in Kashgar, Xinjiang in 1970. In 1995 he had the opportunity to leave China as a student and was never to return to his home and family. Nury has since dedicated his life to fighting for the rights of Uyghurs – he is Chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom and Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, specialising in national security and foreign policy. His new book is No Escape: The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs. Turkel is joined in conversation by our host for this discussion, Yasmeen Serhan, staff writer at The Atlantic, where she focuses on populism and nationalism.
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