10: Rahima Mahmut: The Uyghur Genocide
The Rest Is Politics: Leading
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When Will You Return?
Poldi, kazoo: For me, music is a site of resistance. When the regime does it all it can to break us, expressing joy is a true act of defiance. My eyes are weary from looking out for you. My hands are sore from praying for your return. My heart bleeds from being torn apart. Every day I wait on the road, yearning for your appearance all day long. The nights are sleepless until dawn breaks. Without you by my side, I'm alone. No food can pass my lips. If I'm alive, one day I shall return. There is much more that I still ask of life. Both of my stars have now
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