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10: Rahima Mahmut: The Uyghur Genocide

The Rest Is Politics: Leading

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My Son - A Song About Separation

I think we're going to play two, three of your songs through the interview. And I think given what you've just talked about, we should play the one that's called My Son which is about separation. The Han Chinese are trying to stop your singing, your writing, your art. They're trying to erase that. Everything is censored. So now we know that even the nurseries, primary schools, band, they were her language. To me, for one to be happy, a food and shelter is not enough. We need another type of sustenance, something that satisfies your soul. For me, as Oor, my soul cannot be satisfied if I'm not allowed to

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