Abduweli Ayup, a Uyghur language expert, writer, journalist, and linguist, was born in Kashgar in 1973. In 1997, he began studying at the Faculty of Turkic Languages at the Central University for Nationalities in Beijing. He later earned a master’s degree in Classical Uyghur Literature from Xinjiang University in 2001. […]
Scholars&Intellectuals
By Uyghur Times According to Ms. Jineste, the daughter of Tohti Ayup in France, who informed Uyghur writer Abdushukur Qumtur, renowned Uyghur writer Tohti Ayup, who illuminated the ecological issues faced by Uyghurs through his novels such as “Wolf Mother” and “Return to Taklimakan,” passed away on April 9, 2025, […]
By Tahir Imin, Dec 12, 2024 Today marks seven years since the detention of Uyghur scholar Rahile Dawut. A renowned academic and cultural advocate, Rahile dedicated her life to preserving Uyghur traditions, sacred sites, and folklore. Her work was a beacon of hope for our people, connecting generations to their […]
By Uyghur Times StaffSeptember 6, 2024 SOAS University of London has announced its honorary degree recipients for 2024, recognizing seven distinguished individuals for their exceptional contributions across various fields. Among the honored awardees is Uyghur ethnographer Professor Rahile Dawut, who has been serving a life sentence in China since 2017. […]
The Global Coalition for Language Rights announced the winner of the 2024 Language Rights Defenders Award. “The Global Coalition for Language Rights is delighted to announce Abduweli Ayup as the first winner of our Language Rights Defenders Award. Abduweli Ayup is a Uyghur activist, poet, and linguist. He has fought […]
OSLO, NORWAY (May 22, 2024) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent: Iranian hip-hop artist Toomaj Salehi, Uyghur poet and activist Tahir Hamut Izgil, and Venezuelan pianist and recording artist Gabriela Montero. HRF said: “Izgil […]
The U.S. State Department issued a statement on Friday condemning the life sentence handed to Uyghur Professor Rahile Dawut. It was confirmed last week that the prominent Uyghur folklore scholar was sentenced to life in prison on charges of separatism for her academic work on Uyghur culture and folklore. The […]
by Abdurehim Gheni Uyghur Dr. Olsi Jazexhi is a Canadian-Albanian historian who is specialized in the history of Islam, nationalism and he is a university lecturer. He was one of the reporters on the pre-arranged “visit” in East Turkistan (a.k.a. Xinjiang) arranged by China to tell the world via […]
(Last updated on November 14th 2018) Original post: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2271118072924072&id=100000777053688 (updating) Khalmurat Ghopur, (M) Former rector of Xinjiang Medical University, head of XUAR Medical Oversight Bureau, physician, PhD Abbas Es’et, (M) Instructor at Xinjiang Medical University, physician, PhD Nurmemet, (M) Head of Uyghur Traditional Medicine Dept., Xinjiang Medical University Enwer […]