By Uyghur Times StaffMay 1, 2025 | Washington, DC The Sigur Center for Asian Studies at George Washington University has announced an online non-credit course on Chaghatay for Summer 2025. Chaghatay, a Central Asian literary language, is recognized as the historical ancestor of modern Uyghur and Uzbek. The course, titled […]
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By Uyghur Times Staff July 15, 2024 The Chinese government’s continuous efforts to reshape the historical narrative of the Uyghur homeland are evident in the recent opening of the Qiuci Wei and Jin Dynasty Tomb Site Museum in Kuche, so-called “Xinjiang” Uyghur Autonomous Region. This museum, promoted as the first […]