Editorial Context for the “Alqissa” Controversy Background: Prominent Uyghur poet Akhmatjan Osman, the former president of the World Uyghur Writers Union, was recently removed from his position following a strong online backlash. This controversy centered on his public statements and opinions regarding religious faiths, specifically his firm belief that Oghuz, […]
Abduweli Ayup
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. […]
By Shongqar Uyghur, May 29, 2025 Writer and linguist Abduweli Ayup’s new book dedicated to Uyghur teenagers, titled “What Do They Say” (Ular Nime Deydu), was published at the end of May. Considering the needs of teenagers in diaspora who use different scripts, the book has been published for the […]
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 […]