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Bookmark or Share- Uyghurs - WikipediaThe Uighurs are the people whom old Russian travelers called "Sart" (a name they used for sedentary, Turkish-speaking Central Asians in general), while Western travelers called them Turki, in recognition of their language. The Chinese used to call them "Ch'an-t'ou" ('Turbaned Heads') but this term has been dropped, being considered derogatory ...
- Who are the Uyghurs and why is China being accused of genocide?There are about 12 million Uyghurs, mostly Muslim, living in Xinjiang, which is officially known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
- Uyghur | History, Language, China, & Muslims | BritannicaCentral Asian arts: Uighurs However, other scholars argue that modern Uyghurs are, in large part, the descendants of one or more nomadic groups that lived in Xinjiang much earlier than the Uyghur khanate.
- Uighurs accuse China of mass detention, torture in landmark complaintRoughly two dozen Uighurs have joined a complaint lodged at the International Criminal Court accusing the Chinese government of crimes against humanity.
- Who The Uyghurs Are And Why China Is Targeting Them : NPRMARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The Uyghurs are a Muslim minority in China, living in Xinjiang province at a crossroads of culture and empire. Today it's estimated that more than 1 million Uyghur people ...
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