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Uyghur people

The Uyghur (Uyghur: ئۇيغۇر‎, Uyghur; simplified Chinese: 维吾尔; traditional Chinese: 維吾爾; pinyin: Wéiwú'ěr; IPA: [ʔʊjˈʁʊː]) are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Today Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China. Large...
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Rebiya Kadeer

Rebiya Kadeer (Uyghur: رابىيه قادىر, Rabiye Qadir, pronunciation [ˈrabɪjæ ˈqadɪr]; Turkish: Rabiye Kadir; simplified Chinese: 热比娅·卡德尔; traditional Chinese: 熱比婭·卡德爾; pinyin: Rèbǐyǎ Kǎdé'ěr) (born 21 January 1947) is a prominent Uyghur businesswoman...

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  • Jan 21, 1947 (age 62 years)

Mahmud Kashgari

Mahmud ibn Hussayn ibn Muhammad al-Kashgari (Uyghur: مەھمۇد قەشقىرى, Turkish: 'Kaşgarlı Mahmut', Arabic: محمود بن الحسين بن محمد الكاشغري‎ - Maḥmūd ibnu 'l-Ḥussayn ibn Muḥammad al-Kāšġarī, ) (Mahmûd Qašqarî) was an 11th century Turkic scholar and...

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  • 1005

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  • 1102 (age 97 years)

Dolkun Isa

Dolkun Isa is a noted Uyghur activist from the region of Xinjiang of northwestern China, also known as East Turkestan. He has spoken on behalf of the rights of the largely Islamic minority which makes up the majority population in that region. The...
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