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Title Because I have to : the path to survival, the Uyghur struggle / Jewher Ilham
Author Ilham, Jewher
Imprint New Orleans, Louisiana : University of New Orleans Press, [2021]
2021

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 Malmö stadsarkiv:Dawit Isaak-magasinet  305.8 engelska    CHECK SHELF  ---
Edition Pocketutgåva
Descript 165 sidor illustrationer 22 cm
Series Broken silence series
Note Innehåller bibliografiska referenser
"When Jewher Ilham's father, Ilham Tohti, an internationally known advocate for peaceful dialogue between his Uyghur people and Han Chinese, was detained at the Beijing airport in February 2013 on charges of "separatism," and later sentenced to life in prison, Jewher was forced to begin a new life apart from her family in a new country. There, she found her voice as an advocate for her father, and for Uyghur people being forced into concentration camps by the Chinese government. In Because I Have To, Jewher shares an intimate account of how she maintained the strength and courage to fight for her father, the sometimes emotional toll it took on her, and the inspiration and loss of her mentor. With the inclusion of testimonials of Uyghur camp survivors and others affected by the crackdown on Uyghurs in China, Because I Have To tells the story of one person, and of an entire culture under threat"-- Provided by publisher
Subject Dawit Isaak-biblioteket
Classmark 362.82/95092
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ISBN/ISSN 9781608012275 paperback
1608012271 paperback
9781608012329
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