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Meshrep as a Phenomenon of Xinjiang Uyghur Traditional Culture
Oriental StudiesIntroduction. The article examines one practice of social gatherings — meshrep — among Xinjiang Uyghurs characterized by distinctive culture with strong Islamic influences. Goals. The paper attempts a comprehensive description of meshrep’s structure.
Dmitry V. Buyarov
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The Radicalisation of Xinjiang: Its Roots and Impact on Human Rights [PDF]
Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal, 2018 Xinjiang, home to the Uyghurs, has been the focus of intense government crackdown. China claims that the province is exposed to security threat especially from what it considers the “Three Evils” which are Terrorism, Extremism and Separatism.
Roy Anthony Rogers
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.We performed 16S rDNA sequencing and metabolite profiling for three sympatric lizard species—Teratoscincus roborowskii, Phrynocephalus axillaris, and Eremias roborowskii—and compared their goblet cell and enzyme activities in the digestive tract. Our study suggests that the dietary niche may promote divergence or convergence of microbiota across host ...
Yi Yang, Ziyi Wang, Ruichen Wu
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Interlingual translation, as defined by Roman Jakobson, refers to the transfer of meaning between languages. However, this concept has often been conflated with linguistic shifts between distinct cultures and nation‐states. To challenge this misconception, I propose the concept of self‐consumption translation (SCT), a subfield of interlingual ...
Bilin (Belen) Liu
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The Turkish Factor in China’s Uyghur Question
Oriental StudiesIntroduction. The situation in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is drawing increased international attention. A number of UN reports and ones by non-governmental organizations accuse the PRC of violating the rights of the Uyghur population ...
David G. Bdoyan, Tatiana N. Litvinova
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International Norms and Human Rights Conditions in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xuar)
Malaysian Journal of International Relations, 2016 The Uyghurs are a Muslim minority living in Xinjiang, north-west of China. The area came under Chinese control in the mid-18th century and since then these people have encountered cultural and religious persecutions under Chinese rule, especially prior ...
Roy Anthony Rogers, Jatswan S. Sidhu
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Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines how and to what extent violence has become a pivotal tool for conducting business in places integrated into the global value chain. It also explores the roles stakeholders play in silencing workers' resistance within these places.
Shoaib Ahmed
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Ethnic differences in prevalence of general obesity and abdominal obesity among low-income rural Kazakh and Uyghur adults in far western China and implications in preventive public health. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The global pandemic of obesity has become a disastrous public health issue that needs urgent attention. Previous studies have concentrated in high-income urban settings and few cover low-income rural settings especially nomadic residents in mountain ...
Jia He +10 more
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Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The collapse of the USSR forced newly independent states to forge national identities while grappling with imperial legacies. This study investigates nation‐building strategies in post‐Soviet states during 1990–1999, using the Nation‐Building Policies (NBP) dataset from the ETHNICGOODS project, which includes all socially and politically ...
Emre Amasyalı, Andrei Tarasov
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Challenges and Opportunities for Uyghur Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programming
Intervention Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected AreasMental health and psychosocial support for Uyghurs living abroad need to be acknowledged as an important component of the humanitarian response. To formulate appropriate interventions for promoting mental health, a comprehensive understanding of ...
Semire Erkuygur
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