China’s Silent Uyghur Genocide with Abdureşid Eminhaci

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The plight of the Uyghur Muslims in East Turkestan has been described as a genocide. An entire ethnic, cultural and religious group is being erased. We hear stories of mass detention, the banning of Ramadan, and the closure and demolition of mosques. We also hear the disturbing reports of women being forced into marriage, forced sterilisation and children being removed from families and reassigned to Chinese couples.

But at the same time, people question these accounts. There is a disinformation campaign on social media and diplomatic circles, and many, even some government-paid Islamic scholars, have questioned the extent of the persecution, if not the persecution itself, especially since the Biden administration has adopted it as a cause, as part of their fight against an emerging geopolitical rival. So how do we know what to believe. Today we are joined by Abdureşid Eminhaci , he is the Secretary General of International union of The East Turkestan organisation, one of the largest Uyghur organisations in Turkey.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
01:55 Life in East Turkestan
04:55 Learning Islam
06:26 Practicing Islam as a child
08:10 Pre Xi Jinping
10:12 Policing thought
11:28 2009 Urumqi massacre
14:02 The Xi Jinping era
18:00 Looking for signs of radicalisation
20:56 Concentration camps
33:00 Limits and restrictions outside camps
40:20 Forced assimilation
42:44 Fake culture
45:55 Occupation
48:38 Passivity of Muslim countries
52:15 Is the oppression real?
58:22 Is it genocide?
1:00:30 Israel's support for the Uyghurs
1:02:11 Children taken away
1:07:00 Uyghur Tribunal
1:09:50 Will Islam survive in East Turkestan?