Documenting Uyghur history for the sake of the future
February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Feb. 19 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Documenting Uyghur history for the sake of the future
Zilala Mamat '26 knows that her work documenting Uyghur heritage is dangerous.
Shortly after she interviewed a Uyghur historian last summer in Uzbekistan, he was murdered. After Mamat delivered a 2024 TedX talk at Cornell -- telling stories about victims of persecution -- her family members were targeted. . . .
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Documenting Uyghur history for the sake of the future
Zilala Mamat '26 knows that her work documenting Uyghur heritage is dangerous.
Shortly after she interviewed a Uyghur historian last summer in Uzbekistan, he was murdered. After Mamat delivered a 2024 TedX talk at Cornell -- telling stories about victims of persecution -- her family members were targeted. . . .