Muyesser Abdul'ehed is a Uyghur poet and teacher, who has spoken out against civilian internment of Uyghur people by Chinese authorities.
10 Facts About Muyesser Abdul'ehed
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Muyesser Abdul'ehed teaches Uyghur language to children of the Uyghur diaspora.
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Muyesser Abdul'ehed studied medicine at Peking University, followed by an MA in Public Health, from a Malaysian university.
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In 2013, Muyesser Abdul'ehed moved to Turkey and established the organisation Ayhan Education, whose purpose is to foster the Uyghur language in diaspora communities.
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Muyesser Abdul'ehed's writing focuses on the experience of Uyghur people forced to live in internment camps.
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Muyesser Abdul'ehed has spoken out about how her father expected the family to be imprisoned due to civil unrest.
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Muyesser Abdul'ehed lost contact with her family in 2017 and she has spoken about her feelings of survivor guilt.
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Muyesser Abdul'ehed's family were forced to cease contact with her due to pressure from the authoritarian state in China, where even being in contact with a relative abroad is a reason for arrest.
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Muyesser Abdul'ehed believes her cousin, Erpat Ablekrem - a professional football player, was interned as a result of contact with her.
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Muyesser Abdul'ehed was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women announced on 23 November 2020.