Flash Panel "Xinjiang and the Uyghurs: Religion, Oppression, and Geopolitics"
About the event
The mass internment of members of the Muslim Uyghur ethnicity in China’s Xinjiang province continues to attract global attention and concern. Adding to the complexity is the opinion that world leaders such as President Trump are focusing on the atrocities for political gain instead of humanitarian interests. Building on established facts, panelists will introduce and examine historical and cultural perspectives related to the Xinjiang region, the Uyghur people, and Beijing’s actions.
Moderator
Mahan Mirza, Executive Director, Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion & Liu Institute Faculty Fellow
Panelist
Perin Gürel, Associate Professor of American Studies, University of Notre Dame
Panelist
Rachel Harris, Professor of Ethnomusicology, SOAS University of London
Panelist
James Millward, Professor of Inter-Societal History, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Cosponsored by the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, and the Liu Institute's Southwest Asia and North Africa Working Group
Originally published at asia.nd.edu.