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No Escape: The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs
*Shortlisted for the Moore Prize on Human Rights Literature*
A powerful memoir by Nury Turkel that lays bare China’s repression of the Uyghur people. Turkel is cofounder and board chair of the Uyghur Human Rights Project and a commissioner for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.
In recent years, the People’s Republic of China has rounded up as many as three million Uyghurs, placing them in what it calls “reeducation camps,” facilities most of the world identifies as concentration camps. There, the genocide and enslavement of the Uyghur people are ongoing. The tactics employed are reminiscent of the Cultural Revolution, but the results are far more insidious because of the technology used, most of it stolen from Silicon Valley. In the words of Turkel, “Communist China has created an open prison-like environment through the most intrusive surveillance state that the world has ever known while committing genocide and enslaving the Uyghurs on the world’s watch.”
As a human rights attorney and Uyghur activist who now serves on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, Turkel tells his personal story to help explain the urgency and scope of the Uyghur crisis. Born in 1970 in a reeducation camp, he was lucky enough to survive and eventually make his way to the US, where he became the first Uyghur to receive an American law degree. Since then, he has worked as a prominent lawyer, activist, and spokesperson for his people and advocated strong policy responses from the liberal democracies to address atrocity crimes against his people.
The Uyghur crisis is turning into the greatest human rights crisis of the twenty-first century, a systematic cleansing of an entire race of people in the millions. Part Anne Frank and Hannah Arendt, No Escape shares Turkel’s personal story while drawing back the curtain on the historically unprecedented and increasing threat from China.
A powerful memoir by Nury Turkel that lays bare China’s repression of the Uyghur people. Turkel is cofounder and board chair of the Uyghur Human Rights Project and a commissioner for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.
In recent years, the People’s Republic of China has rounded up as many as three million Uyghurs, placing them in what it calls “reeducation camps,” facilities most of the world identifies as concentration camps. There, the genocide and enslavement of the Uyghur people are ongoing. The tactics employed are reminiscent of the Cultural Revolution, but the results are far more insidious because of the technology used, most of it stolen from Silicon Valley. In the words of Turkel, “Communist China has created an open prison-like environment through the most intrusive surveillance state that the world has ever known while committing genocide and enslaving the Uyghurs on the world’s watch.”
As a human rights attorney and Uyghur activist who now serves on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, Turkel tells his personal story to help explain the urgency and scope of the Uyghur crisis. Born in 1970 in a reeducation camp, he was lucky enough to survive and eventually make his way to the US, where he became the first Uyghur to receive an American law degree. Since then, he has worked as a prominent lawyer, activist, and spokesperson for his people and advocated strong policy responses from the liberal democracies to address atrocity crimes against his people.
The Uyghur crisis is turning into the greatest human rights crisis of the twenty-first century, a systematic cleansing of an entire race of people in the millions. Part Anne Frank and Hannah Arendt, No Escape shares Turkel’s personal story while drawing back the curtain on the historically unprecedented and increasing threat from China.
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Published May 10, 2022
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April 7, 2023
You have probably heard about the protests over the 2022 Olympics in China due to the government's treatment of the Uyghur people. No Escape is an extremely well written and eminently readable book about the plight of these people in China. It is also a prophetic look into the methods a government can use to surveil and control people it considers dangerous. To that end, it would appeal to both the right and left of the political spectrum.
In fact, after reading the book I wonder if even by leaving this positive review I would be somehow censored or punished if I ever returned to China.
Each personal story and each deep look into the way the government has worked to suppress this people group is heart-wrenching, but the stories also lead you to think deeply about all kinds of issues.
There is so much to glean from this book - it will help you re-think and refine your views of China and the entire world order. It gives ideas of what we can do as a nation and as individuals to help out peoples in similar situations, which I was grateful for so you were not left just feeling hopeless. But it is also such a compelling read that you will be glad you read it.
UPDATE 4/7/23: He testified in Congress about TikTok and its ability to gather information for the CCP from US users
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...
In fact, after reading the book I wonder if even by leaving this positive review I would be somehow censored or punished if I ever returned to China.
Each personal story and each deep look into the way the government has worked to suppress this people group is heart-wrenching, but the stories also lead you to think deeply about all kinds of issues.
There is so much to glean from this book - it will help you re-think and refine your views of China and the entire world order. It gives ideas of what we can do as a nation and as individuals to help out peoples in similar situations, which I was grateful for so you were not left just feeling hopeless. But it is also such a compelling read that you will be glad you read it.
UPDATE 4/7/23: He testified in Congress about TikTok and its ability to gather information for the CCP from US users
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...
September 29, 2022
Everyone needs to know that genocide against the Uyghur people is happening in today's world. Yet, Disney has filmed a movie in the very province where concentration camps are operating and the Olympics was allowed to be help in China. Turkel himself was born in one of the "re-education" camps before being able to move to America. The information about what is happening to these people is heartbreaking and we cannot turn a blind eye to the atrocities being committed.
Had the narrative focused solely on the Uyghur experience, this would have been a five star read had it not devolved into a criticism of the Republican parry, President Trump and full of misinformation about January 6th. For a book that was so critical about Chinese propaganda to then pander to Denocratic false narratives was disheartening and made me question the rest of the facts presented. I'm not sure how anyone can endure persecution and not be able to see through the Democratic party's manipulation and empty virtue signaling.
Had the narrative focused solely on the Uyghur experience, this would have been a five star read had it not devolved into a criticism of the Republican parry, President Trump and full of misinformation about January 6th. For a book that was so critical about Chinese propaganda to then pander to Denocratic false narratives was disheartening and made me question the rest of the facts presented. I'm not sure how anyone can endure persecution and not be able to see through the Democratic party's manipulation and empty virtue signaling.
June 4, 2022
This memoir expertly documents the unimaginable persecution of an entire ethnic race. It is hard-hitting and in equal parts, both infuriating and an eye-opening revelation.
It records the atrocities openly inflicted on a large population with impunity, and no drastic global backlash just because of the economic might of the oppressor.
TW: there is evidence of Uyghur women being forced to undergo extremely late-term abortions, take pills, and have operations to prevent them from ever having children. Sexual abuse and assault are rife in these prisons where they are surveilled every moment of every day and where even the slightest acknowledgement of a fellow prisoner can have severe repercussions.
Those that are “permitted” to live in their own homes must accept a Han visitor/spy to live with them under the “Becoming Family” program, eat their food, and even share their beds. For women to refuse unwarranted advances from these strange men would be considered a sign of modesty from secretly practicing their religion and hence, a cause for being sent away to a re-education camp. Just like having a prayer mat at home or refusing alcohol would lead to.
The Uyghurs are being erased from history, through the demolitions of their properties and even their cemeteries. They are being wiped out from the face of this earth, by being tortured and murdered but only after they have been used as slave labourers in the production of cheap goods to be exported, and often after a willing buyer is found to purchase their profitable organs.
There is so much content in this book but there aren’t enough words for me to stress its importance, but I request everyone who can, please read it.
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“What is happening…simply defies categorization & historical parallels…because it both differs from previous atrocities, ethnic cleansing, genocide, crimes against humanity and because it has an overlap of elements of so many of the famous ones.”
It records the atrocities openly inflicted on a large population with impunity, and no drastic global backlash just because of the economic might of the oppressor.
TW: there is evidence of Uyghur women being forced to undergo extremely late-term abortions, take pills, and have operations to prevent them from ever having children. Sexual abuse and assault are rife in these prisons where they are surveilled every moment of every day and where even the slightest acknowledgement of a fellow prisoner can have severe repercussions.
Those that are “permitted” to live in their own homes must accept a Han visitor/spy to live with them under the “Becoming Family” program, eat their food, and even share their beds. For women to refuse unwarranted advances from these strange men would be considered a sign of modesty from secretly practicing their religion and hence, a cause for being sent away to a re-education camp. Just like having a prayer mat at home or refusing alcohol would lead to.
The Uyghurs are being erased from history, through the demolitions of their properties and even their cemeteries. They are being wiped out from the face of this earth, by being tortured and murdered but only after they have been used as slave labourers in the production of cheap goods to be exported, and often after a willing buyer is found to purchase their profitable organs.
There is so much content in this book but there aren’t enough words for me to stress its importance, but I request everyone who can, please read it.
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“What is happening…simply defies categorization & historical parallels…because it both differs from previous atrocities, ethnic cleansing, genocide, crimes against humanity and because it has an overlap of elements of so many of the famous ones.”
May 22, 2022
First, a disclaimer. I know the author of this book and briefly worked with him. As such, I came into this book more familiar with Nury Turkel's life and the plight of the Uyghur people in China. Even so, I found myself shocked and horrified by Nury's account. Nury weaves his life story with an overview of China's persecution of Uyghurs, including his public advocacy in the U.S. The international media have reported widely on China's attempts to wipe out Uyghur culture and to detain millions of Uyghurs. Nury makes the situation personal. He introduces readers to some of the victims in China, as well as some of the heroes who have fought to warn the world about this cultural genocide.
After the Holocaust, the West told itself that we'd "never again" let such mass atrocities occur. However, preventing mass atrocities requires leadership and bravery. Nury and the people whose stories he shares in "No Escape" are the modern Pastor Niemöllers of our era. It's important that we listen to them.
[Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.]
After the Holocaust, the West told itself that we'd "never again" let such mass atrocities occur. However, preventing mass atrocities requires leadership and bravery. Nury and the people whose stories he shares in "No Escape" are the modern Pastor Niemöllers of our era. It's important that we listen to them.
[Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.]
July 2, 2022
Exceptional Book, Dramatic Survival Read
This was quite possibly the best Uyghur survival book I have read so far.
Really enthralling, dramatic, and intense book on survival.
A really good book and an important book on the camps.
Would recommend reading the story to learn more.
Pretty important and timely read.
4.8/5
This was quite possibly the best Uyghur survival book I have read so far.
Really enthralling, dramatic, and intense book on survival.
A really good book and an important book on the camps.
Would recommend reading the story to learn more.
Pretty important and timely read.
4.8/5
June 14, 2022
Harrowing Account of Uyghurs’ Genocide
This is a hard hitting book about the Uyghur genocide in China. How it started and its continuation to this day. Pretty ugly.
This is a hard hitting book about the Uyghur genocide in China. How it started and its continuation to this day. Pretty ugly.
October 12, 2022
Prison camps where people enter, but may not leave, slave labor, rape, torture, forced sterilization, people unable to practice their religion, children removed from their families – sounds like WWII Europe, doesn’t it? It’s not. This is the genocide of the Uyghur Muslims by the Chinese Communist Party happening right now, in the present. The Uyghurs have been in China for centuries, but they are not Chinese enough for the Communist Party. Uyghurs are detained, spied on, taken to camps where women are gang raped by guards on a stage in front of an audience of other women detainees. This book was so hard to read, but once you learn something like this, it’s hard to ignore. 800,000 children removed from their families and given to Han Chinese families. The Uyghurs are losing everything – their families, their homes and valuable lands, their privacy, their language, their religion, their ability to have children, their culture. I thought the leaders of the world had finally learned something about how to treat other cultures. Soldiers and settlers in the US tried to wipe out Indigenous Peoples. Hitler and the Nazis tried to wipe out Jews. The fact that now another culture has been targeted for genocide and China is trying to keep it quiet is just sickening to me. I had no idea this was even happening until made aware of it by someone here on Goodreads. Many people in China don’t even know it’s happening. You may ask, “Well, what can we do about it?” First, read the book and learn about it. I would like to thank the Goodreads member who made me aware of the Uyghurs and author Nury Turkel for this compassionate and important book.
December 6, 2025
Very important story that the world does not know enough about.
At some points in this book i wished I was reading a work of history and not the writing of an activist and a "politician", but i understand why it must be that way for its purposes.
Nice read, even if not the best of books objectively.
At some points in this book i wished I was reading a work of history and not the writing of an activist and a "politician", but i understand why it must be that way for its purposes.
Nice read, even if not the best of books objectively.
May 29, 2022
“No Escape” hooks you into the book and keeps you captivated until finished.
Until I read this book, I hardly knew of the Uyghurs, let alone their plight in the western part of China. The Xi Jinping described in the book sounds like a modern-day Hitler, or worse. Pure evil. It never ceases to amaze me how cruel human beings can be to other humans.
Chinese Communist Party, under Xi, has also been solidifying its presence and power in many parts of the world. It is suspected that this is being carried out by bribing heads of state and others who hold positions of influence, such as university and school boards, within affected countries. The USA is no exception.
This explains how the cultural shift in the USA, promoted by the left, has similarities to what had happened during the Cultural Revolution in China. They impose a ban on certain basic words, such as he or she, and introduce new words that we are expected to understand and use.
Worse, brainwashing — using Critical Race Theory — has been implemented in classrooms in America. Money talks.
The meanness and utterly disrespectful attitudes by those who hardly know the targets of their attacks appear to be more prevalent in secular societies. CCP bans religious practices, and those who insist, such as the Uyghurs or Falun Gong, do so at their own peril.
The objective of China’s Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) under Mao Zedong was to destroy traditional culture and values and replace them with communist dogma. CCP’s method of social change has always been to galvanize youths that are easily brainwashed to do evil acts on behalf of communist leaders. Millions were murdered. Sadly, many of them even killed their own parents, only to regret such acts years later.
“No Escape” is a collection of first-hand accounts of horrific and shocking human-rights violations perpetrated by the CCP. Alas, variations of them are starting to be seen in American society. We have become cognizant of the fact that exercising freedom of speech — one of our basic constitutional rights — could even jeopardize careers with job loss. Who could have imagined that this could happen in America?
Until I read this book, I hardly knew of the Uyghurs, let alone their plight in the western part of China. The Xi Jinping described in the book sounds like a modern-day Hitler, or worse. Pure evil. It never ceases to amaze me how cruel human beings can be to other humans.
Chinese Communist Party, under Xi, has also been solidifying its presence and power in many parts of the world. It is suspected that this is being carried out by bribing heads of state and others who hold positions of influence, such as university and school boards, within affected countries. The USA is no exception.
This explains how the cultural shift in the USA, promoted by the left, has similarities to what had happened during the Cultural Revolution in China. They impose a ban on certain basic words, such as he or she, and introduce new words that we are expected to understand and use.
Worse, brainwashing — using Critical Race Theory — has been implemented in classrooms in America. Money talks.
The meanness and utterly disrespectful attitudes by those who hardly know the targets of their attacks appear to be more prevalent in secular societies. CCP bans religious practices, and those who insist, such as the Uyghurs or Falun Gong, do so at their own peril.
The objective of China’s Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) under Mao Zedong was to destroy traditional culture and values and replace them with communist dogma. CCP’s method of social change has always been to galvanize youths that are easily brainwashed to do evil acts on behalf of communist leaders. Millions were murdered. Sadly, many of them even killed their own parents, only to regret such acts years later.
“No Escape” is a collection of first-hand accounts of horrific and shocking human-rights violations perpetrated by the CCP. Alas, variations of them are starting to be seen in American society. We have become cognizant of the fact that exercising freedom of speech — one of our basic constitutional rights — could even jeopardize careers with job loss. Who could have imagined that this could happen in America?
September 20, 2022
I don't like memoirs all that much, but this book isn't really a memoir. It tells the life story of Turkel, sure, and it mentions how he fought the good fight and had his part in making the Trump administration define the atrocities happening in Xinjiang as a "genocide".
But really, the main attraction of this book is the stories of people other than Turkel. He tells of men and women who have suffered in theconcentration... ahem, re-education camps. He tells how millions of Uyghurs have to share their apartments and lives with government "siblings" - i.e. Han Chinese informants - and how they can do nothing about it. He tells of the high-tech surveillance state China has built in Tibet and Xinjiang and probably soon all over the country.
This is gruesome stuff, and even though I knew most of it already, it still feels as incredible to read about this as always. One of my friends has said "China is Nazi Germany that succeeded", and after reading this book, you can't help but kind of agree with that sentiment.
But really, the main attraction of this book is the stories of people other than Turkel. He tells of men and women who have suffered in the
This is gruesome stuff, and even though I knew most of it already, it still feels as incredible to read about this as always. One of my friends has said "China is Nazi Germany that succeeded", and after reading this book, you can't help but kind of agree with that sentiment.
May 9, 2022
Wow! What an interesting, infuriating and eye-opening account of a history and current events I knew nothing about until this extremely well told account. The hardships, atrocities and mind-blowing lack of leadership on so many levels is so frustrating. The bravery of Nury Turkel to tell the story of his people and continue to fight for justice is inspiring and commendable. Highly recommend this piece of nonfiction!
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Thanks to Librofm and Harlequin Audio for this #gifted audiobook. My thoughts are my own.
My reviews can also be found at www.instagram.com/justonemoorebook.
July 31, 2022
Wow. This was an INCREDIBLY POWERFUL book. I was lucky enough to not only get an eARC copy of this book, but also an audio ARC of it from the publisher and libro.fm and I am so glad that I got to listen to it. It really put my icky commute into perspective. 1) I don't have anything worthy to complain about compared to what is happening in other parts of the world and 2) HOW IS THIS STILL ALLOWED TO HAPPEN?!?
*Please note* when I use the word "China" in the rest of this review, I am NOT speaking against the Chinese people, their culture or being derogatory to anything Chinese in any way. I am referring to the Chinese government/political leaders, that are in control and actively doing horrible things to the people within the borders of China, and abroad. I do not assume everyone who is Chinese is in agreement with their government and I try not to judge anyone until I get to know them.
What is happening to the Uyghurs is nothing short of genocide. Dude, to those who complain about the US Government monitoring and controlling it's citizens, read this book and understand that those in the US have NOTHING to complain about. China has taken it to a WHOLE new level. And it's terrifying. Seriously, if China is not stopped and they take over everything as they are quite obviously planning to, what the Uyghurs are going through will be what EVERYone will be experiencing. Though I am sure those in power in other governments are taking notes...
1984 and Brave New World? China: "Hold my beer."
I can go on and on about the horrors this book brings to light, but all I am going to say is read/listen to it and learn from it. Freedom is such a fragile and precious thing. Technology is a tool that can be used for good or ill and it's obvious which way China has gone with it.
5, this ought to be required reading, stars.
My thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade/Hanover Square Press for an eARC copy of this book to read and review.
*Please note* when I use the word "China" in the rest of this review, I am NOT speaking against the Chinese people, their culture or being derogatory to anything Chinese in any way. I am referring to the Chinese government/political leaders, that are in control and actively doing horrible things to the people within the borders of China, and abroad. I do not assume everyone who is Chinese is in agreement with their government and I try not to judge anyone until I get to know them.
What is happening to the Uyghurs is nothing short of genocide. Dude, to those who complain about the US Government monitoring and controlling it's citizens, read this book and understand that those in the US have NOTHING to complain about. China has taken it to a WHOLE new level. And it's terrifying. Seriously, if China is not stopped and they take over everything as they are quite obviously planning to, what the Uyghurs are going through will be what EVERYone will be experiencing. Though I am sure those in power in other governments are taking notes...
1984 and Brave New World? China: "Hold my beer."
I can go on and on about the horrors this book brings to light, but all I am going to say is read/listen to it and learn from it. Freedom is such a fragile and precious thing. Technology is a tool that can be used for good or ill and it's obvious which way China has gone with it.
5, this ought to be required reading, stars.
My thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade/Hanover Square Press for an eARC copy of this book to read and review.
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October 13, 2025Took multiple breaks because it was actively so troubling to read. Think this is a fascinating blend of facts and personal narrative.
February 13, 2025
Genocide will repeat when leaders/humans lost empathy and humanity
May 30, 2022
For those who already follow or are involved with the fight for Uyghur rights, this book provides a nuanced account of how the Uyghur genocide and resistance to it have evolved through 2021.
Understandably, many people may not feel like the genocide in Xinjiang (East Turkestan) is real or relevant to their own lives. If you care about human rights, democracy, Chinese or Muslim identity in any way, please read this book. If you've bought from brands such as Adidas, Uniqlo, Muji, Hugo Boss, Apple, Google, or Huawei, your purchases may very well be linked to forced labor. Global supply chains for cotton, solar panels, surveillance technology, even tomatoes have deep ties to Xinjiang, China and associated forced labor.
Nury Terkel, founder of the Uyghur Human Rights Project, provides an eye-opening and damning account of the Chinese Communist Party's ongoing genocide of the Uyghur people - and at a crucial time. Uyghur language is no longer taught in Xinjiang. A culture's language can be lost over as few as three generations. In 2020, the birth rate in Xinjiang was just 8.14 births per 1,000 people based on China's National Bureau of Statistics - even lower in Uyghur-dominated areas compared to Han-dominated parts of the province.
Terkel provides an in-depth look into what is the largest detention of ethnic/religious minorities since WWII, through state-sanctioned concentration camps, forced labor and slavery. He elevates the stories of bravery and resistance of several Uyghur women and men. The accounts of torture, rape, forced IUD implants and sterilization, destruction of families, culture and heritage, and mass surveillance of people - often solely based on their ethnic and religious identity - are not easy to stomach. Acknowledging that they have happened is the first step to healing. Terkel weaves in the efforts of allied activists, journalists, and politicians working hard to increase awareness, secure safety for survivors and their families, and advocate for sanctions and regulations.
Understandably, many people may not feel like the genocide in Xinjiang (East Turkestan) is real or relevant to their own lives. If you care about human rights, democracy, Chinese or Muslim identity in any way, please read this book. If you've bought from brands such as Adidas, Uniqlo, Muji, Hugo Boss, Apple, Google, or Huawei, your purchases may very well be linked to forced labor. Global supply chains for cotton, solar panels, surveillance technology, even tomatoes have deep ties to Xinjiang, China and associated forced labor.
Nury Terkel, founder of the Uyghur Human Rights Project, provides an eye-opening and damning account of the Chinese Communist Party's ongoing genocide of the Uyghur people - and at a crucial time. Uyghur language is no longer taught in Xinjiang. A culture's language can be lost over as few as three generations. In 2020, the birth rate in Xinjiang was just 8.14 births per 1,000 people based on China's National Bureau of Statistics - even lower in Uyghur-dominated areas compared to Han-dominated parts of the province.
Terkel provides an in-depth look into what is the largest detention of ethnic/religious minorities since WWII, through state-sanctioned concentration camps, forced labor and slavery. He elevates the stories of bravery and resistance of several Uyghur women and men. The accounts of torture, rape, forced IUD implants and sterilization, destruction of families, culture and heritage, and mass surveillance of people - often solely based on their ethnic and religious identity - are not easy to stomach. Acknowledging that they have happened is the first step to healing. Terkel weaves in the efforts of allied activists, journalists, and politicians working hard to increase awareness, secure safety for survivors and their families, and advocate for sanctions and regulations.
July 24, 2022
Everyone should read this book. An emotionally factual read. Opened my eyes and now I want to find ways to help.
February 5, 2023
felt like i was researching my dissertation again!! so interesting, ppl please read and realise what is going on
June 1, 2024
Luulin lukeneeni ja tietäväni melko paljon uiguurien tilanteesta, mutta olin väärässä. Tosi informatiivista ja myös järkyttävää luettavaa!
November 28, 2025
How to commit a modern genocide: sterilize the women, subject people to torture and forced labor, sit back, relax, and profit as foreign nations continue to send you money.
July 11, 2022
Mindblowing.
June 8, 2022
This should be required reading for everyone.
June 14, 2022
Heartbreaking.
November 10, 2023
If it weren't for the amount of times I had to take a break from reading because I was so unbelievably angry, I would have read this book a lot faster.
May 31, 2022
so so so sad but a must read to be aware of what is going on in Xinjiang
May 23, 2022
*thank you to Libro.FM for an ALC*
It’s absurd to me that all the events detailed in this novel are happening RIGHT NOW and the vast majority of people don’t know about it. Please read this book, please see the issues in the world around us. PLEASE spread awareness PLEASE listen to the stories of those around you and urge your government to make a positive change.
This is horrifying. Absolutely horrifying. And it’s happening across the ocean from me — the wiping of an entire culture and it’s people — a GENOCIDE. Read this. Educate yourself.
It’s absurd to me that all the events detailed in this novel are happening RIGHT NOW and the vast majority of people don’t know about it. Please read this book, please see the issues in the world around us. PLEASE spread awareness PLEASE listen to the stories of those around you and urge your government to make a positive change.
This is horrifying. Absolutely horrifying. And it’s happening across the ocean from me — the wiping of an entire culture and it’s people — a GENOCIDE. Read this. Educate yourself.
May 31, 2022
Everyone should read this book! The story telling of real people keeps you engaged while learning so many valuable scary things about China and their desire for domination over their own people and the world, which sounds dramatic but it’s true.
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May 21, 2022A powerful memoir that lays bares China’s repression of the Uyghur people by Nury Turkel, cofounder and board chair of the Uyghur Human Rights Project and now a commissioner for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.
May 19, 2022
MUST Read
It will change your shopping habits.
It will change your shopping habits.
May 18, 2022
Very eye opening
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April 13, 2025A great read and discussed much about the Uyghurs that I hadn’t known. The treatment and criminalization of this unique people is abhorrent.
I think he gave Trump more credit than he should’ve to have any sort of empathy for this minority in China when he has little for minorities here in the US.
In all fairness, though, Trump is not the point of this book at all. The sheer ignorance about this genocide worldwide is heart wrenching.
I think he gave Trump more credit than he should’ve to have any sort of empathy for this minority in China when he has little for minorities here in the US.
In all fairness, though, Trump is not the point of this book at all. The sheer ignorance about this genocide worldwide is heart wrenching.
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