The Uyghurs are a Turkic people, some twelve million of whom live in the Uyghur Region in the northwest of the People’s Republic of China. This archive collects essays on their history and culture, and on the policies to which they are subjected today — written plainly, documented carefully, and offered to any reader who wishes to understand.

The Essays

  1. Essay · July 2026 · 10 min read

    Who Are the Uyghurs?

    A short history of a people at the heart of the Silk Road: their language, their faith, and their place between empires.

  2. Essay · July 2026 · 15 min read

    The Documentation

    What the leaked files, satellite images, and survivor accounts establish — and how we know what we know. (Placeholder — replace with your essay.)

  3. Essay · July 2026 · 8 min read

    A Culture Under Pressure

    On language, music, mosques, and memory: what is being lost, and what survives in the diaspora.