She was 18. She didn’t speak any English. She was only planning to stay in the U.S. 2 weeks. “My father forced me to get on the plane.” But 8 years later the daughter of detained Uigher scholar Ilham Tohti @JewherIlham explains why she has had to stay.

Oct 27, 2021 · 12:30 AM UTC

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @JewherIlham
Thanks for letting Uygurss speak!
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @JewherIlham
I’ll be her family!!
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @JewherIlham
She said she did not want to leave China. Perhaps it is b/c life in China was pretty good. I would like you to dig deeper. Also discuss China's combat w/extremism and terrorism since 1997-2016. It should not be misconstrued as some kind of attack or "genocide" on all Uyghurs.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @JewherIlham
Do survey your audience on what to do if they had a terrorism, extremism or separatism problem in their hometown. ➡️1. Bomb, shoot, execute all those caught. ➡️2. De-radicalize perpetrators thr education. And preventative-education for those at high-risk of radicalization.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @JewherIlham
There is a typo. It’s #Uyghur.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @JewherIlham
thank you for your hard work
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @ErkinSidick @JewherIlham
#Uyghur #StopTheGenocide #NaziChina
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @JewherIlham
in merely 8.5 years, from zero English at 18-year-old to native level fluency now? this lady must be a genius in language as this is just impossible.
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