WEghur Stories

Mukaddas Mijit, John Bair
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Stories from the Uyghur Diaspora

  1. Uyghur Poetry

    08/14/2024

    Uyghur Poetry

    In this episode, we explore the rich tradition of Uyghur poetry through the lens of two central concepts: *Yar* and *Jan*. *Yar* represents the beloved, often symbolizing an unattainable love or divine presence, while *Jan* encapsulates the essence of life, soul, or self. Join us as we delve into how these timeless themes are interwoven in Uyghur poetic tradition, reflecting the deep philosophical and spiritual currents that have shaped Uyghur culture for centuries. This episode is recorded entirely in Uyghur, as an in depth conversation between Ahmatjan Osman, Merdan Ehet'eli, and Mukaddas Mijit. Ahmatjan Osman, is a Uyghur poet who writes in both Uyghur and Arabic. A leader of the Uyghur New Poetry (gungga) movement in the 1980s, he is considered one of the "foremost Uyghur poets of his generation".His use of free verse was influential in subsequent Uyghur poetics. His poetry has been described as trying to "capture the sacred and philosophical, the ineffable and the transient, in a wholly unique lyric voice". Merdan Ehet’éli was born in Hotan. His earliest poems date back to secondary school and contributed to the development of the Nothingism movement in Uyghur poetry (for more on Nothingism, see the podcast: https://www.weghurstories.com/episode-3). He is also a translator, working on translations of Borges and Dickinson from Chinese into Uyghur, and translating Uyghur Nothingist poems into Chinese. He left for studies in Cyprus in 2016 and has been unable to return to the region since. After a lengthy journey, including living in Serbia between 2018 and 2020, he currently resides in exile in Paris.

    1h 29m
  2. Uyghur Rap

    06/04/2024

    Uyghur Rap

    Songs referenced in this episode: Six City - Kelsile Ilhamlar (2011) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxzSk2C9fDU Gangsa Mosa - One Mic (2014 live) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwdg01Gutik       Clean version : https://music.163.com/#/program?id=2059186041 Yiltiz - Kile (2015) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqOTBrSr5k8&list=PL1_ToQX3spn9Z-1xNpsexhSTaGLV7haDC&index=2   Athree & SAM - Ghetto Boyz (2019) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3fqSWJdlPI Edhem - 忠诚 (zhongcheng)的心 (2021) : https://music.163.com/#/album?id=133321336 Air - 用音乐安慰你 (yong yinyue anwei ni) (2019) : https://open.spotify.com/track/3cLfeYSlDuoz5Ha5BThbg2?si=f979bc8d606747cb Inblood - God made us funky (2020) : https://open.spotify.com/track/19bFCIGf7fEcucPupogpOF?si=cb6e2611e48148ee Step.jad – 疲惫的爱 (2023) : https://open.spotify.com/track/0SQs3Ge4qU6gNr9iAZWSGs?si=5407a6539153473c   9. Edhem – URC Demo (unreleased) :  https://youtu.be/yXxLtsbC40g

    1h 14m
  3. Uyghur Visual Art in Exile

    02/20/2024

    Uyghur Visual Art in Exile

    Uyghur visual artists are creating work to express the complexities of home, belonging, and identity in diaspora. In this episode we go to London and Virginia to visit two artists whose work is informed by their distinct experiences of memory, self, and reconnection.  Mamatjan Juma talks about the role of art in the personal and the collective, and Camilla Dilshat shares about how her art is a way to explore a diasporic home. Find more content and behind the scenes videos on our website at https://uyghurart.ulb.be. Art tour with Camilla: https://youtu.be/y66o0VetO2s Art tour with Mamatjan: https://youtu.be/W0REkWZflp4

    1h 18m
  4. Uyghur Film in Exile

    01/09/2024

    Uyghur Film in Exile

    For Uyghur artists in the diaspora, creative engagement on the ongoing crisis of the Uyghur region has been a great challenge.    In this episode we discuss how cinema can be a powerful way of telling Uyghur stories and how Uyghur film directors in the diaspora are trying hard to find ways to produce meaningful films.    Enjoy our conversation about the making of the film "Nikah" by Mukaddas Mijit and Bastien Ehouzan and the upcoming feature film "Waiting for the End" by Memetjan Semet. Watch Nikah on Arte :  https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/102956-000-A/nikah/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27828560/   Reviews of Nikah:  ‘Nikah’: An astonishing portrait of Uyghur life on the edge of erasure By Darren Byler «Nikah», mariage ouïghour aux premières heures d’un génocide By Laurence Defranoux Additional Links: Everybody Is Gone : https://www.everybodyisgone.org/ Memetjan's Instagram account  Trailer for Memetjan's Film: Waiting for the end

    56 min
  5. Uyghur Art in Exile

    12/11/2023

    Uyghur Art in Exile

    The third season of WEghur Stories focuses on Uyghur Art outside of the Homeland. This season is hosted by Sonya Imin, Vanessa Frangville, and Mukaddas Mijit. This season is made possible with the support of the Belgian Fund for Scientific Research and the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) For more information about the Uyghur Art in Exile project, please visit: https://uyghurart.ulb.be/our-project

    6 min
  6. Réflexions

    08/19/2022

    Réflexions

    Dans le final de la saison 1, Mukaddas et Thomas discutent de certains moments mémorables de la première saison de WEghur Stories.

    18 min
  7. Mystiques et poètes vagabonds

    08/19/2022

    Mystiques et poètes vagabonds

    Dans cet épisode, l'universitaire français Alexandre Papas partage des histoires tirées de ses recherches sur le soufisme ouïghour et de ses voyages dans la région ouïghoure. Articles et ressources mentionnés dans cet épisode : Plus d'informations sur Alexandre Papas Le travail de Papas sur les poètes vagabonds :  Mystiques et vagabonds en Islam : portraits de trois soufis qalandar, Paris, éd. du Cerf, 2010, 339 p Ainsi parlait le derviche : le soufisme, la langue et les marges religieuses en Asie centrale, (XVe-XXe siècle) Paris, Cerf, 2018, 362 p. Mazar : Studies on Islamic Sacred Sites in Central Eurasia, Tokyo, TUFS, 2016.

    40 min
  8. Être Femmes ouïghoures

    05/24/2022

    Être Femmes ouïghoures

    Dans cet épisode, Mukaddas mène une interview avec une invitée qui souhaite rester anonyme. Elles discutent de l'expérience des femmes ouïghoures dans leur pays et dans la diaspora, examinent les rôles des genres dans la société ouïghoure traditionnelle et le rôle que les femmes ouïghoures jouent dans la promotion du féminisme dans le monde. Retrouvez cet épisode en recherchant "WEghur Stories" sur Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Stitchr, YouTube, ou partout où vous écoutez des podcasts.

    37 min
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Stories from the Uyghur Diaspora

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  • Creator
    Mukaddas Mijit, John Bair
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Clean