Dragon Fighter by Rebiya Kadeer
A remarkable autobiographical journey from humble beginnings to a position as a powerful world figure fighting for her nation's self-determination.Along the ancient Silk Road where Europe, Asia, and Russia converge stands the four-thousand-year-old homeland of a peaceful people, the Uyghurs. Their culture is filled with music, dance, family, and love of tradition passed down by storytelling through the ages.
For millennia, they have survived clashes in the shadow of China, Russia, and Central Asia. Rebiya Kadeer's courage, intellect, morality, and sacrifice give hope to the nearly eleven million Uyghurs worldwide on whose behalf she speaks as an indomitable world leader for the freedom of her people and the sovereignty of her nation.
Her life story is one of legends: as a refugee child, as a poor housewife, as a multimillionaire, as a high official in China's National People's Congress, as a political prisoner in solitary confinement for two of nearly six years in jail, and now as a political dissident living in Washington, DC, exiled from her own land.
Kadeer, Rebiya: - Rebiya Kadeer is the president of the World Uyghur Congress and the Uyghur American Association. She is devoted to the principles of nonviolence. Recognized as an unofficial head of state, she regularly meets with world leaders.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780979845611 |
| ISBN 10 | 0979845610 |
| Title | Dragon Fighter |
| Author | Rebiya Kadeer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Kales Press |
| Year published | 2009-07-03 |
| Number of pages | 426 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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