Mahatma Gandhi says:”Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity. “ Till today, three women has huge impact in my life. They were/are not only companions, they were/are my teachers.
Uyghur girls
First one is my grandmother, she was a strong woman, she had 6 child, lost 3, adopted one, rise 4 children. A son and three daughter. I was the last child she has risen. I had beautiful childhood with grandparents, those wonderful tales she told me on the bedside before I go to sleep was my very first life lessons, she taught me how beautiful and colorful this world is.
Uigher women grieve for their men who they claim were taken away by the Chinese authorities after Sunday’s protest in Urumqi, China, Tuesday, July 7 , 2009. Urumqi was tense Tuesday, with protests happening in several parts of the city and both Han Chinese and Uighur groups facing off with armed police. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
FILE – In this file photo taken Tuesday, July 7, 2009, Uighur women grab a police officer as they protest in front of journalists visiting the area in Urumqi, China. Nine Uighurs have been executed for taking part in ethnic rioting that left nearly 200 people dead in July, the first suspects put to death in the unrest, the official China News Service reported Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Second one is my mother, I am only child of her. She is well educated and well traveled woman, has wider worldview. She was a journalist and writer. She is a strong and smart woman, she always be there for me, she is my model of being a responsible person and good parent. My very first worldview was copied from her. She is designer of my inner structure; protector, mental and emotional supporter.
Uyghur girl
Third one is my beautiful wife, a pure minded and faithful woman and carrying mother. She is my lover, friend and soulmate. She has always with me in the most darkest nights and brightest days. Sometimes she is my advisor, sometimes my boss and sometimes my beautiful dictator. Without her I am powerless, weak and less smart. She is the one of the biggest mercy almighty God has given upon me.
Doctor Halmurat Harri Uyghur, also known as Murat Harri is a physician, an ethnic Uyghur, Finnish national, who was born in Turpan, Xinjiang, China. His parents, both are Chinese national, were detained in China's Uyghur concentration camps in Turpan, which makes Dr.Halmurat started his human rights activism. Dr.Halmurat is among the very first who have to speak up about China’s Uyghur concentration camps, and he is the mastermind of testimony videos, Freedom Tour, letter campaign, and MeTooUyghur movement, which are the shifting point of international awareness about Uyghur concentration camps. He has traveled to over 26 different countries for advocacy and awareness activities, he has played a crucial role in the uprising of Uyghur diaspora against China’s Uyghur policies. He has been interviewed over 600 times by different media, including the New York Times, CNN and other internarial media has covered his activism. He has visited over 16 Universities as an advocate and panelist across Europe and America, he has given speeches in universities including Cambridge University, Copenhagen University, Free University of Belgium, etc. He also went to the UN and EU to present and advocate for the Uyghur crisis.
Thanks to his activism, his parents were among the very first who were being released from the concentration camps. After his parents have been released, he continues his human rights activism, advocacy, and leadership role of Uyghur diaspora resistance against China’s genocide against Uyghurs.
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