Jewher Ilham

Jewher Ilham
Jewher Ilham
Education	Indiana University Bloomington (BA)
Occupation	Human rights activist
Known for	human rights activism
Father	Ilham Tohti

Jewher Ilham is a Uyghur human rights activist based in the United States. She is the daughter of Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti.

Early life and education

Ilham was raised in Beijing, China and came to the U.S. in 2013. She holds a BA in political science, Near Eastern languages and cultures, and Central Eurasian studies from Indiana University Bloomington.

Publications

Books

Because I Have To: The Path to Survival, The Uyghur Struggle, University of New Orleans Press, 2021 (edited by Adam Braver)

Articles

Opinion: My father went to prison for standing up for Uyghurs. Here’s how companies can support his mission, CNN, April 18, 2022
Only an international effort can put an end to China's crimes in Xinjiang, The Guardian, May 16, 2021 (co-authored with Sophie Richardson)
A Uighur Father's Brave Fight, The New York Times, May 4, 2014

Congressional testimonies

Testimony of Jewher Ilham before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, February 3, 2022

References

↑ "Her Father in Prison, Uighur Activist Wants Disney to Apologize for 'Mulan'". Bloomberg.com. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
↑ "Jewher Ilham Is Dismantling The Politics Of Fashion And Forced Labor". Teen Vogue. 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
↑ "Jewher Ilham on how policymakers can stand up to the Chinese government's mistreatment of Uyghurs". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
↑ "Jailed Uighur Scholar's Daughter Pleads for His Freedom". Voice of America. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
↑ Palmeri, Christopher (2020-09-11). "Her father in prison, Uighur activist wants Disney to apologize". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
↑ "Faces of religious persecution: Jewher Ilham". share.america.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
↑ Hartman, Leigh (2019-07-17). "Daughter of Uyghur scholar fights for his freedom". ShareAmerica. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
↑ "Her Father in Prison, Uighur Activist Wants Disney to Apologize for 'Mulan'". Bloomberg.com. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
↑ "Because I Have To". The University of New Orleans. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
↑ Ilham, Jewher (2021). Because I have to: the path to survival, the Uyghur struggle. New Orleans, Louisiana: University of New Orleans Press. ISBN 978-1-60801-227-5.
↑ Ilham, Jewher (2022-04-18). "Opinion: My father went to prison for standing up for Uyghurs. Here's how companies can support his mission | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
↑ Ilham, Jewher; Richardson, Sophie (2021-05-16). "Only an international effort can put an end to China's crimes in Xinjiang". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
↑ Ilham, Jewher (May 4, 2014). "A Uighur Father's Brave Fight". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
↑ "Testimony of Jewher Ilham before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China" (PDF). Congressional-Executive Commission on China. February 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

External links

Jewher Ilham's interview with China Digital Times
Jewher Ilham's interview with Radio Free Asia
Jewher Ilham's interview with Scholars at Risk

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[1] "Her Father in Prison, Uighur Activist Wants Disney to Apologize for 'Mulan'". Bloomberg.com. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

[2] "Jewher Ilham Is Dismantling The Politics Of Fashion And Forced Labor". Teen Vogue. 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

[3] "Jewher Ilham on how policymakers can stand up to the Chinese government's mistreatment of Uyghurs". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

[4] "Jailed Uighur Scholar's Daughter Pleads for His Freedom". Voice of America. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

[5] Palmeri, Christopher (2020-09-11). "Her father in prison, Uighur activist wants Disney to apologize". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

[6] "Faces of religious persecution: Jewher Ilham". share.america.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-29.

[7] Hartman, Leigh (2019-07-17). "Daughter of Uyghur scholar fights for his freedom". ShareAmerica. Retrieved 2024-04-04.

[8] "Her Father in Prison, Uighur Activist Wants Disney to Apologize for 'Mulan'". Bloomberg.com. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2024-03-29.

[9] "Because I Have To". The University of New Orleans. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

[10] Ilham, Jewher (2021). Because I have to: the path to survival, the Uyghur struggle. New Orleans, Louisiana: University of New Orleans Press. ISBN 978-1-60801-227-5.

[11] Ilham, Jewher (2022-04-18). "Opinion: My father went to prison for standing up for Uyghurs. Here's how companies can support his mission | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2024-04-04.

[12] Ilham, Jewher; Richardson, Sophie (2021-05-16). "Only an international effort can put an end to China's crimes in Xinjiang". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

[13] Ilham, Jewher (May 4, 2014). "A Uighur Father's Brave Fight". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2024.

[14] "Testimony of Jewher Ilham before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China" (PDF). Congressional-Executive Commission on China. February 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2024.