By Reem Raed
28th April, 2021 – “Everything is horrible.” Student in AUE describes the genocide happening in China as her capstone project. Fazilat Abdulkhamidova majoring in IR has taken it upon herself to research and identify the genocide to shed light and help in any way.
“Many people are unaware of the Uyghurs situation and that’s why I chose this topic to show the world the violation of human rights that is happening currently to the Muslim minorities.” Fazilat continues to explain her concerns of the group that are continuously going through “Horrible punishments” as she stated. Moreover, it is believed the reasoning behind the punishments that are happening to the minority in China is due to their chosen faith.
When asked about the element that drew her attention to the situation and what made her write this topic. She stated “We share the same ethnicity; to me we are considered to be one and most importantly is their struggles that must come to an end. We all must be aware of the horrible punishments the group is going through.” She continues to explain her intended goal of the project. It’s to share important information due to the lack of information given in the news concerning the ongoing genocide.
“The punishments that go through the concentration camps are horrible. The violation that happens to the Uyghur women is terrible. The torture range from violating their rights to forcefully aborting their child, everything is horrible.” She stated.
Fazilat continues to comment that the existing situation isn’t addressed enough and believes that the punishments will continue to happen due to lack of acknowledgment the public has concerning the mass killings.
