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Short Story: "With This Finger and Thumb" by Zunun Qadiri

This is a translation of "Ikki Barmiqim Bilen", a short story by Zunun Qadiri written in 1947. It was translated by Michael Fiddler as...

11 Films from the Jana Cekara Film Festival

The Jana Cekara Film Festival is being hosted in Almaty, Kazakhstan this week! It aims to raise awareness about East Turkistan as a part...

Recording an Audio Book: Interview with Sarah Suzuk

Sarah Suzuk is the voice actor for the recently published book “A Stone is Most Precious Where it Belongs” by Gulchehra Hoja. We had...

Our Canvas: Talking to the Artist Camilla Dilshat, Part 2 - Comfort and Ritual

In Summer 2022, Camilla Dilshat collaborated with Our Canvas to produce 2 videos on her creative process as she prepared for an upcoming...

Our Canvas: Talking to the Artist Camilla Dilshat, Part 1 - A Notion of Home

In Summer 2022, Camilla Dilshat collaborated with Our Canvas to produce 2 videos on her creative process as she prepared for an upcoming...

Our Canvas: Behind the Scenes with the London Silk Road Collective - Concert Prep

In this video the Tarim Network looks behind the scenes at how the London Silk Road Collective transforms traditional songs into moving...

An Evening of Uyghur and Uzbek Music with the London Silk Road Collective

The London Silk Road Collective joins percussionist Abbos Kosimov and dancer Rashid Shadat, for an evening of Uyghur music, food, art and...

Noruz 2021 Concert Event

For Noruz 2021, we decided to put together a mini concert for our followers. Listen to the delightful sounds of Uyghur and Central Asian...

Longing for Home: Uyghur Muqam in Exile

The Tarim Network presents the first transcontinental Uyghur concert! Featuring: Shohrat Tursun from Australia Meshrep Uyghur Ensemble...