Uighur Dilemma

August 2009 Ever since the violence between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese, a fear of fanaticism has taken hold. Is the government’s decision to demolish the Uighur area Kashgar really due to an earthquake threat? Kashgar is a cultural icon. Parts of the city have stood for 2000 years and within its labyrinth, Uighur traditions are unchanged. ’We live as we did in the old times’ says Tursun, a 6 generation pot thrower. But times are changing. Beijing’s deputy mayor has announced that destruction o