Emily Feng: Uyghurs in Syria

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A China Books Review book talk Join us for a timely conversation with NPR journalist Emily Feng on her groundbreaking new book Our Hearts Burned for Home: Uyghur Militants in Syria's Civil War https://globalreports.columbia.edu/books/our hearts burned for home Columbia Global Reports, October 2026 , an extraordinary work of reportage tracing one of the most surprising and consequential stories to emerge from the global war on terror. Drawing on years of reporting across China, Central Asia, Turkey and the Middle East, Feng uncovers the little known journey of Uyghur families and militants who fled China's intensifying surveillance state and mass repression in Xinjiang, seeking refuge abroad. For many, escape did not bring safety. Instead, exile led them into the chaos…

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