tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post1415973418739378729..comments2023-11-03T08:45:55.121+00:00Comments on Stephen's Liberal Journal: Uighur Unrest in Lead Up to GamesStephen Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-58898348364208297732008-08-05T07:34:00.000+01:002008-08-05T07:34:00.000+01:00Actually Toby while you are correct that Xinjaing ...Actually Toby while you are correct that Xinjaing is known as East Turkestan by some seeking autonomy or separation the organisation that has been threatening such activies is merely known as the Turkestan Islamic Party, that represtents the East Turkestan Movement.Stephen Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-65821275132954063052008-08-04T20:20:00.000+01:002008-08-04T20:20:00.000+01:00It should be "East Turkestan Islamic Party". Xinj...It should be "East Turkestan Islamic Party". Xinjiang is known as East Turkestan by some muslims who want independence from Beijing for the area. According to some accounts there was briefly a "Republic of East Turkestan" in the late 20s to early 30s and between 1944 and 1949 and some Uyghar seperatists use this term to describe the territory they would create.Toby Philpotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00367924884223752467noreply@blogger.com