Jewher Ilham: A Uyghur's Fight to Free Her Father

by Jewher Ilham and Adam Braver

Book Overview

When Jewher Ilham's father, Ilham Toti, was detained at the Beijing airport in February 2013 on charges of "separatism," Jewher had two choices: she could stay in China or fly to America alone. Jewher boarded the plane for Indiana and began a new life apart from her family and was half a world away when her father was sentenced to life in prison.
Through a series of interviews with novelist Adam Braver and scholar Ashley Barton, Jewher recounted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608011054
• ISBN13: 9781608011056
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: University of New Orleans Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"