Rahile Dawut

Rahile Dawut
Rahile Dawut
	Raile dawut
Born	1966 (age 54–55); Xinjiang
Occupation	Anthropologist

Rahile Dawut (Chinese: 热依拉·达吾提; pinyin: Rèyīlā D��wútí; Uyghur: راھىلە داۋۇت; b. 1966) was a professor at Xinjiang University in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is internationally recognized as an expert in Uyghur folklore and traditions. She has received awards and grants from China’s Ministry of Culture, and is the founder of a folklore institute.^[1] She is suspected of being held by state authorities at an undisclosed location. She was disappeared by the Chinese government in 2017 and has not been seen since.

Early life and career[]

She has been a member of the Chinese Communist Party for more than 30 years.^[2] She taught at Xinjiang University prior to her detention.^[3] At Xinjiang University she founded the Minorities Folklore Research Center and served as its director. She has published a number of significant articles and books.^[4]

Disappearance[]

In December 2017, Professor Rahile reportedly told a relative of her plans to travel from Ürümqi to Beijing. Since that time, however, her family and friends have lost contact with her. Professor Dawut’s family and friends announced her disappearance in August 2018.^[5] By 2018, it was known that she was in the hands of Chinese state authorities.^[6] State authorities have not publicly disclosed Professor Rahile’s whereabouts or details of her well-being, access to legal counsel, or any charges against her. Professor Rahile’s family, along with human rights groups, suspects that she is among a growing number of Uyghurs who have been reportedly taken into custody by authorities and are being held at so-called “re-education camps,” in prisons, or at other detention facilities.^[7]

She was one of a number of prominent intellectuals targeted as part of China's campaign to erase Uyghur identity.^[8]

Award in 2020[]

Rahile received the Courage to Think award for the year 2020 by Scholars at Risk. Rahile's daughter Akida Pulat received the award on her mother's behalf.^[2]

References[]

^ "Rahile Dawut, China". 16 April 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Ingram, Ruth. "Where Is Uyghur Folklore Expert Rahile Dawut?". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
^ "Prof. Rahile Dawut Xinjiang University, China: "Mapping the Sacred Landscape: Uighur Mazars in Xinjiang"". iaas.fas.harvard.edu. Harvard University. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
^ "Uyghur Scholar Rahile Dawut Named Honorary Professor in the Humanities by the Open Society University Network". www.bard.edu. Bard. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^ "Rahile Dawut, China". 16 April 2019.
^ Buckley, Chris; Ramzy, Austin (10 August 2018). "Star Scholar Disappears as Crackdown Engulfs Western China". The New York Times. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
^ "Rahile Dawut, China". 16 April 2019.
^ Ramzy, Austin (2019-01-05). "China Targets Prominent Uighur Intellectuals to Erase an Ethnic Identity". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

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[1] "Rahile Dawut, China". 16 April 2019.

[thediplomat_20201123-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Ingram, Ruth. "Where Is Uyghur Folklore Expert Rahile Dawut?". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[3] "Prof. Rahile Dawut Xinjiang University, China: "Mapping the Sacred Landscape: Uighur Mazars in Xinjiang"". iaas.fas.harvard.edu. Harvard University. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[4] "Uyghur Scholar Rahile Dawut Named Honorary Professor in the Humanities by the Open Society University Network". www.bard.edu. Bard. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[5] "Rahile Dawut, China". 16 April 2019.

[6] Buckley, Chris; Ramzy, Austin (10 August 2018). "Star Scholar Disappears as Crackdown Engulfs Western China". The New York Times. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[7] "Rahile Dawut, China". 16 April 2019.

[8] Ramzy, Austin (2019-01-05). "China Targets Prominent Uighur Intellectuals to Erase an Ethnic Identity". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

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Early life and career[]

Disappearance[]

Award in 2020[]

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Rahile Dawut
Raile dawut
Born	1966 (age 54–55) Xinjiang
Occupation	Anthropologist